People send clothes they cannot put in a charity bag. A relative has died, or a child has grown out of a school jumper they still want in the house. Annette cuts those garments carefully and sews them into something you can hold.

She keeps what the garment already was, when she can. A collar. A row of buttons. A brass zip. A school crest. That is why two bears from the same family can match, and why a dachshund might arrive holding a small heart with Mum on it.

Finished pieces post anywhere in the UK. Clothes and leftover fabric can be posted to her in Shepton Mallet. You do not have to drop them off.

There is no shop and no ready-made stock. If you write, she will tell you what the cloth can become. She also posts work on Facebook.