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Cute panda bears have long been my favorite theme. I studied through photos and videos of these funny cute animals. According to old sketches and developments, I made patterns and sewed several vintage Teddy bears. It is necessary that the pattern also matches the character of the bear — to show its clumsiness, fun. Fur white and black for bears, I chose artificial and fluffy. And so the idea was born to create a medium-sized panda. Teddy bear Changpu turned out to be kind and affectionate. His name is translated from Chinese as «always simple». This name suits him very

While we couldn’t go anywhere in 2021 due to the coronavirus, a competition was held on Instagram @teddy.on.tour.21. I gladly took part in it. The goal of the contest was to create a Teddy bear/friend who will go on the journey we ourselves dream of. It was necessary to show what an ideal vacation looks like, to tell about the country in which he will travel. I drew my inspiration from photographs with funny images of bears. I am touched by the way they study objects created by man. As if they are trying to imitate people, to use objects

Bull Joe is a traditional Chinese symbol of spring and the expectation of a good year, new beginnings, happiness, sudden luck, good news. He is cut according to an unusual pattern with curved front and hind legs, with hooves, nose and horns sculpted from baked plastic. Joe is sewn from a combined material of various viscose in white and beige-smoky colors. His body is stuffed with sawdust with the addition of natural granulate. The item is delicately aged and tinted with art oil. The limbs are on 5 disc-cotter joints. Glass eyes 6 mm, hand-painted. There is a soft tail.

Chimpanzee Lucas is a circus monkey. He loves to beat his drum and fool around. The monkey is cut according to an unusual pattern with curved legs and arms to emphasize the character of the playful animal. Lucas is made of ocher mohair and stuffed with fine wood sawdust with the addition of wool and natural granulate. The head is on a double cotter pin (swinging joint), the rest of the limbs on 4 cotter pin connections. Glass eyes 6 mm, hand-painted. The nose is molded of baked plastic, tinted with acrylics and pastels. The feet are made of wire

The idea to create teddies with musical instruments came to me when I remembered Krylov’s fable «Quartet». One summer day, a monkey, a goat, bear, and a donkey Got the idea to perform as a quartet. They got a cello, violins, and music scores And settled comfortably outdoors – To charm the audience with gentle minuets. They struck the chords with ample force, and yet No tune, just raspy squeaks. «Oh, wait!»… Monkey Margo plays the 9 cm violin and amuses the band. The music of donkey Daniel on viola inspires and cheers up the whole team. The white goat

The white goat Vincent, who plays the cello masterly, is another member of the Krylov’s fable quartet. Extraordinary slanting eyes, horns and a beard make him more natural than other Teddy toys. The goat is cut according to an unusual pattern with curved front and hind legs, with hooves sculpted from baked plastic. Vincent is sewn from a combined material of viscose and white mohair. His body is stuffed with wood sawdust with the addition of natural granulate. The product delicately aged and tinted with art oil. The limbs are on 4 cotter pin connections, and the head is mounted