I have been making Heirloom bears since 1993.    I started because I had trouble finding the  “just right” fur for my creations.  A fur coat of my mothers hung in my sewing room.  Looking at it triggered an idea to use it for my bear.  Everyone who saw it loved it, and an idea was born - Use old coats for the fabric.  Since then, I scour the yard sales and flea markets looking for just the right coat. 

hat kind of fabrics can I use? Just about anything.  Quilts, blankets, any kind of coats, neck ties, (I will need more then one), dresses, wedding gowns..  What ever you have that you would like to keep around. This is a bear made from a wedding gown.  Notice the footpad has the wedding date embroidered on it.   Footpads can be customized with any embroidery you desire.

They are 20 inches tall and have jointed arms, legs and neck.  Each bear has my signature letter “S” embroidered in the center of a heart on the right footpad. (or I can embroider your loved ones initials.)   Or if they had a special hobby I can embroider something custom to the pad. 

Their body is lined with a second skin method that I use to help in the construction and wear of the bear.  I use the linings and buttons or anything else special from the coat in the construction of your heirloom.  Many times monograms of previous coat owners found inside the coats are reused in the clothing or insides of vests.   

If you would like to have a bear made from your coat the price would be $150.00  I am working on about a six months waiting list, however if you need your bear for a special occasion, email me and we'll work with you.

By turning your old fur coat into an Heirloom bear you will have something that can be displayed, and the ancestor who owned it remembered each time you look at it.

Bears make wonderful memories - Use a special fabric from a departed loved one's clothing.  So good to hug that bear.  Teddy Bears have healing powers we humans can't understand.

These bears are happy with their current owners.  They are not for sale.  In order to have a bear made, you will have to provide me with the fabric.