Bereavement Bear
RECYCLED: Save the memories your clothes hold
REMADE: Place your order, we send shipping instructions & order form, you send your clothes
REMEMBERED: Perfect for celebrating milestones, honoring loved ones, or simply to clear closet clutter
- Description
- ORDER PROCESS
We know it's hard to lose a loved one. Now you can have them back in your arms with a bereavement bear made from their clothes.
Perfect for when you want a dignified way to remember your loved one:
- favorite dress
- t-shirts that were so them
- uniform they proudly wore to work every day
With careful attention to detail and quality workmanship, you can trust your loved ones clothes with the team here at The Patchwork Bear. Every stitch is sewn with love & respect, and we hope each bear we make for you brings comfort and happy memories for your entire family.
Your finished bereavement bear measures a perfectly huggable 17 inches tall and features embroidered eyes and nose for added charm and safety.
This bear DOES NOT include personalization. Please CLICK HERE if you would like the feet personalized (or you can ADD-ON custom personalization on the bear's chest and/or feet).
HOW IT WORKS
- Place your order today!
- We email shipping instructions and a printable order form
- Send us: 1-5 adult (or 4-8 child) size clothes with the order form
- In about 6-8 weeks, you'll receive a memory bear made entirely from the clothes you sent.
WHY CHOOSE US
- We are the ORIGINAL memory bear company, started in 2003 with the goal of saving your memories by up-cyling favorite clothes. You can trust our experience, talent and heart when it comes to saving your memories.
- Your clothes are received and signed for by a real person, not left outside by shipping carriers with the threat of weather damage or theft
- We have a professional sewing studio with a small, talented team of designers and makers who share the joy of creating keepsakes for you
- We encourage your design input and requests and love to hear stories about the memories made in the clothes you send.
- We are one of Oprah's Favorite Things and Creative Child Magazine's Product of the Year
**If you would like to give a Memory Bear as a gift, please order our Memory Bear Gift Kit. (It's the same as this memory bear, just packaged for gift giving!)
WE MAKE IT EASY to have a keepsake made out of your most sentimental clothes.
- Order your keepsake product
- We EMAIL shipping instructions & a printable order form.
- Send your clothes to The Patchwork Bear
- You'll receive your keepsake in just a few weeks. Instant heirloom!
Customer Reviews
The bear is beautifully handcrafted; it definitely will become a family heirloom. We got this bear to honor my young son who died tragically 8 months ago. It is made from his favorite shirt and a work shirt that had his name embroidered on it. I received the excess fabric back to use for another project and everything was packaged with care. All together the whole process was easy, well communicated, and very fast.
Words cannot express how thankful I am to have found The Patchwork Bears website. I treasure my bear and it gives me comfort knowing it was made from my husband’s favorite shirts. I had bitty bears made for my grandchildren and they are in love with them My 7 year old grandson says he feels connected to grandpa. Thanks for the cherished memories. Wish I had thought to take pictures.
I will admit, sending in my grandfathers flannels was one of the most scariest things I’ve ever done. He was the only grandfather I had my entire life and when he passed, I took it very hard. Due to circumstances out of my control, these flannels were the only two items of him that I had to remember him so I knew this is what I wanted to do. Patchwork Bear had amazing reviews and afger researching, this is the company I wanted to go with. It turned out beautifully and I am happy that I will get to show this to my son and he will always know of his great-grandfather. Thank you so much again.
Love them! They are amazing
The process was easy, and I'm glad the team reached out for questions on my design. The bears turned out really nice, and made a difference for my kids during a difficult time.
The four bears I ordered came last night and I am so pleased with the end result. You did everything I asked, even remembering to send back the buttons from my husbands travelers vest so I can sew them back on the bears pockets. You have done an exceptional job for someone that is hard to please. I can't thank you enough for a job well done!
This company far exceeded my expectation. The bear is so well made. It feels weighted and fits perfectly against your body if you’re giving it a hug. The bear was made to my specifications and the clothes were treated with respect and fit perfectly. I couldn’t be happier. Thank you for such a special keepsake of my beloved life partner.
I like the way you put my bear together, the colors matched up real well,
why us?
Why choose The Patchwork Bear to make your custom keepsake?
The Patchwork Bear has been trusted to turn your favorite clothes into keepsakes since 2005 and understand your clothing is irreplaceable- full of stains and memories. We take the utmost care of your clothes in every step of the process from receiving the clothes, to design, to creation and delivery.
We know it is difficult to send your clothes away to be cut up, but you can trust that our talented design team will transform them into a keepsake you will love. We get to know you through the clothes you send and our goal is to create custom products from clothing that will bring back happy memories.
