Jiao Jiao Pattern

Jiao Jiao is a take on a realistic panda with an open mouth and serious sculpting.ﾠDesigned by Linda Benson of Benson Bears with the experienced bear maker in mind and therefore not suitable for beginners.

To make Jiao Jiao you will need:

1/16m Ivory mohair or alpaca (a 17mm - 21mm pile is ideal)
1/8thm Black mohair to match
Taupe Ultrasuede for his paws
Pink ultrasuede for his mouth and tongue
Small scrap dark brown ultrasuede for his eyelids
8mm Blue Eyes
Scrap of soft leather for his nose
1x 50mm Cotter Pin Joint for his head
4x 38mm Cotter Pin Joints for his arms and legs
Plastic Pellets
2x 12" armatures made from strong wire wraped in polyfill/wadding
Polyfill
Fraycheck

Also the following threads: matching sewing thread,strong thread for closing seams, sculpting and inserting his eyes.

A basic sewing kit will also be required.

For finishing there are also a few special bits that Linda used: polyurethane varnish and off white acrylic paint ( we don't stock these but your local art/craft shop should). A clay fabric pen which we do stock was used for shading his paws.