Comments on: Make a Fabric face mask

By: Alan Lee

Alan Lee — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 08:22:48 +0000

Good post guys!

By: Beth Thomas

Beth Thomas — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 12:33:30 +0000

Thank you for posting this! Super easy to follow. I found some ironable elastic on Etsy that worked really well and now we can put our masks in the dryer. https://www.etsy.com/listing/833792705/

By: Bobee

Bobee — Thu, 30 Apr 2020 09:32:38 +0000

This has been really helpful. Thanks for sharing.

By: Rowan

Rowan — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 09:03:21 +0000

In reply to Sarina.

Fusible is totally brathable, and you actually want nonwoven – smaller gaps for things to slip through – effectiveness tests back this ( also hand towel type fabric is one of if not the best fabrics to use.)

By: Sarina

Sarina — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 05:51:15 +0000

In reply to Lynn. Hi Lynn The fusible has a gum on it , right? You also need to breathe and be comfortable.

By: Lynn

Lynn — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 17:27:40 +0000

In reply to Catherine Barron. why not fusible interfacing for dust masks?

By: Sarina

Sarina — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 05:41:17 +0000

In reply to Kim. Hi Kim What you said makes so much sense. Touching the masks with hands which have touched contaminated surfaces is a risk that many may unknowingly be taking. At this trying times, you cannot be too careful. Stay safe.

By: Sarina

Sarina — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 02:29:01 +0000

In reply to Carol Mullen. Hi Carol Most of the things that you sew with a sewing machine can be sewn with a hand sewing needle and thread with simple hand sewing stitches - you can sew back stitches which makes the neatest straight stitch. Check out these posts on hand sewing stitches

By: Carol Mullen

Carol Mullen — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 20:53:30 +0000

I. O longer have my sewing machine so could you show us a pattern where we could hand sew the mask. Thank you.

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 14:42:33 +0000

Surgical style masks such as these can be effective for reducing the spray of a cough, sneeze or just normal speech from an infected person. They will not protect from vies entering the airways though as those are adhering themselves to water vapor as small as 5μm (microns).

If you feel safer wearing one, I say do it, but there is also an increased risk of touching your face to adjust the mask and bringing viral particles to your mouth, nose or eyes. These are the reasons WHO is telling healthy people not to wear them.

Be careful. Wash wash wash.

By: Sarina

Sarina — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 18:07:17 +0000

In reply to Amina. Thanks for leaving the comment. Are you working from home? Stay safe.

By: Amina

Amina — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 17:58:06 +0000

Hi Sarina, this is such a helpful article at this time .. Will surely try to make one. Thankyou

By: Sarina

Sarina — Sun, 15 Mar 2020 02:35:59 +0000

In reply to Catherine Barron.

Hi Catherine,
You can add more layers – Definitely woven sew-in interfacing, not nonwoven fusible one. Why don’t you use another fabric layer?. Thanks for writing the comment. Take care.

By: Sarina

Sarina — Sun, 15 Mar 2020 02:22:00 +0000

In reply to Eilea Princeton.

Hi Eilea
It is nice of you to write this – I am sure a person reading your comment would want to check out these sites and the tutorials on their own on ageberry.com and urbansurvival.com. Take care.

By: Catherine Barron

Catherine Barron — Sat, 14 Mar 2020 19:53:57 +0000

Hello,
Thank you for posting information, as well as the tutorial for making a reusable dust mask. I was thinking about possibly adding an additional layer in the middle:

What are your thoughts on using interfacing (the thin, fibrous, sew in (NOT GLUE backed) types? It may stop some dust particles that made it through the outer layer. I would really like to hear your thoughts on this idea, to see if I was on the right track.

Thank you again, and stay well

Catherine Barron

By: Eilea Princeton

Eilea Princeton — Sat, 14 Mar 2020 17:52:03 +0000

Thanks so much Sarina for taking the time to provide this to the world. I’m sending you 2 files as attchments to a reply to this email as I’ve not figured out how to attach to a comment. One file is for a cloth mask c/w pattern from Ageberry.com that uses 2 fabric layers and elastic for the ears . People may find it easier than using bias binding. The other one from Urban Survival.com is for making hand sanitizer from ordinary ingredients. Feel free to share them around. Just give credit where it’s due to satisfy the intellectual property rights. Stay well.

By: Sarina

Sarina — Sat, 14 Mar 2020 04:44:29 +0000

In reply to Tammy Ariola. It is my pleasure. Thanks for the comment. Stay safe.

By: Sarina

Sarina — Sat, 14 Mar 2020 04:43:43 +0000

In reply to Almaz. Thanks for the comment

By: Sarina

Sarina — Sat, 14 Mar 2020 04:43:28 +0000

In reply to Linda Craig. Linda, That is so nice of you to say. Thanks for the comment

By: Linda Craig

Linda Craig — Fri, 13 Mar 2020 20:57:27 +0000

Thank you for your helpfulness and concern. You are an inspiration!