Let the bearmaking begin...

[Orangepeel]

It's that time of year again, when the weather starts getting cooler, and what we arctophiles call "bearmaking season" begins :). So, I thought maybe I'd give you all a look-see into the steps it takes to make a cute, cuddly teddy bear.

Here's a pic of the fake fur on the wrong side of the fabric, where I've traced out all the pattern pieces. You can also see some pattern pieces scattered about :). After this, I'll start cutting out and pinning:

[RecyclingBin]

That's awesome! Can't wait for the finished product! :cool:

[Orangepeel]

There are around thirty pieces to sew together. There's a long weekend coming up, so pics will get updated real fast :).

The fur is beige, the muzzle will be cream, and I'm thinking blue eyes would be cool.

I've got a few offers at work to make a few bears for people for christmas :).

[Gun5]

whoa teddy bear! ;)

btw ever bench joo system orange? :KICKASS
I wanna see what the Radeon9000 does with my 8500 since I gotta replace this thing

[spartas]

For a second there, you had me going. I actually thought you were gonna post pictures of how to go about fabricating a teddy bear. You're not serious tho, right? :KICKASS <Joke>

[Orangepeel]

Originally posted by spartas
For a second there, you had me going. I actually thought you were gonna post pictures of how to go about fabricating a teddy bear. You're not serious tho, right? :KICKASS <Joke>

Yup! As I make it, I'll post pics. Then you can Ooo and ahhh at fuzzy cuteness :).

Here are really good pics of one I've done in the past :)

http://www.spidercom.net/sherrybears/moccasin_01.jpg

http://www.spidercom.net/sherrybears/moccasin_02.jpg

[spartas]

Originally posted by Orangepeel


Yup! As I make it, I'll post pics. Then you can Ooo and ahhh at fuzzy cuteness :).

Here are really good pics of one I've done in the past :)



Wow, i have never seen a red "X" in a blue box look so cool. ...Actually it looks like the pics are not working.

[razbir]

Originally posted by Gun5
whoa teddy bear! ;)

btw ever bench joo system orange? :KICKASS
I wanna see what the Radeon9000 does with my 8500 since I gotta replace this thing

lol, only a fool would replace his 8500 for a 9000.. (9000 is just basically a cripled 8500, except with advanced shaders, new features like fullstream, and has some stuff from the 9700) still, the 8500 outperforms it in most tests, the 9000 shines in some others, but not as much to actually call it better then the 8500.. read some reviews if you want specific and more detailed information about it..

anyways, back on topic..

making bears eh? thought i had alot of free time on my hands.. :) j/k

[Orangepeel]

Whoops!

Let's try that again :)...

[razbir]

Originally posted by Orangepeel
Whoops!

Let's try that again :)...

OMFG.. you made those? :eek: :eek:

amazing.. certainly not what i was expecting.. :D

[Gun5]

hey I'm no fool, fool! It beats it by 3-5% and has a few more options. btw I will get the 9000 Pro 128mb version from hercules if I get one or in 2 months a 9700 :):mad:

[razbir]

Originally posted by Gun5
hey I'm no fool, fool! It beats it by 3-5% and has a few more options. btw I will get the 9000 Pro 128mb version from hercules if I get one or in 2 months a 9700 :):mad:

if you are a serious hardcore gamer, then don't go for the 9000 if you already have an 8500, trust me.. it's like downgrading..

here are some reviews to show you how the 9000 does..

http://firingsquad.gamers.com/hardware/radeon9000/default.asp
http://www.viahardware.com/r9p_1.shtm
http://anandtech.com/showdoc.html?i=1655
http://www17.tomshardware.com/graphic/02q3/0207181/index.html
http://hardocp.com/article.html?art=MzI4

[egarrard]

Darn! I thought it said Beermaking!

[Artcwolf]

Let the bearmaking begin...

LOL...

I so misread the topic...

I really thought you said beermaking.

I got kinda excited there for a second.:KICK ASS

[Digital Sin]

sherry, you should do a review of your own on how to make teddeh bears :Wink

[Orangepeel]

Originally posted by Digital Sin
sherry, you should do a review of your own on how to make teddeh bears :Wink

Nah, I think that might be way tooo girly for you guys. You might start growing pigtails :Wink.

There's such great talent out there in bearmaking, and a lot of the really good ones are from Australia.

Here's an interesting site that makes bears from real fur. Talk about exclusivity :Holy Crap !

http://www.imperial-bear-factory.com/

[Orangepeel]

Originally posted by Gun5
whoa teddy bear! ;)

btw ever bench joo system orange? :KICKASS
I wanna see what the Radeon9000 does with my 8500 since I gotta replace this thing

Well, my system was used for the 9000 VR. Here's the link if you've not had a chance to watch it yet :):

http://www.3dgameman.com/vr/ati/9000_pro/video_review.htm

What other benchmarks did you have in mind?

[Orangepeel]

Talk about fur flying all over the place. I had to get out the lint brush before I could take any pics. What a mess :eek:!

I'm not very adept with camera, so my shots are pretty basic, unlike my camera guru GameMan hubby ;).

So here it is...some pieces pinned, some not so you get the idea. Doesn't look like much....yet.

Stay tuned :Wink!

[Digital Sin]

wewt, so many steps to make a bear..... oh well, i have my complex heli and sherry has bears, rodney has, uh, stuff.....


:KICK ASS

[Orangepeel]

10 more pounds of lint brushed away, and now you can see body parts forming :).

Whew! Still have to sew those arms and head together, tho'.

http://www.3dgameman.com//IMAGES/images_03/sherrybears_03.jpg

Gonna be a few more days, but things are puttering along quite nicely :).

[Orangepeel]

Just don't ask me to bench the bear :)

[Digital Sin]

Originally posted by Orangepeel
Just don't ask me to bench the bear :)


hehe, thats about what mine is, but my hdd bench is over 2x yours :p



ahh the joys and disappointments of RAID.... so fast, yet such a big pain when it crumbles into a pile of worthless binary data.

[spartas]

You know you really don't have to cover up your ulterior motive with this thread. What is this some kind of secret code you're trying to convey to other covert members of this forum? What are you hiding?

Okay, I'm tired of these mind games. Do you have my english-speaking Tahitian half-sister? I don't expect you to tell the truth if you do, and I know you'll say no if you don't, but it would save me a trip to canada if you truly don't and aren't lying, so why not just give her up?

[Kona]

GREAT job on the bears, Sherry!

[egarrard]

Hey, Sherry. This place just opened up about 10 miles from here. It doesn't really interest me, but I thought you might enjoy it.

http://www.teddybearfactory.com/

[Orangepeel]

Originally posted by egarrard
Hey, Sherry. This place just opened up about 10 miles from here. It doesn't really interest me, but I thought you might enjoy it.

http://www.teddybearfactory.com/

Cute! That looks like a lot of fun for kids and grown ups.

Kind of makes you wonder if the kids aren't a little freaked at first to see a bear with no insides :D! I was mortified to see teddy stuffing when I was a kid...teddy boo-boos needed to be fixed immediately, LoL.

Here's the next pic for you to ogle my work. If you ask me, he looks a little psycho right now (probably just irked because I pinned him to the couch to get him to sit up right :D)!

http://www.3dgameman.com//IMAGES/images_03/sherrybears_04.jpg

[3dGameMan]

I see Sherry making 3GM bears yet. A logo on the front and KICKASS on the back... heehe

[Tivon]

I can't find that picture of the Webcame days when you had that bear and was taking a nap. Ah well, I might have deleted those pictures in my rage once before.:Crying

[egarrard]

Originally posted by 3dGameMan
I see Sherry making 3GM bears yet. A logo on the front and KICKASS on the back... heehe

That's actually an excellent idea. Or having them made. You might ask about interest in it.

[getit29]

Originally posted by 3dGameMan
I see Sherry making 3GM bears yet. A logo on the front and KICKASS on the back... heehe

yes have Sherry make some of them I would buy one
or two of them:Nice

[SavesNFGDay]

Originally posted by Gun5

I wanna see what the Radeon9000 does with my 8500 since I gotta replace this thing

Gun5 is just pissed 'cause I schooled him at computer dragracing...I Finally reached 11k!!! I only had to reach 64 degreesC on my core to get it too!!

[BJ_M]

Originally posted by Orangepeel
10 more pounds of lint brushed away, and now you can see body parts forming :).

Whew! Still have to sew those arms and head together, tho'.

http://www.3dgameman.com//IMAGES/images_03/sherrybears_03.jpg

Gonna be a few more days, but things are puttering along quite nicely :).


kinda reminds me of rabbit hunting w/ a 12g mag

[Berger]

Gun5 is just pissed 'cause I schooled him at computer dragracing...I Finally reached 11k!!! I only had to reach 64 degreesC on my core to get it too!!



Ok, explain about "computer dragracing" i wanna do some!:bounce :cool_shad :thumb :smokin

[SavesNFGDay]

eh, 3dmark scores...WE had a little competition...his overclocked radeon 8500 and P4 with RDRAM...Vs. my Athlon XP 2000 with crappy 333 DDR Ram and GF4 4200...needless to say I schooled him...look for Radeon 900pro Vs. radeon 8500 or whatever thread in the general hardware section...

[Tivon]

Originally posted by Orangepeel


Cute! That looks like a lot of fun for kids and grown ups.

Kind of makes you wonder if the kids aren't a little freaked at first to see a bear with no insides :D! I was mortified to see teddy stuffing when I was a kid...teddy boo-boos needed to be fixed immediately, LoL.

Here's the next pic for you to ogle my work. If you ask me, he looks a little psycho right now (probably just irked because I pinned him to the couch to get him to sit up right :D)!

http://www.3dgameman.com//IMAGES/images_03/sherrybears_04.jpg

Is that a Sloth?:p

[Orangepeel]

It's been a while, but today I had a day off to myself. Finally, I can get back to sewing my handmade teddy again!!

So, here is the famous "teddeh bear" as Digi Sin would say, with little more stuffing and two friends (my cute Beanie Babies) so you can get an idea of actual size :)!

The eyes and mouth are fabric, and he still needs joints in the arms, legs, and neck. But at least he's lookin' a bit better now...not so much like a sloth ;).

http://www.3dgameman.com//IMAGES/images_03/sherrybears_05.jpg

[Orangepeel]

Hmph...just found a rogue pin...Bearmaking...dangerous hobby :D!

[Tivon]

Reminds me of my Grandma. She worked in a fabric store for years until they closed it down. She was so sad, but later got a job at Wal-Mart running the arts and Kraft’s center. She would make these stuffed cats and one time I tried to purr one and was stuck by a needle!:Holy Crap

[3dGameMan]

Sherry hard at "bear making" work!

http://www.3dgameman.com/IMAGES/images_03/sherrybears_06.jpg

http://www.3dgameman.com/IMAGES/images_03/sherrybears_07.jpg

[Artcwolf]

That really looks like a lot of hard work. How many do you make or is it just a off and on hobby?

[Berger]

awwww isnt the bear cute...... are those pjama trousers sherrys wearing there>?

[Digital Sin]

probably, sherry is on vacation isnt she? must be snoozin and waking up around 3 or 4 to make some bears :banana

[Orangepeel]

Originally posted by Artcwolf
That really looks like a lot of hard work. How many do you make or is it just a off and on hobby?

It's a hobby, for the most part, but I make an odd buck here and there with them :).

I love the way the fabric molds itself into a cute n' fuzzy critter :D.

This little fellow is on his way to the East Coast of Canada when he's done.

Originally poster by Bergerawwww isnt the bear cute...... are those pjama trousers sherrys wearing there>?

Yup, caught in ma jammie bottoms...they sooooo comfy :D.