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Mask Making

There is a lot of buzz going around about making masks to help during the pandemic, especially from the fashion industry, which I think is amazing, frankly. This is a way those of us who sew can really help. I just have to see if I have interfacing and elastic (cotton fabric isn't a problem), and then I'll start making them.

Important note: cloth face masks are not protective enough for medical staff to use alone against the virus, but they can be used with face shields to help get them by during critical shortages. They can also be used by support staff that don't have close contact with patients to free up the more protective masks for medical staff.

If you are in a position to make cloth face masks, have the materials and a sewing machine, check in your community to see if you have a mask-making effort going on. I know JoAnn stores are accepting donations of finished masks; here's the page with all the details.

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nightsmusic said…
Unfortunately, my machine is still at the repair shop which closed down before I could pick it up. Thing 1 sent me a picture of how she spends her days now. She wears ONE N95 for the day, with a disposable mask over it that she can change from room to room and procedure to procedure, then a face shield over both. *sigh* for now, the new norm...
March 21, 2020 at 2:11 PM
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