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« on: June 08, 2019, 16:15:41 PM »
I've recently repaired a 41 year old bear - the one on my avatar's photo- and a 38 year old bear. The stitching on the bottom of the 41 year old honey bear was coming loose. It wasn't difficult to stitch this back so she's quite happy now and can enjoy her favourite hobby of sitting around waiting for honey sandwiches
Beryl, the 38 year old youngster, had velvet paws - basically velvet pads at the end of her legs. These had worn through to the extent that the little plastic beans in her legs were starting to escape! I cut two circles of brown fleece, just big enough to cover the old velvet paws, and stitched them on by hand. The virtue of fleece is that it doesn't fray at all.
I didn't take her apart and no anaesthetic was required - by either of us.