THANK YOU for posting that video link! I knew there had to be a way to make the pleats quicker and I even looked online today but couldn’t find anything,
I’ve been hired to help a small business make masks for sale and I’m already tired of measuring and folding and I’ve only done 29. Tomorrow I’ll get my hubby to help me create one for my two pleats.
@Abbeeroad - I’m not trying to be silly or anything, and I don’t know how to machine sew but I have an idea…how is the wire in underwire bras put in so it doesn’t poke thru? Maybe that would help?
I’ve been using garbage twist ties, they work great, even better if you tear off two at once and fold them over together.
Look at the top wire in this photo, I would do that for pipe cleaner as well, even twist the fold over up a bit to more securely fasten it.
I saw a tutorial using a strip of aluminum from one of those disposable baking trays. That stuff is super easy to cut and fold the edges over and it makes a nice flat piece for shaping round the nose. It would work best for a mask with a flatter top edge like the HK pattern.
Title: 4 More masks for healthcare workers Masks for: We’ll be mailing these and the three we made before to a local hospital tomorrow. Pattern Link to Share:
As a super beginner, I found this pattern really challenging, and unfortunately don’t think I have the energy to keep making more of these. But I’m going to keep making lots of the fitted ones for friends and family!
I love this pattern. My mother and I have been working on these assembly-line style, and have quite a few more started (there will be at least four whale ones in total ;P). Even as total beginners, we are definitely getting the hang of it and it’s getting easier and quicker!
Great work! Tell me, do you find it comfortable to wear? I am tweaking this pattern so I falls lower beneath the eyes. I had a complaint from some children - SIGH.
Title: three masks for a friend. Blue to match her uniform Masks for: a police officer Pattern Link to Share:@magpies awesome improvement on the HK pattern
I just gotta say, it’s kind of overwhelmingly awesome how many masks this community is cranking out. Is anyone keeping a total tally? I’m sure it’s HUGE!!
Title: Stash fabric (bottom of the barrel
Made for local health care workers.
Oh so many pretty/wild/fun masks. I’m in the “I’m never going to use that fabric for anything” part of my stash. But I do thank my mother and all the others who have donated their unwanted fabric to me and I was crazy enough to keep it. The health care workers are just grateful. So grateful to all of you who are making them for workers. And yes, I make special ones for family and friends from my “love that fabric” part of my stash.
I’m current have several dozen blanks cut out and 14 in progress to add to the 10 finished for this week’s batch, hope to get more done by Sunday. But I am in “not another video conference” mode right now. How the heck can anyone work when they are in meetings all day long? And we are all at home working. I miss the first week or so of stay at home when so many had not figured out Skype, Teams, Zoom, Hangouts, GoToMeeting, Faceboot live streaming, etc. etc.