Some people can't fall asleep without something to hold. This red panda plush was made for one of them. A customer ordered it as a gift, a long hug pillow in the shape of a red panda, soft enough to sleep with every night. We sew every toy to order, for one person, so nothing here sits on a shelf waiting.
A red panda you can sleep with
Red pandas get called living plush toys, and it's easy to see why. Rusty orange coat, white ears, a white face with dark "tear" marks running from the eyes to the mouth. In the wild they wrap that thick ringed tail around themselves to stay warm when they sleep. Fans online joke that they want a red panda with a tail-pillow. This one is mostly pillow.
The body is long and low, so it lies along you like a body pillow. The tail is just as long, ringed cream and rust, with a dark brown tip. Dark brown legs stretch out to the sides, easy to tuck under an arm. The face was designed from the picture the customer sent: cream cheeks, a soft black nose and glossy amber-brown eyes that look right at you.
A gift with a name on it
On one paw there's a small ribbon tag with a personal message and two little hearts, from the giver to the person who got the panda. That's what makes a personalised red panda teddy different from one off a store shelf. A name, a date or a short line like this can go on yours too.
A red panda isn't a small bear, by the way. It's not even closely related to the black-and-white giant panda. It's the only living member of its own family. A good pick for someone who's one of a kind.
What you can change
- Size, from a pillow for the bed to a smaller red panda to carry around
- Pose: lying flat like this one, curled up in its tail, or sitting
- A ribbon tag or embroidery with a name or message
- Any other animal, from your drawing or photos
Send us a picture, even a rough drawing, and tell us who it's for. A custom red panda like this starts from $370, the quote is free, and you see photos of the finished toy before it ships. More ideas live in Animals, Plush From Drawings and Love Gift Plush.
This red panda is sewn from a soft, pleasant plush fabric with a short pile, the kind you want against your cheek at night. Rusty orange on the back and head, cream on the ears, face and tail rings, dark brown on the legs and belly.
The eyes are glossy amber-brown with dark rims, and the "tear" marks run down from them like on a real red panda. The body is stuffed to stay huggable, not stiff.
All our materials are premium and hypoallergenic. If you want a furrier panda, we use faux fur only, never natural fur.
- Ribbon tag or embroidery with a name or message
- On request: poseable legs on a wire frame, a sound module or LED lights
A hug pillow like this red panda usually takes 2-4 weeks, with a few spare days kept for handmade surprises.
First we draft a pattern from your picture, just for your toy. The colour patches are cut so the face markings and tail rings line up, and the eyes, nose and tag go on last, by hand.
Before it ships, you get photos of the finished panda and can ask for changes. If it's for a birthday or an anniversary, tell us the date in your first message.
We ship worldwide. After your red panda leaves the studio, delivery usually takes 7 to 20 business days, depending on your country, the carrier and customs.
Before the holidays the post gets slow, and Christmas parcels can take longer than that. For a Christmas gift, place your order by November 1.
A long hug pillow is a present people often plan for a fixed day. Tell us the date when you write, and we'll check that making time plus shipping time fits before you pay.
We've made toys to order since 2009. Most of them are gifts, and many, like this red panda, carry a personal message, so we know how much rides on getting them right.
You see photos of the finished toy before it's packed and can ask us to fix anything. If the panda arrives and you don't love it, you get a full refund within 14 days, for any reason.
It's the same promise for every toy we sew.
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Custom toys start from $350.
A bigger size or extra details can cost more.
Why?
No ready-made pattern. Your photo or drawing doesn’t come with one. Our artist builds the pattern from scratch and turns a flat picture into a 3D toy. It’s the hardest and slowest part.
Materials picked for your toy. The right color, fur length and texture. Sometimes we order fabric just for one project.
Sewn by hand. Every piece is cut, sewn, stuffed and finished by hand. The face takes the most time: move an eye a millimeter and the character changes.
You approve it first. When your toy is ready, we send you photos. Something looks off? We fix it before shipping.
One toy, not a thousand. A factory spreads design costs over thousands of copies. Here, all that work goes into one toy: yours.
That’s why prices start at $350. And on a personal order, if you don’t love your toy, you get a full refund.
