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| Serial origamist Has Achieved Nirvana  |
I want to sew a handful of face masks for the few necessary ventures out of the house. I've been looking online and all of the patterns I have found are for a mask that is made of two pieces of fabric, each sort of half-shield shape with the curved edges sewn together and that seam is in the vertical middle of the mask. Has anyone seen a pattern for a surgical-style mask that is a rectangle with a couple of pleats on each side? I don't have a printer and I'm looking for something I can cut and sew just by measurements, not by tracing a pattern. And, since I don't subscribe to Pinterest, the stuff on there is useless because it gets obscured after a minute. Anyone?
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| Unrepentant Dork Gadfly  |
 share pictureI apologize for the blurriness. A friend posted it as a local organization is looking for this specific design to be made, and that’s how how it appeared in her post.
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Minor Deity |
To make it fit tighter above the nose, I am thinking a twistie sewn in that area which could then be pinched when the mask is on my face. Have you heard about the piece of plastic forva shield? I can't think of what they are called, but the sheets that a piece of printed music would go into. It is actually two pieces. Just imagine now two holes on the top which a long piece of ribbon goes through and ties on the back of your head. The unit would be worn from forehead down.
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| Serial origamist Has Achieved Nirvana |
Thanks, Dol. I'll blow that up so I can see it and take a look. Several of the patterns I found include a pocket for a wire over the nose bridge and suggested using a paperclip.
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Has Achieved Nirvana |
pj - is this what you were thinking of? https://buttoncounter.com/2018...-a-picture-tutorial/
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https://youtu.be/sOJ_sm137fQ Got the video and the previous link from here: https://bathnbody.craftgossip....-viruses/2020/02/27/
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| Serial origamist Has Achieved Nirvana |
That's exactly what I was looking for. Perfect. Thank you. I might not get quite so fancy for the first few. And the only elastic I have on hand is more like springy rope. But I have plenty of ribbon and yarn, so I should be able to make them with ties instead.
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| Has Achieved Nirvana |
We cross-posted. I'm not sure if the video in my most recent post is simpler than the pattern in the other post. I haven't found any with metal to allow it to pinch the nose. I'll post if I do find something.
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Minor Deity |
There are some patterns that incorporate twisties or pipe cleaners over the nose. Just make a casing at the top wide enough to thread such a wire.
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| Has Achieved Nirvana |
I think this is what BL is talking about, using a twistie. https://www.chezvies.com/2020/...n-diy-dust-mask.html
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| Minor Deity |
Yeah but not the great video I would have posted ..however it is now SWAMPED by all the DIY vids now on line... Just put a casing at the top, thread the wire in before you sew up the sides... If you sew, you should be good.
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| Minor Deity |
Thank you BL and WTG... That's about like what I was thinking. And I know what tomorrow's project will be. Getting nervous here.
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| Serial origamist Has Achieved Nirvana |
Someone also suggested floral wire.
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Beatification Candidate |
Maybe add a furnace filter layer? Some of the better ones get close to the virus level of filtering... https://www.instructables.com/...uckbill-With-Filter/
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Has Achieved Nirvana |
I’m way out on the edge of this one but there is a vacuum cleaner bag version that is said to work very well.
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