'Hello and welcome' to

Teddy bear and doll repair and restoration from our workshop in rural Monmouthshire.

As recommended by 'Harrods' Toy Department

 

 

Read on for more details and also see the Bear Restoration page for examples of recent repairs.

 

We are away from the workshop from Monday 26th July to Friday 7th August 2010.

You are welcome to email us with your queries and photos and we will reply to you upon our return.

 

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a recent customer comment, thank you.

...'Ted arrived safely earlier today. Thank you for looking
after him so well. I was a bit worried that he might lose his
character, but your sympathetic repair work has avoided that.'

 

Our credentials include qualifications in art and design, advanced needlework and model making.

We specialise in museum quality conservation repairs and restorations to vintage and antique teddy bears, dolls and toys including Steiff, Merrythought, Deans and Chiltern.

We feel that your bear has a character and a patina of its own, as with any other antique or collectable, that has developed over a long period of ownership with you and we will always repsect this.

As part of our conversation approach we always strive to maintain all parts of the existing bear without resorting to replacing with new fabric. We will not damage a bear by removing original body panels, limbs or paw pads. A solution to the repair of your bear can be discussed and agreed with you as part of the initial assessment and quotation.

Our prices reflect the time consuming nature of the job to be done and although we do our best to fulfill our time estimates for completion of work, we cannot always be 100% accurate and do have a waiting list. We would ask you to consider this when sending your bear to us for repair.

We have recently been asked to complete repairs which have been undertaken by other restorers and although it is not our place to comment upon or judge the work of others, previous repairs can make conservation difficult especially if original sections of the bear have been removed. Always look very carefully at the standard of the work being offered and if necessary ask for references. We have many satisfied customers who would be only too pleased to point you in our direction.

We are very sorry but we do not repair recently manufactured soft toys.

All work is carried out in a smoke free atmosphere.

 

'Matsko'.

A Steiff c.1909. He has a very famous owner.

See Bear Stories for more details about Matsko and other recent repairs.

 

 

Wellfield Bears was featured as part of an evening news item for ITV. Many of our inpatients appeared in what was a fabulous news item.

See us here...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yhSD0qk6hg

 

We have also been proudly featured in 'Teddy Bear Club International'

 

If you feel that you are unable to post your bear or doll to us but would still like to use our services, please contact us as we may be able to arrange mutually convenient home visits depending upon location. Please ask for details.

*Bears may be dropped off and picked up for repair at Abergavenny Craft Fair held in the market hall on the second saturday of each month, please check for confirmation of dates before making a special journey.

We also offer a Postal Service accepting 'patients' into our workshop premises at home in rural Monmouthshire. Please send to:

Wellfield Bears

PO Box 132

Abergavenny

NP7 1AN

Telephone 07722 044 888.

You are very welcome to email or telephone for a no obligation estimate. (Online payment, Paypal or cheque.)

Email me...

Link to Bear repairs

Link to Doll repairs

 

Telephone 07722 044888 please leave a message, we may be busy repairing other bears. Thank you.

Janice Waters

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