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The steps involved in the production of your animal are carried out by different teams within the workplace. Four separate persons will work on creating your animal.

1. Pattern marking, cutting and sewing

The pattern for your animal is marked out by hand on top grain, unfinished cowhide leather tanned specifically for our purposes. As the markings, stretch, thickness on each hide vary we are careful to select the area of leather we feel best suits your animal.  Once the hide has been fully marked out with a range of animals, the pieces are cut out by hand and passed through for sewing sewing.

2. Assembly Room

Once sewn, it is here the transformation of your animal takes place. The interior cavity of the leather is filled with a metal and wooden frame around which layers of finely cut woodwool is moulded and sculpted. The woodwool is compressed tightly into the body cavity using hand tools. There is no mechanical process to lighten the load. This is the lengthiest and most physical stage of the production cycle

4. Staining and Finishing Room

Each animal is hand stained with a water soluble stain, typically our traditional mahogany brown. A waterproofing wax  (water based) is applied to “antique” the colour and seal in the stain. The final stage is to attach the eyes so your animal can see and apply several coats of wax polish buffed up to a nice shine.

5. Quality Inspection

Checks on quality are carried out at each stage of the production process. The final check is made prior to dispatch ensuring the overall appearance of the animal meets our expectations. Natural markings are all considered to be part of the animals character.