Julie Tatchell is a UK-based soft toy and textile restoration expert, though her exact date of birth and details about her parents are not widely publicly available. She developed practical sewing skills early in life, which later shaped her professional career.

She co-founded the specialist restoration company Bear It In Mind in 2006 with Amanda Middleditch, focusing on repairing and conserving teddy bears and soft toys.

Her career gained wider recognition when she joined The Repair Shop. On the show, she restores cherished toys brought in by members of the public, often in emotionally significant circumstances.

Tatchell works closely with Middleditch, and the pair are widely known as the “Teddy Bear Ladies” due to their expertise.

She continues to run her restoration business alongside television work, keeping her personal and family life largely private.