I began to look at how our early lives and identify how childhood experiences reflect and influence a persons identity. Teddy bears and stuffed toys seem to be an important and reoccurring element when discussing or thinking about childhood for myself and also for others. Teddy bears and dolls are associated with feelings of comfort and security in most childhood memories and we retain this mental association throughout our adult lives. I began a sketchbook to convey this concept where I drew line drawings of children holding teddy’s, stuffed animals and blankets which were embroidered onto the page. On the back of the pages my terrible sewing skills added to the concept as over time these objects and also the memories of these objects become frayed and tattered.