I went to Damers First School Poundbury Dorset Just before christmas I packed up some of my bears and bear parts and met with 90, year one children, this was the first time I had been invited to do a Teddy bear talk about their history, repairs, restoration and recycling. The children were amazed to […]
As a repairer I do come across some bad repairs many done by family members trying to do their best, often bears arrive with bandages or socks holding limbs together or to just stop more stuffing falling out. This week I went to our local boot sale and picked up a lovely Steiff, a modern […]
On the 14th and 15th of September this year 2024 at the Weald and Downland Museum nr Chichester Sussex they are holding a HAND MADE event. This beautiful place is where the Repair shop is filmed and Sam’s Lazy Bears has been invited by The British Toy Makers Guild to display my work. Most of […]
I was very happy to receive my acceptance into The British Toy Makers Guild last month. And I have put my certificates up in the Lazy Bears Kitchen / workshop and in the Lyme Regis shop. The guild ask for evidence of your work and your background as well as a link to your website […]
Hi all the summer solstice has already passed the days are getting shorter and the bears are now booked up till mid November! So if you are thinking of having your bear repaired in time for christmas please book very soon to avoid disappointment, the last available booking will be the 9th December. If your […]
After Life Bears These beautiful four Teddy bears arrived for repairs it was by personal delivery so we were enjoying a chat when this lovely customer said “I don’t have anyone to pass them on too”. This got me thinking I consulted with a few professionals and I have created a new informal service called. […]
This lovely old Chiltern had a lot of damage to his head and one arm was a lot shorter than the other. He is 86 years old and as I started work on his head, as I did it began to split I started to darn it but another split appeared as the cloth had […]
I have been on a course at Edible Acre which is a local market garden here in Dorset It was a wonderful learning experience for me as i use a lot of staining in my work using Turmeric, Tea and Coffee and I wanted to be able to create a lot more shades of colour […]
I have not stopped fixing bears since the BBC story broke and I have done some lovely bears. We have had a few in that have been badly attacked by moths so i have been advising people to use moth repellent papers that you put in your draws with clothes, these work well pop Ted […]
Welcome to all the new people that have found www.samslazybears and a massive thankyou to Kate at the BBC as her interview went out before christmas on BBC South and the response was so positive that they put it on Breakfast T.V the next day and it continues to draw in people on their Instagram […]
