Have you considered making cloth face masks?
You may have read the story which came out lately about the guys who went around buying all the hand saniiizer and face masks in the whole region of TN and cleaned them out!
Some areas of the USA are out of face masks and as the coronavirus is taking the USA by storm quickly - just like a good bit of Europe. (It seems like we are a week or two ahead of you all in the states with regards to getting sick and all the reactions.).
We wanted to let you know that you all can MAKE face masks should you want to.
Yes, you have options.
Here are a few of them.
Hey…if you feel like you need a face mask, you might as well make it a nice one, right? Let it reflect who you are!
We love “free patterns” - and it’s a bonus if it is quick and easy - especially for something with such a specific and hopefully limited, usage and purpose.
Here is a quick and easy pictorial tutorial by Monica Nauert. Excellent!
Here’s a You Tube video of a simple one -
Here’s a website with a variety of styles and patterns shown -
If you are interested in another You Tube video of how to make a little bit more complicated style - here is one.
This last You tube tutorial shows one that takes about 5 minutes to make - super simple.
Here’s some more information about materials from which to make face masks. It will help you make up your mind about what to use for materials! But it appears by this last link that pillowcase materials work great. And we know about pillowcases, don’t we? They don’t work as well as surgical masks, but are still in the about 60% effective rate (as opposed to 87% for surgical masks). Read that article I linked to!
You might enjoy this article about Hong Kongers who made their own masks! You can see some pictures of their colorful masks.
I know that the use of surgical masks is up for debate as to whether or not they are actually useful in stopping the spread of this virus. But you know what…it never hurts to be careful, right?
You can make your own in probably less than an hour!
Here in Poland the hospitals were out of masks for regular people at the hospitals, so area seamstresses were helping out. They were saying in this video that they could get one made in 1 or 2 minutes and that they weren’t waiting on Chinese factories to get them masks - they were making them themselves.
If you are up to watching a video not in English, here’s one with good instructions on making a mask with space for a filter - such as interfacing.
Rachael’s Note: It’s now Tuesday night, and though everything in Florida is relatively calm tonight, things are quite ramped up from last Tuesday night. Store shelves are empty of supplies, several sit-down restaurants are now only offering carry out and we went past several of our favorites that have shuttered their doors. I sure hope it’s only temporary. It reminds us of just before hurricanes here in Florida. Schools are off now until April 15.
We do want you to know that we realize that face masks will NOT stop you from getting the virus, since viruses are very small particles that can get in and around the masks. Only surgical ones that are available (probably very expensive ones) found in hospitals for surgeons are the ones that can do this. However, this can keep you from touching your face and possibly spreading bacteria and other germs. It can also protect you from some of other people’s “fluids.” It can also help to keep some of your own coughs and sneezes to yourself.
IN NO WAY do we want to add to the Corona scare that’s going on. We just wanted to show you how to make your own mask with a FREE pattern. Use up your scraps. Make them pretty.
We sure do appreciate your support and we wouldn’t be where we are today without YOU! —Rachael
Thumbnail Photo by Pavel Anoshin. Thanks for the use of the free image.
Be sure to check out what my sis has for you in the store!
You might enjoy this article about Hong Kongers who made their own masks! You can see some pictures of their colorful masks.
I know that the use of surgical masks is up for debate as to whether or not they are actually useful in stopping the spread of this virus. But you know what…it never hurts to be careful, right?
You can make your own in probably less than an hour!
Here in Poland the hospitals were out of masks for regular people at the hospitals, so area seamstresses were helping out. They were saying in this video that they could get one made in 1 or 2 minutes and that they weren’t waiting on Chinese factories to get them masks - they were making them themselves.
Rachael’s Note: It’s now Tuesday night, and though everything in Florida is relatively calm tonight, things are quite ramped up from last Tuesday night. Store shelves are empty of supplies, several sit-down restaurants are now only offering carry out and we went past several of our favorites that have shuttered their doors. I sure hope it’s only temporary. It reminds us of just before hurricanes here in Florida. Schools are off now until April 15.
We do want you to know that we realize that face masks will NOT stop you from getting the virus, since viruses are very small particles that can get in and around the masks. Only surgical ones that are available (probably very expensive ones) found in hospitals for surgeons are the ones that can do this. However, this can keep you from touching your face and possibly spreading bacteria and other germs. It can also protect you from some of other people’s “fluids.” It can also help to keep some of your own coughs and sneezes to yourself.
IN NO WAY do we want to add to the Corona scare that’s going on. We just wanted to show you how to make your own mask with a FREE pattern. Use up your scraps. Make them pretty.
We sure do appreciate your support and we wouldn’t be where we are today without YOU! —Rachael
Be sure to check out what my sis has for you in the store!
Price is by the Yard.