Bamboo Pattern (download)

Bamboo stands 7 inches tall. He can be made in black and white felts (as shown) or a mini plush would work well too.
Bamboo has thread jointed limbs and head. He has black glass eyes backed by black and white felts with a little embroidery detail to crea an "eye lid".

His pattern is downloadable and includes a .pdf file with full instructions and pics, together with his pattern file in .jpg form.

To make Bamboo you will need:

12" x 9" size piece of black felt (or mini plush)
Same again in white felt or plush
6mm black glass eyes
250g Bag of suitable toy stuffing
Upholstery thread for jointing (nylon jewellery line is also suitable)
3 to 4 inch or longer doll needle for jointing
Black and white cottons
pink pencil for shading cheeks (optional)