I have now made 5 fabric face masks.

[conuly]

I task I am already heartily sick of, let me tell you. For reference, I've been making rectangles roughly 4 by 10 inches, with straps of about 10 inches apiece at each corner. That covers my nose through chin nicely, though I've had trouble working out the best thing to do about the straps, fabric-wise.

Also, I am not sure if, when they say "pillow case fabric" they mean "bed linens" or "demolish a pillow".

Also also, definitely you don't want to use PUL or iron-on transfers as an extra layer here, because those are plastic backed and you won't be able to breathe. I'm not sure why we have to spell this out for people, but I've seen enough people asking this question that I feel I ought to.

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[lightbird]

That's great. I am unfortunately not crafty at all and really never learned to sew properly, so even the YouTube videos won't help. I checked Amazon and the earliest the cloth ones would arrive is mid-April.

I'm thinking I can try wrapping a plain old scarf around my nose and mouth for the few times I need to go out (grocery, pharmacy, and limiting those) and hopefully that could work. And maybe look for someone local who can make them - I'm one of the lucky people who can work from home and get full salary during this time, maybe I can help out someone who isn't.

[conuly]

If you send me your addy I can mail you ONE mask.

[lightbird]

Thank you so much for the kind offer! After I left my comment I spoke to a friend who advised that she has some and is making more. She is sending me a couple so I'll be okay. :)

Stay well and safe.

[conuly]

It's a tedious job, but it does give me an excuse to sit on the couch and watch Netflix, so it's not all bad :)

[lightbird]

:D

We all deserve to sit on the couch and watch Netflix.