Description

The Thyme Lambs are made especially for us by the craftspeople at Canterbury Bears!

Each one lovingly handmade with European mohair and finished with the thyme sprig.

Canterbury Bears was founded in 1979 by my father, British painter John Blackburn and almost 40 years later, my mother Maude and I head up our business. Together with a truly dedicated team we design and create beautiful hand-made English bears Kerstin Blackburn. 

The company was originally created in response to a friend searching for a traditional bear for his grandmother, and he commissioned John to design and make one … the rest is history. Their unique bears continue to occupy a special place in the hearts of children and adults around the world. Bears are their passion, but other animals also add to the magic of what they do.

In 2016 John Blackburn was awarded an MBE for services to manufacturing and export in The Queen’s New Year’s Honours List.