THIS IS THE DOWNLOADABLE VERSION OF THE GRIMBLE TEDDY BEAR PATTERN FOR YOU TO PRINT AT HOME/WORK/PRINT SHOP ETC.

The Grimble pattern makes a sweet, old-fashioned Barbara-Ann jointed teddy bear who stands about 17 inches/43cm tall.

We've used this pattern to make teddy bears in a variety of mohairs and other fabrics ranging from 3mm vintage mohair to 25mm distressed mohair and in crushed velvet and tweed from an old jacket. Grimble is an old style, traditional bear and he's fairly easy to make even for a beginner. The pieces fit together easily, there are no darts and no need to gather pieces in order to make them fit. He's a bear you can make in a comfortable chair while watching TV and suitable for sewing by hand or machine.

The pattern includes all the instructions you need to make your bear with many diagrams for the more difficult parts. The pattern and instructions are on 16 x A4 sheets, the pattern is full sized, it's as big a bear as we can fit on A4 paper to be downloadable.

We have also included some tips and guidance for making a memory bear from items of clothing.

You will need half a metre of mohair (50cm x 140cm), paw pad material, a pair of 12mm black glass eyes, 14 mm coloured glass eyes or shoe buttons or any odd buttons and thread for the nose and mouth. Polyester stuffing, plastic pellets, some extra strong button thread, a long dollmaker’s needle, a size 18 darner’s needle, and 3 x 55 mm and 2 x 65 mm joints. We have made hats, scarves and patches for our own bears, you can do this too but the instructions aren't included, we made them up as we went along.

If you need any of the items necessary to make your teddy bear, mohair, wool felt, eyes, sewing thread, strong button thread, bear making tools, polyester stuffing or glass beads, please contact us and we can supply what you need, you'll just need to pay for them separately.

We use A4 and A3 paper for our patterns, the US equivalents are Legal and Tabloid/Ledger, if you are using 'Letter' size 8.5” x 11”, you will need to use 'fit to page, or 'shrink to fit' to be able to fit the pattern on your paper, it will just make your bear about 5% smaller.

Please note that the completed teddy bear is not a toy and is unsuitable for children under the age of 14, it is a collector's bear.

The pattern and instructions in this kit are solely for private use, commercial use of this pattern is prohibited under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c. 48)
without the written permission of Barbara-Ann Bears, © 2006-2017 all rights reserved