Aubergine & Flora – These two looked so happy sitting in the sun together. Flora (who is available for adoption & can be found in the Limited Edition store) is 8.25″ & a One of a Kind bear, with hand embroidered floral waistcoat. The detailed flower embroidery drifts onto the back of her hemp/organic cotton
Kaz – 8.25″ tall personalised One of a Kind bear made in 2011. She holds a bright pink rose. Her dress is made from hemp-silk, waisted with white silk ribbon detail. She has a light bronze organza bag. Her ears & hand paws are luxurious cream coloured velvet. Sparse short-pile cream mohair has been used
Little & Large – This is Hyred (originally nemed Henry) & Chocolate Buttons – at the time the largest & smallest Ecobears ever. Hyred still is the largest hemp teddy bear in the world. The Earth Friendly bear was born in 1997 – and was the Ecobears’ fair mascot before becoming a major character in
Ecobears began life on February 29th 1996, as a combination of two passions: soft-toymaking and environmental interest. In 1993 a man named John Parkinson made fabrics that mixed hemp with mungo (wool fibres obtained from cloth), and shoddy (shredded pieces of old cloth) from a company in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England. The hemp was grown
Over 100 years prior to the conception of Ecobears the Teddy Bear was born as a result of political satire. In 1902 the Governor of Mississippi invited President Theodore Roosevelt on a hunting trip, while the President was on a trip to settle a border dispute with Louisiana. Mr. Roosevelt, an avid sportsman, accepted. While
