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The sloth is the synonym for laziness. They just hang around, lackadaisically, living at a pace so slow that it can make tortoises look speedy. Suspended from branches in the Central American rainforests, they go about their torpid routines. The prehistoric ancestors of sloths, however, were the size of very large bears and had formidable claws. They were probably a terror of the Pleistocene savannahs. But they've slowed down since the last ice age, they've gotten smaller and now they're just arboreal. They can swim, however. They do a backstroke variation.
Of all the animals we make that we don't consider regular "stock", we've sold more sloths than any other. We even sent a sloth to Germany (but it took ages to get there). Sloths come in 24", 18", and 12" sizes, depending on how much room you have to hang them. The large sloth is $120. Also available sized down a bit so the legs are only 18 inches long, for $95. And a 12 inch sloth is $70.
Our first sloth customer, Max, divides people into two groups: sloth-positive or sloth-negative. The soulful gaze is either charming or creepy, with no particular middle ground.
Stuffe & Nonsense stuffed animals are soft sculpture artist original designs, individually hand crafted in California by the Stuffe Staff. While we do have some stuffemals on hand, we usually make them upon order, so delivery time for your handmade stuffed animal will be two to eight weeks. The animals are constructed of mohair, wool, alpaca or high-quality synthetic fur. We have been accused of taxidermy, but be assured that all of our animals are fake! They are stuffed mainly with polyetheylene fiberfill; we may use glass or plastic beads to add weight. Faces are needle-sculpted for detailed shaping.
Stuffe & Nonsense Stuffemals often use glass eyes or include small costume parts and are not generally recommended for young children. If you do want one of our stuffemals for a small child, be sure to state so when ordering. Then we can be sure to use only safety eyes and avoid any problematic parts or materials.
Stuffe & Nonsense is an artisan business and every figure is an individual creation. We do not have a large inventory of materials, the available plush and fabrics vary, and we do adjust patterns to improve shape or details from time to time. We will sometimes have stuffemals on hand but will more likely need to make your figure on order. Completion time for stuffemal orders is usually 2 to 8 weeks, though it can take longer if we're busy and you're not in a hurry. This business is run in our so-called spare time so work hours are subject to extreme variation.
