Teddy Bear Century

by Brian Gibbs and Donna Gibbs

Named after President Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt, the teddy bear has been everyone's favorite nursery toy since it first appeared in 1902. This collection offers a fascinating look at the changing fashions of teddy bears throughout the twentieth century. A 'teddy bear timeline' places each design in its historical context, and the teddy trivia scattered throughout is sure to delight every reader. Readers will also find 14 fully jointed teddy bear designs celebrating classic teddy bear styles. Each one embodies the key teddy characteristics of a specific time period and includes fully illustrated, step-by-step bear-making techniques and patterns. Brian and Donna Gibbs, owners of Bridon Bears, have over ten years experience of making teddy bear designs. They specialize in producing kits for making heirloom-quality, fully-jointed bears. They are the authors of Making Teddy Bears to Treasure, and have written for Teddy Bear International, Popular Crafts and Crafts Beautiful. the Gibbs live in Dorset, England.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0715312529
• ISBN13: 9780715312520
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: David & Charles
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.3" x 11.7"

Customer Reviews

Great Resource Book

Teddy Bear Century is a great general teddy bear resource with bear making basics. I make, and collect, collectible teddy bears and find myself referring back to this great book for different reasons time and again. I love the brief histories on the different teddy bear manufacturers that it contains along with the patterns from each era. It is a high quality book, as well, and will last for years as it has for me.