Teddycraft was founded by Lesley Dimmick who originally started to design and manufacture teddy bears back in the early 1990's trading under the name of Wellhead Bears Teddycraft received an award for best stand in the Heckington Rural Ward In 2009, Teddycraft was formed as an internet based business branching out into teddy bear making kits, supplies, antique bears and the recent launch of signature/autograph bears