Bramble family
FATHER MORTIMER BRAMBLE is a tailor. He makes all the clothes for everyone living in Sylvania and he loves to sew while gently rocking backwords and forwards in his rocking chair. He learnt his trade in Sylvanian Row, working alongside his own father who taught him how to use a tape measure, make up the complicated patterns and then expertly cut the cloth. Mortimer can be quite a prickly person though, especially if any of his customers have a complaint. Luckily this happens very rarely as Mortimer puts his heart and soul into his work – and if someone does tell him that they don't like a suit or a dress, he always agrees to make another one at no extra cost. (9 Sep)
MOTHER ELEANOR BRAMBLE (born PICKLEWEED) designs all the special Sylvanian costumes like the wedding outfits and clothes for Sunday best. She has a good eye for colour and knows immediately who would suit a red waistcoat and who would suit a blue one. She particulary loves dressing the ladies in yellow gingham and never lets anyone buy a 'special occasion' dress without a pretty white petticoat underneath. Now Mortimer has also taught her how to actually make the clothes, so she has become a very important member of his team. But she usually takes her sewing home so she can look after her youngest children there – Mortimer gets even more prickly if they are running around his feet when he is working! (3 Apr)
BROTHER MAXWELL BRAMBLE is learning how to be a tailor like his dad. He is particulary good at measuring up material, but Mortimer won't let him play with needles and scissors yet as these can be dangerous. Maxwell doesn't mind this at all as it means he still has plenty of time to play with his school friends. He enjoys anything from tag to hide-and-seek, and the only game he doesn't really like is kiss chase. Statues is still his number one favourite though as no one can stay as stil, quite like Maxwell, even if someone tries to tickle him! (5 Oct)
SISTER ABIGAIL BRAMBLE likes designing clothes. She is especially good at designing dresses for herself, and Mortimer and Eleanor are quite happy to make them for her – but only if she is good! Luckily Abigail is well-behaved practically all of the time and likes nothing better than to sit quietly at a little table in the corner of her father's shop and design her next collection. Sometimes she gets quite adventurous and creates matching shoes, hats and handbags too – her parents only wish her brother was so industrious! (27 Feb)
BABY BROTHER BILBERRY BRAMBLE loves to gather up all the scraps of material that are left over. He builds a colourful pile, curls up right in the middle of it and goes fast asleep. People are often quite taken aback to hear snoring noises coming from a pile of rags! (14 Aug)
BABY SISTER PEACHES BRAMBLE is a very, very naughty little girl! She is always taking her father's tailor's chalk and drawing patterns on the walls and furniture. Her mother hopes that all this creativity is going to be used for a better purpose when she gets older!
BABY BROTHER HONEY BRAMBLE is very inquisitive and loves to open all kinds of lids. From the jam jar on the kitchen table, to the toothpaste tube in the bathroom, Honey finds taking the lids off very entertaining. He is quite mischievous though, which means is family are always cleaning up after him! (26 May)
BABY SISTER HAZEL BRAMBLE loves to sleep. She falls asleep if the family go out for a walk, or when she's in her car seat, or sometimes even when she's playing with her toys! (26 May)
MOTHER ELEANOR BRAMBLE (born PICKLEWEED) designs all the special Sylvanian costumes like the wedding outfits and clothes for Sunday best. She has a good eye for colour and knows immediately who would suit a red waistcoat and who would suit a blue one. She particulary loves dressing the ladies in yellow gingham and never lets anyone buy a 'special occasion' dress without a pretty white petticoat underneath. Now Mortimer has also taught her how to actually make the clothes, so she has become a very important member of his team. But she usually takes her sewing home so she can look after her youngest children there – Mortimer gets even more prickly if they are running around his feet when he is working! (3 Apr)
BROTHER MAXWELL BRAMBLE is learning how to be a tailor like his dad. He is particulary good at measuring up material, but Mortimer won't let him play with needles and scissors yet as these can be dangerous. Maxwell doesn't mind this at all as it means he still has plenty of time to play with his school friends. He enjoys anything from tag to hide-and-seek, and the only game he doesn't really like is kiss chase. Statues is still his number one favourite though as no one can stay as stil, quite like Maxwell, even if someone tries to tickle him! (5 Oct)
SISTER ABIGAIL BRAMBLE likes designing clothes. She is especially good at designing dresses for herself, and Mortimer and Eleanor are quite happy to make them for her – but only if she is good! Luckily Abigail is well-behaved practically all of the time and likes nothing better than to sit quietly at a little table in the corner of her father's shop and design her next collection. Sometimes she gets quite adventurous and creates matching shoes, hats and handbags too – her parents only wish her brother was so industrious! (27 Feb)
BABY BROTHER BILBERRY BRAMBLE loves to gather up all the scraps of material that are left over. He builds a colourful pile, curls up right in the middle of it and goes fast asleep. People are often quite taken aback to hear snoring noises coming from a pile of rags! (14 Aug)
BABY SISTER PEACHES BRAMBLE is a very, very naughty little girl! She is always taking her father's tailor's chalk and drawing patterns on the walls and furniture. Her mother hopes that all this creativity is going to be used for a better purpose when she gets older!
BABY BROTHER HONEY BRAMBLE is very inquisitive and loves to open all kinds of lids. From the jam jar on the kitchen table, to the toothpaste tube in the bathroom, Honey finds taking the lids off very entertaining. He is quite mischievous though, which means is family are always cleaning up after him! (26 May)
BABY SISTER HAZEL BRAMBLE loves to sleep. She falls asleep if the family go out for a walk, or when she's in her car seat, or sometimes even when she's playing with her toys! (26 May)
UNCLE WILBURT BRAMBLE works alongside his wife in 'The Brick Oven Bakery', except he makes and delivers delicious pizzas. Helen makes all the pizza bases for Wilburt, and he is left to put on the delicious toppings. He also runs a delivery service for his pizzas, and is especially busy during the lunchtime hour in the village, as many business owners call him for their lunch. You can often see Wilburt zooming through the village on his little delivery bike, going from house to house, and shop to shop!
AUNTIE HELEN BRAMBLE (born PRICKLES) is the baker in 'The Brick Oven Bakery' in the Sylvanian village. Every morning at 4.00am she is in the bakery, preparing all the ingredients she needs to use to bake the most exquisite bread. She has a timetable outside her shop, telling her customers when each of her delicious pastries and breads will be ready. One of her best skills in baking, is being able to create faces and even buildings just from bread. A skill she learned from her good friend and fellow baker, Christopher Apple-Blossom, who runs the 'Watermill' bakery.
AUNTIE HELEN BRAMBLE (born PRICKLES) is the baker in 'The Brick Oven Bakery' in the Sylvanian village. Every morning at 4.00am she is in the bakery, preparing all the ingredients she needs to use to bake the most exquisite bread. She has a timetable outside her shop, telling her customers when each of her delicious pastries and breads will be ready. One of her best skills in baking, is being able to create faces and even buildings just from bread. A skill she learned from her good friend and fellow baker, Christopher Apple-Blossom, who runs the 'Watermill' bakery.
Family ties: Mortimer is the brother of Wilbert Bramble. Eleanor is the sister of Harold Pickleweed