Our Story
We believe every child deserves to feel cared for. Bearing Gifts is a project run by prisoners of HMP Leicester turning textile waste into magical patchwork teddies on a "Buy One, Give One" basis.
Each teddy comes with love - and half a heart.
Upcycled Materials
Rehabilitation
Children in Need
Support Our Mission
Every purchase helps a child in need whilst supporting rehabilitation.
Half Your Heart, Double the Impact
We take fabric scraps - materials that would otherwise be discarded - and turn them intopatchwork teddy bears. Each teddy is made in pairs, symbolising connection.
When one is sold, its"sibling teddy"is donated to a child in need, carrying a message of care, hope, and shared kindness.
But this project is bigger than toys.
Textile scraps transformed into treasures
Every purchase = one donated teddy
Lives transformed through learning
Our Partners
Working together to create positive change
Designed and delivered the Bars 2 Business program, which was where the idea for Bearing Gifts was born.
HM Prison Service
Providing the facilities, support, and belief in rehabilitation that makes our workshop possible.
Fashion Technology Academy
Supported with the setup of the workshop, developing the first prototype, and training the prison officer to make the bears.
The Tasso Foundation
Funding the vision and providing the resources to transform ideas into reality.
How We Work Together
Each partner brings unique strengths to our shared mission
Space & Support
Prison provides workshop facilities
Project Management
Creative Collaborators guides the project
Funding Vision
Tasso enables production
Shared Values
Belief in second chances and human potential
Shared Impact
Every partner's contribution multiplies the good
Shared Mission
Creating positive change, one teddy at a time