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#Wool

Our beautiful Tambo Teddy Bears are made from 100% Australian Wool and what a wonderful fibre it is!   Wool is a totally natural and organic fibre that grows on sheep, a bit like hair and when it is cut (shorn) it grows back- a sheep is an obligatory woolgrower. This fabulous fibre is a very

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Google Winners

Tambo Teddies are Regional Online Heroes

Tambo Teddies are National Regional Online Heroes!   Tambo Teddies is the inaugural winner of Google and the Regional Australia Institute’s Regional Online Heroes competition. Selected as one of ten finalists, Alison was flown to Sydney to attend a money-can’t-buy growth masterclass at Google HQ.  The day began with a tour of the Google offices

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FAQ’s about Tambo Teddy Bears

We decided we should answer some of those little things you were wondering about ………. Are they Tambo sheepskins? No, the skins are Australian but they aren’t from Tambo. Tambo is traditionally merino sheep country and merinos have a very soft skin which would not be suitable for making teddy bears. Do you  dye the wool?

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Tambo Teddy Bear Crossing

The Teddy Bear Crossing signs in Tambo are one of a kind! Originally installed outside the old Tambo telegraph office which was the building where Tambo Teddies first began, it was necessary to have the signs shifted when the business out grew the little community premises and shifted into a larger building of their

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Another milestone for Tambo Teddies- teddy bear 40,000

Bear 40,0000!!! Forty thousand bears have been made since Tambo Teddies began back in 1993 and that is only counting the Toby and Basil bear families. There have been countless Bickie Bears and numerous Koalas created at .little teddy bear factory on Arthur St, Tambo.   We decided Bear 40,000 needed to be a bit special to

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