Locally Made Face Masks
With the demand for quality, re-usable face masks, there's been a few locals asking if anyone in the Telegraph Point area is making and selling masks.
We reached out to local Kristina Hambly-Bennett from Harley B Handmade to see what she had available.
When did you start sewing?
I have been sewing for as long as I can remember. When I was a child I used to go along with my mum to her sewing group, the only kid surrounded by all the ladies, and I held my own. What ever I could make I did. I made my first quilt when I was 11, and I still have it now, some 30 years later. I also made clothes, for myself and others and even made my own formal dress.
How did your sewing and haberdashery business start?
After having my first son and finding myself unable to find suitable employment I started sewing, firstly making hobby horses and baby items. I named my business Harley Barley Designs after my horse Harley. After some time and 250 hobby horses, I got a bit into bag making and I found my calling, I also found a new more grown up business name Harley B Handmade.
What do you enjoy most about sewing?
I love making bags, and I also love designing bags. Over the last few years I have had more and more desire to design, rather than to just sew all day every day.
I love to design, I love looking at something and mentally deconstructing and reconstructing it in my mind, I do it without even realising. So I started just making patterns for myself, and then eventually created a few patterns for others.
What are you currently making?
With the demand for COVID-19 masks, I started making reusable cotton fabric masks. The non-medical cotton face masks are made with 3 layers of close weave cotton fabric with soft stretch ear bands. The masks feature coated wire across the whole top of the mask so they can be contoured to your face. I make a range of 5 sizes from children to extra large.
On my website I offer a range of other products to sell including some excellent tried and tested products and of course PATTERNS.
You can contact me direct to place an order and see the range of fabrics available. The masks are $10 each with local pickup and delivery available. If you’re in a rush, I’ll try to keep a stock of masks for sale at the Tele Point servo for $12.
