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Welcome to Gemini Bears June 2004 Newsletter 
This is the8th of our online newsletters. If you wish to view the
previous newsletter with it's tips etc then click
the link.
Jumbalier,Scaramouche, Noodle, & Calliope, Diesel, and Kapiti have all
been added to the site since the last Newsletter.
Jumbalier is a small elephant made entirely from velour and has no paw or
foot pads. Simple and easy to make.
Scaramouch is a portly little bear made from mohair fur. His centre head section
is cut away from the face and his pads and inner ears are from mohair cut back.
He is 14 " (35 cm) tall and is an original design by Chris Cotton of Gemini
Bears ©
Noodle is a 9½" (24cm) bear with extremely large ears and outsized feet. His
small closely set eyes give him a worried look..
Calliope (A distant cousin of Poser) is a "flying" pig with no footpads and
trotter like paws. He is 11½(29cm) long and is easy to make. The wings are optional.
Diesel is a Donkey and a smart one too.
Kapiti is a Kiwi . Chris just had to make him when she found the fur. He is
the national bird of New Zealand
Who is the new Free Pattern??
Click here to find out
Tips from Chris
- To set the eyes firmly in place get your partner to press
on the eye firmly with their thumbs, while you pull on the thread.
- We are running out of new tips to add. After all a cuddly
soft little friend needs to be easy to make, and we already have pages of
helpful hints in the previous newsletters
- We very happy to hear from you with clever suggestions to
make bearmaking even easier
I hope these tips are of value to you, but if you require further help please
do not hesitate to contact me.
Email Chris to add any any bits of advice to the next newsletter
of if you have a tricky problem you would like to discuss.
Sorry the news letter is a bit sparse, you tend to run out of things to say
after 5 years The new patterns just keep flowing out, with lots more still in
Chris's mind.