Mohair Teddy Bear
Mohair Teddy Bear
Where can you purchase mohair fabric to make a teddy bear in the United States?
Where can you purchase mohair fabric to make a teddy bear in the United States, please don't say ebay or etsy, I have already looked there and I have googled also.
you can try http://www.fashionfabricsclub.com I am not sure they have the mohair fabric tho. I have made teddy bears out of Angora pelts. This is the mohair still attached to the hide. A friend gave me the pattern to these. For the Angora Pelts go to a leather goods supply house.
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 Rare Antique Coil spring rod Body mohair TEDDY BEAR blows air German US $224.99 
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 Vintage Adorable Excellent condition Pink Mohair Teddy Bear glass eyes 20 tall US $199.99
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 ★★ ANTIQUE LARGE 1920 STEIFF KNICKERBOCKER OR JAPANESE MOHAIR TEDDY BEAR TOY ★★ US $.99
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 GENUINE MOHAIR TEDDY BEAR MADE IN GERMANY FULLY JOINTED 100th Anniversary NEW 16 US $99.77
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 HAND MADE MOHAIR MINK AND RACCOON TEDDY BEAR BY ARTIST US $55.00
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 1980s 12 MARGARET STRONG Cream STEIFF Mohair TEDDY BEAR w Growler 0157 32 lr US $49.95
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 STEIFF CLASSIC MOHAIR 1907 TEDDY BEAR EAN 000270 US $145.00
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 Steiff book Doll Teddy Bear German Antique Mohair MORE US $27.00
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 Vintage 20 inch Golden Mohair Jointed Teddy Bear 1930s US $30.00
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 BTB Presents Frizzle by Bry Richardson of Bry’s Bruins Ltd Ed Mohair Teddy Bear US $30.00
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 HAND MADE BY KATRIEN JOINTED VINTAGE TYPE MOHAIR TEDDY BEAR US $26.65
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 BTB Presents Evangeline by Dorothy Stuhr of Teddy Folk Mohair Teddy Bear US $40.00
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 BTB Presents Zack by Jen Moffat of Grizzly Bears Limited Ed Mohair Teddy Bear US $35.00
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 BTB Presents Checkers by Janice Woodard of Booh Bears Mohair Teddy Bear US $40.00
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 BTB Presents Liam by Celeste Davina Hite of Theodore Co Mohair Teddy Bear US $25.00
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 Artist Teddy Bear Santy Paws Susan Weber Nagle Alpaca Sheepskin Mohair Xmas US $174.95
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 Gorham Teddy Bear Hollybeary Kringle Artist Beverly Port European Mohair Ltd Ed US $295.00
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 Artist Made 16 Patriotic American Flag Teddy Bear Mohair Jointed Glass Eyes US $185.00
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 BTB Presents Scooter by Margaret Murphy of Little Bears OOAK Mohair Teddy Bear US $30.00
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 Fechter 15 Brown and Gold Mohair Teddy Bear Austria Fully Jointed Glass Eyes US $350.00
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In 1847 in a small town in Giengen, Germany a baby girl was born. She was named Margaret Steiff. Her childhood vigor was cut short when she contracted polio at the age of 2. Although confined to a wheelchair for the rest of her life, she became a model for strength and determination.
Margaret excelled in sewing and needlework and became the proud owner of the first sewing machine in Geingen. In 1879, she started her dressmaking business. Her dresses, coats and other clothing products were quickly in demand. In December of that year she came across a pattern for a toy elephant in a magazine. She made these as gifts for her family and close friends. Margaret used her expertise to develop other animal patterns and 1883 added them to her price list as a range of felt items. Her business continued to grow and in 1892 she began making soft filled bears, which would later be referred to as Teddy Bears. These bears resembled real bears, posing on all four paws with humped backs.
Richard Steiff, Margaret's nephew, helped his aunt with design and production of her teddy bears and soft filled animals. An avid art student, he was a regular visitor of the Stuttgart Zoo where he got ideas for animal designs. While touring America, Richard was inspired for a new design during a circus performance. The dancing bears gave him the idea of designing a toy bear which stood upright and was jointed, similar to how dolls were made.
By 1902 the inspiration was reality and Margaret was producing a jointed soft filled teddy bear with mohair plush fur and glass eyes. They were the first jointed teddy bears produced.
In 1903 Richard displayed the new bears at the Leipzig Toy Fair. Unfortunately they didn't generate much interest in the Europeans. As Richard was packing up his display at the end of the fair, American Hermann Berg chanced by his booth. Berg was a buyer for the New York firm Geo Borgfeldt and Company. At about this time in America the story of Theodore Roosevelt's 'Teddy's Bear' was becoming popular. Berg placed an order for 3,000 bears.
By 1904 the Steiff teddy bear had become an American success. They were awarded various accolades including the prestigious Grand Prix award. In total 12,000 bears were sold by the end of 1904 with the trademark button in the left ear.
Publicity from Roosevelt's adventure helped place teddy bears in the hearts of Americans where they remain today. The world record price for an antique bear was made at a December 1994 auction. The winning bid was $176,000.00 for a 1905 Steiff bear. Steiff teddy bears continue to leave their marks today in the hearts of collectors and teddy bear lovers alike.
Sharon Lauer is a free lance writer and the marketing director for http://www.everyoccasiongiftshop.com and http://www.simplythebestbaskets.com. She regularly writes articles on various aspects of gifts and gift giving.
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