Why We Still Make Memorials by Hand

We are often asked why we don’t speed things up. Why nine weeks. Why every replica passes through one person’s hands.

The honest answer is that we don’t think a memorial should be efficient. Grief is not efficient. Love is not efficient. The hours we spend matching fiber to fur, hand-stitching a tiny nose, brushing the plush before it ships — those are the hours that make the difference between a toy and a keepsake.

So we’ll keep making them slowly. One small companion at a time.