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My love for bears started about
twenty five years ago. After a few years of hiatus from collecting, I began
again in 1993.
In 1999, my boyfriend suggested I take a bearmaking
course and learn to make my own. I had never sewn anything except buttons on
clothing. I was the one in the class who asked the most questions, couldn't
figure out how to hold the leg to get it to stitch right, meanwhile the other
ladies in the group who had years of sewing experience were whipping along like
nobody's business. I never thought I'd ever get that first bear finished. After
making a few of other people's patterns, I now design my own bears.
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Mathison
"Mathison" has bent legs and is made from curly matted mohair. He
is 18 inches tall, has German glass eyes and is stuffed with plastic pellets
and polyester stuffing.
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Duffy
"Duffy" is
almost thirteen inches tall and made from curly mohair. He has German glass
eyes and is fully jointed.
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