Memory Bear

Description

Keepsake Memory Bears

Turn treasured clothing and fabrics into a one-of-a-kind keepsake that can be cherished for years to come. Our handcrafted Memory Bears are thoughtfully created using your loved one’s clothing, baby outfits, blankets, hospital swaddles, pajamas, t-shirts, and other meaningful fabrics.

Each bear is carefully designed using a patchwork-style approach, giving new life to items that hold special memories. We believe in the beauty of upcycling—transforming well-loved fabrics into something meaningful while preserving the stories stitched within them.

Whether you’re celebrating a child’s milestones, honoring a loved one’s memory, or simply preserving favorite pieces that can no longer be worn, each Memory Bear is made with love and attention to detail.

Bear Size
• Standard Memory Bear: 12” seated height (bottom to head)

Recommended Clothing Amounts
• Baby/Toddler Bears: 10–12 clothing items
• Teen/Young Adult Bears: 2–4 clothing items
• Adult Bears: 2–3 clothing items
(You’re always welcome to send additional pieces if you’d like us to have more options for design placement. We will always send back any unused items.)

Included with Every Bear
• Custom patchwork design
• Embroidery words, font and color of your choice on the bears footpads
• Thoughtful placement of meaningful fabrics whenever possible
• Color of Eye Choice (brown, blue, green, or black)

Optional Add-Ons
• Birth Weight Bear (available up to 9 lbs)
• Picture Pocket Preservation
(This includes a pocket sewn onto the bear with a fabric picture that stores inside the pocket)
• Button-Down Shirt Collar & Button Details
(This includes sewing the collar & buttons down the front of the bear to represent a collared shirt)
• Bows, tutus, ties, and other custom embellishments
(This include sewing on an extra pieces such as a bow on top of the bears head or a tie around the front of the bear)

Before Sending Your Items

1. Please wash all clothing and fabrics before shipping them to us, and please include your full name and confirmation/ order number with your items.
2. If there are specific pieces, patterns, logos, pockets, sayings, or fabrics you’d like highlighted, please include a note in your package identifying your favorite items and any special requests.

Once your order is received, we will contact you via email to discuss design details and confirm your customization preferences.
If you do not receive an email in your inbox please check you spam folder!

You can always check our Instagram Stories for the most up-to-date production status and turnaround updates.

DISCLAIMER:
Threaded by the Books are intended solely as decorative keepsakes and memory pieces. These items are not toys and are not designed, manufactured, or intended for play by children or adults.

Our keepsake products may contain buttons, zippers, embellishments, embroidery, seams, or other components that could present choking, entanglement, suffocation, or injury hazards if used as toys or handled improperly. Adult supervision is required if these items are displayed or handled around children.

By placing an order, you acknowledge and agree that you are purchasing a custom keepsake item at your own discretion and assume all responsibility for its use, handling, storage, and display. Threaded by the Books shall not be held liable for any injury, death, loss, damage, accident, or claim arising from misuse, improper handling, alteration, or use of any keepsake item as a toy.

By completing your purchase, you expressly release, waive, and discharge Threaded by the Books, its owners, employees, representatives, and affiliates from any and all liability, claims, demands, damages, costs, or expenses related to the possession, use, misuse, display, gifting, or handling of any keepsake product. Purchase of any item constitutes acceptance of these terms.

Memory Bears are made with the Melody Bear Pattern from Funky Friends Factory.

Threaded by the Books reserves permission to photograph or record my completed order and behind-the-scenes content for use on social media, advertising, and other marketing purposes. No personal or private information will be shared, besides the embroidery information on the final product.

Refund & Return Policy