Embroider Buddy® Collection

About

Embroider Buddy®’s story began when inventor Donna Kotzer Jacobs joined Parkdale Creature Comforts , the plush toy business her father Morris started in 1944 in Toronto. Servicing the gift, souvenir and specialty markets, Donna soon developed a successful line of stuffed bears and “Whatzupwiththat!® Bearwear” for the custom-imprint sector. But she quickly realized embroiderers needed something more. They wanted a stuffed toy with a large area to embroider, and stuffing that could be removed and re-inserted quickly and easily. There was nothing like it on the market. So, she set to work inventing the first embroiderable plush animal. “I spent three years working and re-working prototypes,” Donna explains. “At first, I was going to use Velcro. However, someone questioned whether the design would be childproof…so I tried a hidden zipper. “Speaking to embroiderers, I sensed they were not too keen on having to stuff the bear with handfuls of loose stuffing. I decided to create a ‘pillow pouch’ in the shape of the bear’s belly that can be inserted and removed easily.” And so, the Embroider Buddy® was born. It’s simple, innovative design makes embroidery as easy as 1-2-3! Unzip the Embroider Buddy® ’s hidden zipper and remove the pillow pouch. Insert the hoop front or back and embroider. Pop the pillow back in, zip up and you’re done!