A 12-year-old boy has won hearts with his unusual hobby - sewing.

Campbell Remess from Hobart has made about 800 teddy bears since he took up sewing three years ago.

The young Tasmanian takes his finished works to sick children at Royal Hobart Hospital to bring some much needed cheer.

Profiled on SBS's The Feed, Campbell explained how he learnt to use a sewing machine when he was nine years old.

Campbell Remess (pictured) has sewed 800 teddy bears since he started three years ago

Campbell Remess (pictured) sitting at a sewing machine to stitch teddy bears for sick kids

He had wanted to buy presents for sick children but when his mum Sonia reminded him how he had eight siblings, Campbell decided to make the teddy bears himself.

'Lots of people like skateboarding and socialising with their friends, I just like coming home and sewing,' Campbell said.

Mum Sonia said her son even preferred sewing to playing Xbox.

'If Campbell could be on that sewing machine 24/7, he would,' she said.

'Campbell is just wired differently.'

The self-taught sewer took five hours to make his first bear, but he now assembles a teddy in an hour.

Campbell visits sick kids in hospital every Thursday.

'He looks at sadness and tries to turn it upside down,' Sonia said.

Five years ago, his father Nathan was diagnosed with cancer.

Campbell's mum Sonia (pictured) said her son preferred sewing teddy bears to playing Xbox

A tumour the size of a tennis ball was removed, but there is an 80 per cent recurrence rate.

'When we discovered dad had cancer it was really upsetting,' Campbell said.

'Cancer gets worse with stress, so I made him the bear, so he could get rid of the cancer.'

Nathan said the bear had helped him ward off the cancer.

'There's a little big of magic in them,' he said.

'A lot of magic in Campbell though.'

Macy (pictured) who was diagnosed with brain tumours receives a teddy bear from Campbell

Connor (pictured) receives a teddy bear 'George' from Campbell at Royal Hobart Hospital

Campbell's father Nathan (pictured) said his son's teddy bear helped him beat cancer



