'Hello and welcome'

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

As recommended by 'Harrods' Toy Department

See the Bear Restoration page for examples of recent repairs.

 

Email us here 

 

You are invited to join us for a 'Teddy Bear Day Out'

Meet us at The Round House, The Kymin, Monmouth.

Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th July 2012. 11 am to 4pm.

 

Why not bring your favourite bear along to see us?

 

• Free Advice on bear maintenance, repair & restoration
• Exhibition
• History of the Teddy Bear

 

Contact Details for National Trust: 01600 719241

Usual National Trust admission policy applies (Members free)

 

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About Us

Our credentials include qualifications in art and design, advanced needlework and model making and we specialise in sympathetic museum quality conservation repairs and restorations to vintage and antique teddy bears, dolls and toys including Steiff, Merrythought, Deans and Chiltern.

As part of our conservation 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 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. A very fine Steiff belonging to Uri Geller.

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 and dolls requiring repair may be dropped off and picked up at the Abergavenny Craft Fair which is held in the historic market hall, Abergavenny, on the second saturday of each month except September. Please check for details.

We also offer a Postal Service accepting 'patients' into our workshop premises.

Please send to:

Wellfield Bears

PO Box 132

Abergavenny

NP7 1AN

You are very welcome to email for a no obligation estimate, please attach photos where possible. (Payments may be made by online transfer or by Cheque.)

Email me...

Link to Bear repairs

Link to Doll repairs

Telephone 07722 044 888, please leave a message, we may be busy repairing other bears. Please bear in mind that we suffer intermittent signal due to the location of the workshop. An additional landline would unfortunately increase our costs and ultimately yours. If you cannot reach us immediately, please leave a message or better still send us an email with your repair details and enclose your landline number. We will respond as soon as possible.

Thank you.

Mike and Janice Waters

Copyright © 2004 to 2012 Mike annd Janice Waters