Lots of time, with limited supplies. Amazing how the human brain adapts and come up with creative solutions to make and repurpose everyday items.
Reverse engineering a disposable face masks for travel and making them with scraps of fabric, elastic from our hostess. Face Masks to buy is a hot commodity and is sold out here.
The one below is the first attempt. The nose bendy part, came from the top of a bag of coffee. It is the piece of plastic coated metal at the top of the bag.
The piece removed from the bag, it will work for what we need it for.
With a borrowed ruler, it turned out the mask template is a square. Using the bag interfacing which was bought with the apron panels, the scraps of poly cotton fabric was reinforced to add a bit more body and to create extra layers of protection. Interfacing for bags has been used for masks, it came in very handy!
Two squares with interfacing is glued together, to create one square for each mask.
At the top and bottom it was edged with blanket stitch.
At the top the edge is just turned over, no bias tape added, so this step was required. Then the pleats was added.
Once they where folded and tacked in place, the bottom bias tape was sewn in place.
The top was folded over, then the side bias tape was added.
The elastic was added and the metal nose piece was stitched in place. A bit crude, but it will be functional and will do the job travel, as required by the airlines. The new normal, to help keep us all protected and safe.
Keep calm and safe.
I find it amazing don't you that we are all told now to wear face masks but have to figure out how to make them or find them Luckily those of us that sew can figure it out but those that don't! I would think they would have some places mass producing these and handing them out for free. Are you heading home soon?
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