WXYZ

Hospice of Michigan seeking sewing volunteers to create 'Memory Bears' for grieving families

(WXYZ) — Hospice of Michigan is seeking volunteers with sewing experience to create "Memory Bears" to help comfort families who have lost loved ones. The Memory ...
MLive

Hospice of Michigan recruiting crafters to sew memory bears and pillows

The fabric of our lives hangs in our closets and fills our dresser drawers. These clothes become our calling card and over time we weave memories into the garments we sport and the threads we ...
New York Post

Former restaurateur crafts custom teddy bears for the grieving using personal, sentimental fabrics

She’s investing in a bear market. A once-successful Wall Street restaurateur whose business was 86ed by the pandemic is cashing in on an unlikely second career — sewing one-of-a-kind memory bears for ...
kcra.com

'Memory Bears' made from the clothing of dead loved ones

WEBVTT VICKA SOFTENING DIFFICULTGOODBYES WITH THE SKILL OFKINDNESS.>>IT MUST'VE BEEN HIS WIFE'SFAVORITE.IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MY FAVORITE ITHINK TOO.VICKI:JOANN, DARLENE AND SUSANARE PART OF THE ...
The Patriot Ledger

Memory bears: South Shore woman gives survivors a tangible reminder of a lost loved one

Jodi Russell creates custom memory bears and other keepsakes from customers' provided clothing. Russell learned to sew from her mother and started her business, Memory Bears of Weymouth, during the ...