An easy way to create a wobbly head for your careworn style bears - suitable for medium/large bears.
1. You will need two hardboard discs (appropriately sized for your bear), two round headed split pins (cotter pins) and four washers. You will also need a pair of round nose pliers and a pair of long flat nose pliers.
7. Using strong thread (I prefer to use nylon thread) sew around the base of the head leaving the split pin dangling and pull stitches tightly together before fastening threads to close the head. I prefer to repeat this process twice to ensure the head is firmly closed.
8. When assembling your bear's head to his body in the usual way, simply add a hardboard disc and washer as normal and repeat the crown joint inside the body cavity.
9. Finally, when stuffing your careworn bear consider how floppily you would like him to sit and stuff/joint his limbs and body appropriately to create an impression of a well-loved, teddy bear.
2. Using your flat nosed pliers, ease open the top of your two split pins.
3. Link the two split pins together through the opened tops.
4. Slide a washer onto one of the split pins, then slide on a hardboard disc, followed by another washer.
5. Using your pliers (I use both types for this!) turn a traditional crown joint making sure you don't pull it too tight, so your bear's head will loll appealingly to one side when he is completed.
6. Insert the joint into the bear's head in the usual way, making sure the uncoiled split pin is left pointing out of the head, ready to be inserted into your bear's body.
8. When assembling your bear's head to his body in the usual way, simply add a hardboard disc and washer as normal and repeat the crown joint inside the body cavity.
9. Finally, when stuffing your careworn bear consider how floppily you would like him to sit and stuff/joint his limbs and body appropriately to create an impression of a well-loved, teddy bear.
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