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Jun. 2nd, 2020 12:46 pmDo you wear a mask when you go out? Or do you just never go out? Or, at the other extreme, do you think the fuss is overblown? I wear a mask when I go out.
An actual mask? Or a bandana? Or scarf or other make-do item? Sometimes a real mask; sometimes a large dinner napkin folded like a bandana.
How many masks do you have? 3 or 4 actual masks, which more or less suck because I'm experimenting with mask-making concepts, so far not very successfully. About 6 dinner napkins, ranging in color from more or less what I'm willing to be seen wearing in public.
Do you buy masks, sew your own, or do you have a friendly person who will sew them for you? I sew. My passion is sewing bags and things out of recycled denim. Making masks, on the other hand, is not my idea of fun. But it's what one does these days if one has a sewing machine. As far a buying masks... there are really pretty designer masks out there, but I'm pinching pennies these days; and I haven't seen the cheap procedure masks in stores in like forever.
Rectangular mask or fitted style? I've been making the rectangular mask style. Now that I have a printer, I should try making something like the Craft Passion fitted style mask; that should fit better. There's a refinement to that, the Jesse mask, which I should try making.
Elastic, paracord, shoelace, t-shirt yarn, or fabric tie? T-shirt yarn for the win!!! Paracord SUCKS. Elastic seems like it would be yucky and irritating. I had a ton of cheap plain new shoelaces from Dharma and before all this happened I was like "what am I going to do with all these shoelaces?" but as soon as the universe presented the answer to that question... I don't know where I stashed the shoelaces. But the t-shirt yarn works great and we have a zillion old t-shirts. The fabric ties have a nice neat tailored look but I can't summon up the shits to bother with all that fussy sewing.
Behind the ears or around the head? Tie around the head.
Nose bridge? Haven't tried making a nose bridge in a mask yet. Surprisingly, I've had minimal problems with my glasses fogging up.
Polypro liner? Haven't tried using polypro liner. How's the breathability?
Filter pocket? No. My curmudgeonly feeling is that if you think you're going to cut down your risk significantly by adding features to your homemade mask you're kidding yourself. Any mask is better than no mask but beyond that... You cannot think that putting a filter in your mask obviates the need for social distancing. So, not bothering to figure out filters. N.B., if I worked in healthcare with patients, I'd be in a different place with all this, and sure as heck into more high-tech masks.
An actual mask? Or a bandana? Or scarf or other make-do item? Sometimes a real mask; sometimes a large dinner napkin folded like a bandana.
How many masks do you have? 3 or 4 actual masks, which more or less suck because I'm experimenting with mask-making concepts, so far not very successfully. About 6 dinner napkins, ranging in color from more or less what I'm willing to be seen wearing in public.
Do you buy masks, sew your own, or do you have a friendly person who will sew them for you? I sew. My passion is sewing bags and things out of recycled denim. Making masks, on the other hand, is not my idea of fun. But it's what one does these days if one has a sewing machine. As far a buying masks... there are really pretty designer masks out there, but I'm pinching pennies these days; and I haven't seen the cheap procedure masks in stores in like forever.
Rectangular mask or fitted style? I've been making the rectangular mask style. Now that I have a printer, I should try making something like the Craft Passion fitted style mask; that should fit better. There's a refinement to that, the Jesse mask, which I should try making.
Elastic, paracord, shoelace, t-shirt yarn, or fabric tie? T-shirt yarn for the win!!! Paracord SUCKS. Elastic seems like it would be yucky and irritating. I had a ton of cheap plain new shoelaces from Dharma and before all this happened I was like "what am I going to do with all these shoelaces?" but as soon as the universe presented the answer to that question... I don't know where I stashed the shoelaces. But the t-shirt yarn works great and we have a zillion old t-shirts. The fabric ties have a nice neat tailored look but I can't summon up the shits to bother with all that fussy sewing.
Behind the ears or around the head? Tie around the head.
Nose bridge? Haven't tried making a nose bridge in a mask yet. Surprisingly, I've had minimal problems with my glasses fogging up.
Polypro liner? Haven't tried using polypro liner. How's the breathability?
Filter pocket? No. My curmudgeonly feeling is that if you think you're going to cut down your risk significantly by adding features to your homemade mask you're kidding yourself. Any mask is better than no mask but beyond that... You cannot think that putting a filter in your mask obviates the need for social distancing. So, not bothering to figure out filters. N.B., if I worked in healthcare with patients, I'd be in a different place with all this, and sure as heck into more high-tech masks.
