On Friday, President Trump announced that the CDC now recommends people in the United States wear face coverings in public to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. Here is how to sew your own fabric mask.
Two pieces of 12-inch-long and 7.25-inch-wide 100 percent cotton fabric . If possible, use two different colors to indicate the mask’s inside and outside.Fourteen inches of 1/8-inch flat elastic, stretch yarn or additional fabric for ties.Cut three fabric rectangles 12 inches long and 7.5 inches wide:Stack the fabric: The top layer should be a thicker/quilted cotton , the middle layer should be the interface piece, and the last layer underneath should be a softer cotton .
Jun has also designed a companion mask made of vinyl, which would make it easy to wipe down and disinfect. The see-through vinyl would also leave one’s mouth visible when communicating with someone who’s hearing impaired.In New York City a couple weeks ago, at the epicenter of this country’s coronavirus crisis, Grace Jun received an urgent phone call from a friend who needed a face mask. The conversation was not just a case of one friend venting to another.
There are countless iterations of face coverings to be had online: plain cotton, floral prints, even sequined ones — which may be a bigger dose of fashion than one really wants from something that is hopefully very, very temporary. There are myriad YouTube tutorials on how to make them.
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