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Topic 23 of 69: Steiff and Other Teddies

Thu, Mar 4, 1999 (17:33) | Wolf (wolf)
You know, button-in-ear teddy bears that have been made for years and years? Well, if you don't, you'll hear about it here. Tell us about your love of teddy bears, we're never to old to have one around!
34 responses total. 

 Topic 23 of 69 [collecting]: Steiff and Other Teddies
 Response 1 of 34: Wolf  (wolf) * Thu, Mar  4, 1999 (19:57) * 1 lines
i love teddies and have a small collection. i like all kinds of stuffed animals to my hubby's dismay. i even make teddies which is fun but tedious.....

 Topic 23 of 69 [collecting]: Steiff and Other Teddies
 Response 2 of 34: wer  (wer) * Fri, Mar  5, 1999 (09:53) * 2 lines
hmmm...think they'd sell under that label,
"Tedious Bears"?

 Topic 23 of 69 [collecting]: Steiff and Other Teddies
 Response 3 of 34: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Fri, Mar  5, 1999 (15:34) * 1 lines
i think they would!!

 Topic 23 of 69 [collecting]: Steiff and Other Teddies
 Response 4 of 34: Wolf  (wolf) * Fri, Mar  5, 1999 (17:40) * 1 lines
if they'd sell at all!! *grin*

 Topic 23 of 69 [collecting]: Steiff and Other Teddies
 Response 5 of 34: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Fri, Mar  5, 1999 (17:43) * 1 lines
do they have fangs??

 Topic 23 of 69 [collecting]: Steiff and Other Teddies
 Response 6 of 34: Wolf  (wolf) * Fri, Mar  5, 1999 (17:50) * 1 lines
no, but they can be modified....vambears maybe?

 Topic 23 of 69 [collecting]: Steiff and Other Teddies
 Response 7 of 34: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Fri, Mar  5, 1999 (17:51) * 1 lines
make em VAMPbears and put lingerie on them!

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 Response 8 of 34: Wolf  (wolf) * Fri, Mar  5, 1999 (17:58) * 1 lines
haha!!

 Topic 23 of 69 [collecting]: Steiff and Other Teddies
 Response 9 of 34: wer  (KitchenManager) * Fri, Mar  5, 1999 (23:33) * 1 lines
now we're talking!

 Topic 23 of 69 [collecting]: Steiff and Other Teddies
 Response 10 of 34: Alexander Schuth  (aschuth) * Thu, Apr 15, 1999 (13:48) * 1 lines
Guess who went to Germany and - I bet - didn't buy (among other things...) a single Steiff animal...

 Topic 23 of 69 [collecting]: Steiff and Other Teddies
 Response 11 of 34: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Thu, Apr 15, 1999 (15:36) * 1 lines
WHO????

 Topic 23 of 69 [collecting]: Steiff and Other Teddies
 Response 12 of 34: Wolf  (wolf) * Tue, Dec 28, 1999 (20:37) * 1 lines
ok, i just got a gund bear (18") from Avon. his name is bearessence. not as good looking as in the pic but he just needs some lovin'. didn't really expect him to be as tall as he is.

 Topic 23 of 69 [collecting]: Steiff and Other Teddies
 Response 13 of 34: Marcia  (MarciaH) * Tue, Dec 28, 1999 (22:01) * 1 lines
Teddys! I adore teddybears! One year the resident house male sneaked out on Christams eve and set up a surprise for me to see in the morning. When I got up and went into the Living Room, every surface had teddybears cheek-to-cheek sitting there smiling at me. !2" ones, at that! It was the cutest thing I have ever seen. I think there were several dozen all around the entire room and on the lamps and chair backs and everywhere!

 Topic 23 of 69 [collecting]: Steiff and Other Teddies
 Response 14 of 34: Wolf  (wolf) * Wed, Dec 29, 1999 (09:39) * 1 lines
the smaller ones are so darned cute and i have a few adorning my tree! two ride around in the car with me....

 Topic 23 of 69 [collecting]: Steiff and Other Teddies
 Response 15 of 34: Marcia  (MarciaH) * Wed, Dec 29, 1999 (19:33) * 1 lines
I make little boxes for them the the top open(tapestry on plastic canvas,) stuff them with holly or other seasonal goodies and give them away for Christmas - in all sorts of sizes and such way down to wee teeny. They are adorable. Never met a Teddy I could not love!

 Topic 23 of 69 [collecting]: Steiff and Other Teddies
 Response 16 of 34: Wolf  (wolf) * Wed, Dec 29, 1999 (21:07) * 1 lines
i know! the very first teddy i made was so ugly that he was cute and i couldn't throw him away. we dressed him in baby clothes and both tim and sophia loved him. can't part with him now! (i've only made three or four and from patterns, still toying with my own design)....

 Topic 23 of 69 [collecting]: Steiff and Other Teddies
 Response 17 of 34: Marcia  (MarciaH) * Wed, Dec 29, 1999 (21:31) * 1 lines
I have knitted a few. One went at auction for $50. I was stunned!!!

 Topic 23 of 69 [collecting]: Steiff and Other Teddies
 Response 18 of 34: Wolf  (wolf) * Wed, Dec 29, 1999 (21:54) * 13 lines
go marcia! i can't knit to save my life. these teddies were cut from faux fur
with armatures and everything. they had to be hand sewn too.

made a couple of miniatures and gave one to a friend's little boy. he loved on
him so much that the arms and legs fell off (they had yarn armatures and not
plastic). never got the pieces back to fix for him. but i'm glad that he got
some joy from a silly looking miniature bear! got the pattern free at a local
festival plus the 6 inch square fur piece to boot. couldn't believe it. all i
did was talk to the lady making these 4 in bears and told her i couldn't believe they were so tiny and perfect. told her about my adventures in bear
making and viola! the pattern was enlarged to make my friend's bear (just to 10
inches) and i still have that pattern. and i was ready to buy a bear from her
too! 


 Topic 23 of 69 [collecting]: Steiff and Other Teddies
 Response 19 of 34: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Dec 30, 1999 (21:21) * 1 lines
Can you scan a bear? Love to see allof that tediouslabor of love you put into them!

 Topic 23 of 69 [collecting]: Steiff and Other Teddies
 Response 20 of 34: Wolf  (wolf) * Fri, Dec 31, 1999 (09:39) * 1 lines
i don't know where i put the one i made. probably in a box somewhere. when i find them, i'll scan them in for your perusal.

 Topic 23 of 69 [collecting]: Steiff and Other Teddies
 Response 21 of 34: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Dec 31, 1999 (12:26) * 1 lines
Oooh, splendid! Looking forwad to that!

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 Response 22 of 34: Wolf  (wolf) * Fri, Dec 31, 1999 (12:45) * 4 lines
will take a pic of the bigger ones i've made as they won't fit on the scanner!

oh, i've got an old teddy that i need identified. have gone through all the
books and haven't found one yet. will get to that in a little while!

 Topic 23 of 69 [collecting]: Steiff and Other Teddies
 Response 23 of 34: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Dec 31, 1999 (13:15) * 2 lines
I have my original Teddy and he is very scratchy - mohair and all that. Ugly, too. Looks like
a real bear, but he IS mine so I love him as he sleeps in my cedar chest...!

 Topic 23 of 69 [collecting]: Steiff and Other Teddies
 Response 24 of 34: Wolf  (wolf) * Fri, Dec 31, 1999 (15:08) * 9 lines
mine is mohair with the old stuffing used. he's a polar bear with red eyes and
his fur is loveworn as well. i believe he belonged to my mother and then became
mine and i've kept him ever since. there are no identifying marks on him (like
the knobb in the ear or tush tag). he also has something unique, a red tongue!
i've got to dig him out so give me a little while to scan the image. oh, his
arms and legs are moveable and his head and body are of the same piece of fur. 




 Topic 23 of 69 [collecting]: Steiff and Other Teddies
 Response 25 of 34: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Dec 31, 1999 (15:23) * 5 lines
How really neat yours sounds. Scratchy, too?! Shoulda had a blue tongue, though!
Mine has jointed shoulders and at the top of the legs. Not sure about the head, but I think it moves as well. Mine still has its nasty sharp-edged ribbon around his neck. Gads, it just occurred to me that I just might be your mother's contepmorary...sheesh!
No identifying tags or whatevers on mine, either. He is all original stuff and is chestnut brown with brown eyes and embroidered nose and mouth. No tongue that I can remember...gotta dig hiim

oops! ...gotta dig him outta the cedar chest and give him a real physical!

 Topic 23 of 69 [collecting]: Steiff and Other Teddies
 Response 26 of 34: Wolf  (wolf) * Fri, Dec 31, 1999 (15:29) * 6 lines
please do and i can go through my teddy books and see if we can figure him out.

my red-tongued polar bear originated in Germany but i don't think it's a steiff.
it doesn't look anything similar to my steiff animals but that doesn't mean any
thing! think i'll go dig him out, he's probably wondering why i put him away
in the first place!

 Topic 23 of 69 [collecting]: Steiff and Other Teddies
 Response 27 of 34: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Dec 31, 1999 (15:46) * 1 lines
ok, digging...brb...

 Topic 23 of 69 [collecting]: Steiff and Other Teddies
 Response 28 of 34: Wolf  (wolf) * Fri, Dec 31, 1999 (15:53) * 5 lines
here's mr. polar bear....his eyes are plastic and he had a nose that was glued
on (black). his eyes are off but not as much as this photo depicts, he had a
slight lean while lying on the scanner! and his armatures are made of wire. 



 Topic 23 of 69 [collecting]: Steiff and Other Teddies
 Response 29 of 34: Wolf  (wolf) * Fri, Dec 31, 1999 (15:55) * 3 lines
he sounds like he's stuffed with straw and that's what it looks like while
peeking into some worn spots on the seams. the paw pads are peach and made of
felt. he's all original and really dirty!

 Topic 23 of 69 [collecting]: Steiff and Other Teddies
 Response 30 of 34: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Dec 31, 1999 (16:31) * 1 lines
Ok I cannot see your web post or the URL where the bear is on your space at Spring. Could you email it to me, please? I am most anxious to see him.

 Topic 23 of 69 [collecting]: Steiff and Other Teddies
 Response 31 of 34: Wolf  (wolf) * Fri, Dec 31, 1999 (16:38) * 1 lines
done!

 Topic 23 of 69 [collecting]: Steiff and Other Teddies
 Response 32 of 34: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Dec 31, 1999 (16:45) * 3 lines
He is darling. BIG red tongue considering that it is felt. I am impressed that it survived.
He is not nearly as mothyy as well-loved teddies are. At least his "antiquing" is uniform
so it does not look like dirt as such. Have you tried to clean him with dry shampoo or cornmeal?

 Topic 23 of 69 [collecting]: Steiff and Other Teddies
 Response 33 of 34: Wolf  (wolf) * Fri, Dec 31, 1999 (16:49) * 1 lines
no, am afraid to ruin him.

 Topic 23 of 69 [collecting]: Steiff and Other Teddies
 Response 34 of 34: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Dec 31, 1999 (17:30) * 1 lines
I agree...treat him with TLC and he will be multi-generational and revered member of the family. He actually looks really good. Your computer is still working I see *grin* I think the ret of the world is alseep!
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