So sometimes you make a charming design, and then you realize you don’t want to make 20 of them.  SOLUTION:  Let people make their own!  The original gingerman was made of 100% wool felt and sewn by hand.  After sewing up a few of these I realized I was destined for early arthritis if I made more.  So I changed the design to make these with wood.  The wooden version takes 5 minutes to sew, and folks can go download the pattern at Inventables.com.