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Bear Tools from Home
The tools you will need to make your own teddy bear.

• Long nosed pliers
• Scissors - one pair for cutting fabric and one pair for cutting paper and felt. NOTE (1)
• Metal ruler
• Pencil
• Thin felt tip pen
• Interfacing or cardboard - for making patterns
• Beeswax - to wax thread prior to sewing. This makes it stronger
• Thread - carpet or button thread for heavy duty sewing. - mercerized cotton thread for general sewing needs
• Cotter pins and washers - needed if making a jointed bear
• Needles - 8 to 12 inch toymaker's. These are used to attach the eyes
• T-pins - these will hold pieces together firmly.
• Straight pins - general sewing
• Tweezers
• Awl
• Toothpicks or popscicle sticks - spreading glue

NOTE (1) See craft tips for cutting felt

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Dritz Beeswax with Holder Dritz Beeswax with Holder

Coats & Clark Dual Duty Thread 400 Yards Dual Duty Thread 400 Yards. Mercerized cotton covered polyester core thread.

Dritz T-Pins Let Dritz T-pins help make your sewing or decorating project easier.

Ball Point Pins Nickel-plated steel 1 1/16 pins provide easy penetration into fabric.

Tapered Awl For piercing a hole in fabric or leathers picking collar tips making dolls.

Pellon Tru-Grid 22'' x36'' Use this grid to alter or enlarge your patterns.

Fiskars Softgrip Shears - Wave Pattern For finishing fabric edges or for adding a decorative edge to any project.

All-Purpose Scissors 8 Great for cutting fabric household use or office. Made by Dura-Sharp.

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