About Alison Shaw

After four years running this business I still love wool! Teddies is always taking us on another adventure as we strive to improve and grow this little business. I love meeting the challenges that pop up and enjoy marketing our Tambo Teddies to the world.

What is Wool Classing?

By |2021-06-12T11:49:54+10:00June 12th, 2021|Categories: Behind The Scenes|Tags: , , , , , |

Tambo Teddies are made from wool, from Australian sheepskin. We love wool at Teddies, in fact, Alison was a Wool Classer for many years and still holds a deep love of wool. What is Wool Classing? you may ask. Wool classing is the process involved in the production of uniform, predictable, low-risk lines of [...]

We’re celebrating Made in Australia Week – Australian Made

By |2021-05-31T06:16:30+10:00May 27th, 2021|Categories: Behind The Scenes|Tags: , , , , , , |

We're celebrating the first ever Made in Australia Week! Running from Monday May 24 through to Sunday May 30, this initiative is being championed by the Australian Made campaign. Made in Australia Week is actively encouraging shoppers to focus their buying activities on genuine Aussie products, like Tambo Teddies ! This is the first-ever  [...]

Ted’s New Zealand Travel Bubble

By |2021-05-16T10:23:09+10:00May 16th, 2021|Categories: News|

One lucky Tambo Teddy travelled with Alison to New Zealand as soon as the travel bubble opened up! Missing her annual jaunt across the ditch to the Marlborough Sounds, Alison booked a trip as soon as she could once the elusive travel bubble opened. Once booked, there was a three-week nervous wait until Alison [...]

Easter Fun with your Tambo Teddy

By |2021-04-11T18:30:27+10:00April 11th, 2021|Categories: Teddy Highlight|Tags: , , , , , , |

We put together an Easter giveaway pack of a small basil, picnic rug, totally tambo mug, a cap, and a packet of tea. Simply perfect combination for an Easter picnic. Entrants were asked to tell us what they would be doing over Easter along with their Tambo Ted. We received many entries and would [...]

Teddy Bear Collecting

By |2021-04-05T12:02:58+10:00April 5th, 2021|Categories: About Teddy Bears|Tags: , , , , , |

Teddy bear collecting is a 'thing' that really took off as a hobby in the 1980's. Before then Teddy bears were for kids and were a plaything rather than anything of value. The concept of bear collecting was really begun by English actor Peter Bull, who wrote a book called "Bear with Me" way [...]