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A Very Good Day To Shop Our Website
There is not really more money you can spend on designing, setting up and weaving silk than we spend on it. Aside from going down the path of weaving real gold thread. This is perhaps the last aspect of silk weaving we haven't considered. Our new Boticelli fabrics are sublime. Unique fabrics that will stand the test of time as some of the most heavily invested in fabrics we've done to date. We've made silks that are the highest possible level of production in satins for example, where warp and weft are made of the same yarn and densely woven at 170 pic. It was unheard of when I first put my hand across it and so rich and lustrous. But then, that's plain fabrics and most regular bow tie wearers don't crave satin silks for their every day attire. Anyway, it's the middle of the pandemic, so today I suspect these bow ties will not be sold until the last sale codes are delivered. Which means it's a very good day to shop our website.
Liebre Style - A Brand With Truly A Point Of Difference That I Hope Will Survive The Pandemic
Right now it's survival mode for most small businesses. Strapped for cash, unable to go about their business as usual, pushing to drive to online models, relying on slowed down logistics, it is not an easy fight. I like to call in-store sales "hand-to-hand combat" , you get right up and close with your customer, you can truly show them what it is you do, the quality of what you make, why you do it, and the reason you might charge more than your competition, or less as it happens some time.
DIY PLEATED FACE MASK AT HOME
Probably our most loved shape and pattern, we offer our three pleated mask out as a tutorial to anyone who wants to make them at home. It is by far the most practical for every day use.
You will need scissors, a piece of cardboard cut into a 23cm square, some pins, thread, a sewing machine and a capable pair of hands.
Once the two pieces of fabric are cut, simply follow the tutorial below.
It is not difficult to alter the pattern (as it is square) in order to allow for smaller faces for children. You will also need to adjust the elastic depending on the thickness of the elastic.
Our recommendation is 1.5mm elastic which is more comfortable for the ears - but this also means that over time the elastic will lose some tension that wider elastics offer.
We cut our elastic at roughly 8 inches on either side but this can change depending on elastics and the fabrics selected for a face mask.
Good luck and if you want my personal attention you can Whatsapp me on +61413140994 .
They Stay Loyal And They Reward Us - Our Customers That Is
Our customers tend to stay loyal to us because they know we look after them and quite often they get extremely good offers so they keep coming back. This is Michael, as much a friend as a customer. We must exchange a Whatsapp or two every other week. He is currently in Palm Springs, California.
Brand New Designs Will Flow From Confine
My hope is that you end up appreciating the time and enormous money we throw at fabrics along with the cost of making out products in Australia. Lately it has been rather depressing to see how much we have had to discount stock to get it out there into the public - especially the face masks - but whatever - we are happy you are wearing them and the other day it was especially satisfying to see the smile on my seamstresses faces.
We Can Make Hand-Made Cushions From Any Of Our Superlative Fabrics
On this cushion, which I kept for myself, we took a 90x90 piece of printed silk, our very own Brazilian Carnival Dancer, then we took an orange organzina satin silk to form the piping and on the reverse is an Italian Raedelli velvet in a rich midnight blue. The finished size is 60x60 and it makes for a wonderful ornamental pillow/cushion for a bed which otherwise is finished very simply.
Alessandra Porenta - Austrian Show Jumper And Now Face Mask Wearer
One person at a time. Alessandra was living in Sydney, Australia but returned home just prior to the Sydney lockdown and thanksfully she is safe and well but finding confinement difficult and taxing emotionally. They have a strict lockdown policy over there which means she can go to the pharmacy for medication, to the supermarket for essentials, but that's it. Save one other thing - she can go and take her horse for a walk - which she does gleefully. Thanks Alessandra, we stay in contact via Whatsapp and I like to hear everyone's story during this extremely unusual time.
The Snob Report Wearing Our Silk Face Mask
This is one of the chicest images of our silk face masks being worn by none other than The Snob Report's Steve Knorsch. I encourage you all to make the most of our silk face masks. They are comfortable, functional and chic.
A New Design Based On Sandro Boticelli's La Primavera
There are those images in life that strike you and you never forget them. Sometimes it's a poster, sometimes graffiti, sometimes a canvas. And of course, anyone that used Adobe will know that Boticelli is the logo you have known for 30 years as you loaded up your software.
HOW PEOPLE WEAR OUR FACE MASKS - MADE IN AUSTRALIA - PROTECTION WITH STYLE
To be fair, it will be a long time before we get a definitive study and assessment of how effective cloth masks were in the fight against Covid. I have read in some articles that it decreases the chance of contracting disease - bacterial or viral - by a factor of five. What a subjective thing that is though. I would not rely on anything to be honest. Nothing except your own common sense. Wash your hands, stay inside, if you go out, cover your face. In an instance the other week I will tell you three things I observed. 1. I watched my breath whilst I was vaping on the couch. I breathed out. I was surprised, it travelled half the room. Covid stays in the air for up to 12 hours. What do you think about that? I deduced that when I pass a runner on the promenade, he's still breathing on me even after he passed. 2. I went to grocery store. I went to lick my fingers so I could open a plastic bag to put fresh tomatoes in. I couldn't lick my finger because my finger was blocked by my mask. Then I looked at the tomatoes. Who else had touched them? I bought them still. But I washed them and my hands when I got home. 3. I am conscious of Covid every time I am wearing a mask - it's on my face, the elastic is pressing on my ears, though it doesnt irritate my face, my ears feel it, so I don't want it all day. To be honest, it makes me limit my movements. I become, not paranoid, but aware. This is not business as usual. It's a pandemic. Don't forget it. Drop your guard, it could be you. Don't touch that pole if you can avoid it. Don't grab onto that railing if you can avoid it. And finally, when you get home, take it off. Breathe. Wash it. Another day done.
How To Make A Face Mask Using A Piece Of Cloth And Two Rubber Bands A La Dr. Jerome Adams
I successfully did exactly that which is instructed by Dr. Jerome Adams in his tutorial on how to make a face mask using two rubber bands and a folded square of cloth which means every silk pocket square you own is not a potential face mask. Admittedly, it's a little impractical, but how easy is it to keep a few rubber bands in your pocket and a pochette. Outstanding. So simple. Try it for yourself. And consider our 42 cm squared pochettes on our online store. www.lenoeudpapillon.com
Why I Believe You Should Still Wear A Mask
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However, the N95's are in short supply and most governments around the world seem to be advocating for the general public to find any face mask whilst our own government in Australia, shamefully, is telling the general public the exact opposite.