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Every soft toy repairer we hold

2 of the 77, with a phone number where they publish one. One has a website that looks untouched for years, so ring before you plan anything around anybody.

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How you hand it overIn person By post

If it cannot waitHas said it will consider a rush 2They said it, not us. Each row quotes the words, because a bedtime deadline and an insurance claim are not the same promise.

What it needsMending and seams 4 Full restoration 4 Cleaning on its own 4 Restuffing 3 Eyes and noses 4 Joints 4 Fur restoration 2 Smell and sanitising 1 Fire, flood and smoke 1

Showing 2 of 77. Clear

2 of 2 have an address on a public map. Show both countries

They Shout Hello
Katherine, working from home in Leyton E10, repairing soft toys and re-upholstering fabric rocking horses. She takes only a few toys at a time and most go back within days, and in winter, when the heating is on and things dry quickly, an uncomplicated repair can be done the same day if you drop it early and collect before bedtime. Almost nothing else in the UK offers that.
Leyton
Said openquoted about a week thenread off their site yesterday
As much or as little as you ask · Open 5 days a week
If it cannot wait “drop off early morning and collect just before bedtime, in the winter months”
63 Colchester Road, London, E10 6HB, EnglandTheir site
ThreadBearCare
A one-person bear restorer in West Sussex, run by Kate Healey, who works on antique, vintage and modern teddy bears and also soft-bodied dolls. The common jobs are pads and paws, noses, joints, ears and replacing lost arms or legs, taken in by post or by an arranged visit.
Said closedno reopening date givenread off their site yesterday
Keeps it looking its age
If it cannot wait “the five year old who’s favourite teddy cannot wait the four months for a repair and has to be…”
RH13 6QETheir site

How this list was built

Every entry was read off the business's own public pages. 1 of the 2 looks untouched for years: a copyright several years old, a shop promising to reopen on a date that has passed, a page booked through a year that is over. We do not name which, because we have not asked any of them and being publicly guessed at is not something you should take from a stranger.

That rate depends on how you look. Businesses found by search alone are flagged at 38%; those found through trade lists and associations, 18%. Search rewards an old site with old links, so a list built only from search carries twice as many ghosts as one built from the trade itself.