Minerva - Interesting reading your initial thoughts about the Sleepweaver. At first I also experienced some of the same problems you describe: the leakage, and the scratchy seam. My problem was not having leakage after I fell asleep, it was getting the seal to begin with. I fiddled with it some and ...

I first tried the Sleepweaver mask on the recommendation of a relative and I love it. The cloth is flexible and more accomodating to my turning and moving in my sleep. And, my wife says the noise level is way less than the mask I was using. A real bonus for her...