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Irene Irenours-bears
France
Posts: 508

PICT0207.JPGPICT0084.JPGPICT0083.JPGPICT0081.JPGPICT0080.JPGPICT0079.JPGPICT0078.JPGHi dear all bear_original  Here are some photos of the shulte factory in Duisburgh city. It's a long trip from our home,980 kilometers, but i had a very good time there. It's only the outside factory and the inside of the room where they stock the for sale mohairs. Unfortunately, we couldn't saw the inside because they allow visits just for groups who booked a day . that's say, of course it's a dreamland for a normal bearmaker bear_grin because you can see all kind of mohairs and wool and synthetics fabrics. I also send you a pic of the 13 meters of mohairs that i bought :dance:  :dance: Now, i don't have any excuses to do not work for my next exhibits. Have all a good day,Irene

Jennie Teddybears Sweden
Gavle, Sweden
Posts: 751

Wanna se the picture!!! bear_shocked

MerBear MerBear Originals
Brockville, Ontario
Posts: 1,540

You are so fortunate to visit the mecca of our dreams! I get most of my mohair from them - I'm fortunate in having a German friend who is also a flight attendant and she brings directly to me! I'm so spoilt I even have their sample book  :dance:

Marion

Daphne Back Road Bears
Laconia, NH USA
Posts: 6,568

OMG...... I'm jealous!!!!
I'd felt as if I'd died and gone to heaven!!!
Just LOOK at all that scrummy yummy Schulte fabric!

Could you go back and get me a piece of that dark colored mohair that's on the left in the next to last picture you posted? 3 meters would be sufficient!  :crackup:

Thanks for sharing pictures you lucky lady!

Tracy ThimbleBeary Originals
Iowa
Posts: 2,049
Website

Oh my!!! :dance:  :dance:  You lucky, lucky lady to visit there!!!  I would have needed a drool bib......I'm drooling now just from the pics!! bear_grin

matilda Matilda Huggington-beare
WA
Posts: 5,551

Thirteen metres???? did you win the lottery possum????WOW oh WOW!!!!
Wendy

K Pawz Guest

great haul!!! and what an amazing trip you lucky girl!!!!

Hugs,
krista

Irene Irenours-bears
France
Posts: 508

Daphne, you sure have" the eyes" because this one is stunning bear_original . Halas, i didn't yet won lotery, othervise,guess what i would buy the most??? bear_grin Matilda, i was a good girl belong the year because i didn't bought so much things. So, hubby decided to make me a gift by making this trip to German. They only sell by meter. I was so excited, just like a little girl saying: i want this one, and this one, and this.... There's another room full of wool and syntetic wich i don't use. They also have a furnitures room and magazines. :hug:

bearlyart Canna Bear Paint
NY
Posts: 749

Wow Irene, what FUN!   :dance:

I would have been the same way... I want one of those, and one of those, and one of those, oh yes and some of those...

Can't wait to see what new bears you make with your beautiful fabric!  (Love that batiked looking one on the bottom of your pile!)

Bear hugs,
Kelly

Stellajella Wien
Posts: 1,399

Irene, great pix!
I was there last year, it was like christmas and easter and birthday all in one! I was so overwhelmed that I just didn´t know what I wanted.
And yes, the dark one Daphne likes looks yummi!  bear_wub

I know a very nic lady who makes lovely teddies and lives in Duisburg, wonder why she still hasn´t moved in with Schulte  :crackup:

...looking forward to see the pix, Irene!

Gaby bear_flower

Daphne Back Road Bears
Laconia, NH USA
Posts: 6,568

OK, guys I really want some of that dark curly yummy mohair.... it's killing me! I just drove to the grocery store and back and kept thinking about that fur!

Anybody know what it is?????????????????????? Schulte, I know, but beyond that???

lapousmor Sophie Z'Ours
Sarthe, France
Posts: 2,770

I wish I could do the same trip!
But I would need:
1- to have a lot of money to spend in mohair
2- a big storage room to put all the mohair in!

bear_tongue

So maybe it's better to be far from them.
Malko has got some family in Frankfurt, but that's still a bit far from Duidsburgh!


I am so happy you had a great time and that you could afford to buy so much mohair. Have fun making new yummy bears.

Beary hugs,
Sophie.

Bonnie Mountain Dreamer Bears
wooly woods of Missouri, USA
Posts: 1,538

Oh, ho ho! Lucky lucky you!!  You came home with only 13 meters?! Wow, all that beautiful mohair to play with. I'm so jealous. (Where is the 'green with envy' smilie?)lol 
How hard was it to choose without wanting one of everything?  Oh you will have so much fun deciding where to start with all that yummy fur. I'm happy you got to go and  thanks for sharing ! bear_flower  bear_flower

jenny Three O'clock Bears
warwickshire uk
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Irene..I have been thinking of doing this trip...are the prices less than shops...or do they just have more to choose from?

rkr4cds Creative Design Studio (RKR4CDS)
suburban Chicago
Posts: 2,044

Yes, the prices are much better from the source! Not to cut out our suppliers here, but if you're anywhere near Duisburg you should call ahead for hours.

I visited every April for 6 or 7 years, in connection with exhibiting at Teddy Bar Total, as part of the Artists for Artists Tour. We had a personal tour inside - FABulous! We saw the whole first floor production line: weaving the nap between 2 backings about 4 - 5" apart, cutting the nap into the selected length(s), dyeing and a room full of hugh piles of bundled string mohair. Before dying it's all white and is rolled up into bundles 4 - 6' wide, depending upon how much nap was rolled to the inside. 

I thought I took pics but DH says no, we weren't allowed to do that. Perhaps it was at the Lesch eye 'factory' Iamb remembering. Both of these are in residential areas. It's an awesome thing to watch the coach drivers maneuver a long, tall coach for 60 ppl into place through the narrow streets and into parking lots like this one behind the apartment buildings & businesses.

We were not allowed to view the second & third floors at Schulte- that's where the various finishes are applied to the yardage, the processes that open up the strings and create matted/feather/swirly/etc finishes. 

The outlet part of the sales is in this 'garage' building in front of the white car. It's like you would see in any US area of townhomes or condos/apartments - a row of single garages for each dwelling. Schulte's is double wide and entered just around the cormner to the left of the car. The rest of them are just out of sight along the right side of the picture. Those double doors facing you on the left with the poster on one is a smaller storage space in which they put out a selection of sandwiches and pop for us. There are also boxes of scraps and end pcs in that area that were free for the taking, though we were careful to not look like The Ugly American and take too many.  Obviously with the limited space, only a very small percent of their extensive lines were there for sale, but no one went out empty handed! we would visit on Friday afternoon, on the way to set up at the show and usually saw other Teddybar Total attendees there too, like the Norberry's from England, who'd driven over (or is that under??!!).

We all went through the outlet and marked down which bolts we wanted and then waited our turn until one of the employees could follow us around and tear off the amounts oin meters that we wanted of each fabric. I'm very happy to have seen the production line, though as a miniaturist I must say that I didn't purchase very much there.

Carolyn Green Draffin Bears
Auckland New Zealand
Posts: 5,354
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Irene you are so lucky and what a great trip you must have had! bear_wub

I love the mohair you have chosen - such lovely colours.
We now look forward to seeing your bears - that will keep you busy for a long time.

Hugs
Carolyn

bear_flower

sandi Snowy Day Bears
St. Albans, VT
Posts: 263

What a wonderful treat your husband gave you.   I would have a very difficult time making a decision.  I like the mohair at the top of you pile.  13 meters  Your husband really does spoil you.

Sandi

bearlysane Melbourne, Australia
Posts: 2,188

OMG! OMG!

You know what I said about receiving a parcel from Intercal .....

How would I be at the Schulte factory?

I'll leave it to your imagination  :crackup:  :crackup:  :crackup:


LUCKY, LUCKY, IRENE!

Hugs,

Stellajella Wien
Posts: 1,399

Jenny, not only are the prizes less but you hav an unimaginable range of mohairs and plush to choose from! It makes my mouth water just thinking of it  bear_grin

Gaby bear_flower

Irene Irenours-bears
France
Posts: 508

PICT0224.JPGPICT0220.JPGBobbie had explain thinks very well. I tried to choose the mohairs that's fit my designs, but of course, i would have choose many more if i had more $$$$$$$ bear_grin Gaby, does she have a website? I already used 2 of my choosen mohairs for 2 biggest Floppy serie. Here are photos. It very nice and fun to read all of your messages. Thank you for your interest. :hug

Eileen Baird'sBears
Toronto
Posts: 3,873

:crackup: I would have needed a drool bib......I'm drooling now just from the pics!! :crackup:

Me too, Tracy--I keep having another look at those pictures, and I think I'm turning into Pavlov's dog!

Irene, you're soooooo lucky (green with envy smiley).

And your bears are wonderful bear_wub

Is there any chance that the tag on Daphne's mohair is readable in your original photo?

Marie_ Kiprie Bears
Yokohama, Japan
Posts: 2,735

You are so lucky & your bears are fantastic !!
I'm so jealous for your 13meters of mohair!!!  bear_wub  he he

thanks for posting !!
hugs
Marie

Jellybelly Bears Jellybelly Bears
Australia
Posts: 4,066

Irene you lucky lucky thing!!  13 meters!!!!  Sheesh, I just got an order with 5 meters and I'm in heaven, I can't imagine what you must be feeling!  Love those bears too  bear_wub
I loved what Marion said about it being our Mecca lol
xx Sarah

Daphne Back Road Bears
Laconia, NH USA
Posts: 6,568

Is there any chance that the tag on Daphne's mohair is readable in your original photo?

Ooo, Eileen, Great idea!!!!!!!!

Stellajella Wien
Posts: 1,399

Irene, your teddies are lovely! bear_wub


Eileen & Daphne, I can see getting FBI and CIA involved with their techniques and possibilities  :crackup: - poor Schultes, this is the moment, when I´m glad that I´m so far away from them  bear_cry

Gaby bear_flower

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