MASK MAKERS BRIGADE

This mask is super easy to make. Great for beginners. I found another great video today. This one is super easy to make. It would make a great mask to use as a cover over an N95 mask to help extend its life. Here is a link to the pattern and instructions. We recommend you wash your fabric in warm/hot water before making the mask to shrink the fabric. If you don't do this before making the mask, the mask will shrink after its made and may be too small to use. Happy sewing ever

This great video is to make a mask that doesn't use elastic straps, but rather ties, like a traditional surgical mask. It also has a pocket for a filter and metal on the nose for a close fit. After watching the video the skill level is estimated at easy to intermediate. There a few more steps than some other videos out there, but this video is nice in that the mask has a pocket for a filter as well as a piece of metal for the bridge of the nose to help get a nice fit. Before

Check out the video below for a great, easy to sew mask. This mask is really easy and quick to sew. It does require elastic, which I've heard is hard to come by, so I will try to find some videos of masks that are elastic free. Also if you don't have flannel, you can replace it with interfacing or just leave it out and use the two layers of cotton. Here is the PDF of the instructions. Thanks Erica Arndt for making this great video and sharing it with the community. Just a qui

You can! Help us sew masks to give to healthcare providers. Well, here we are. In the beginning of what looks to be a long battle in decreasing the effects of the coronavirus worldwide. As a physician, I get to work on the front lines, like so many in healthcare, but I know there are a lot of people out there who are looking to help out but are stuck at home. I've had family members reach out and ask how they can help after hearing of shortages of masks. “Looking for a way to

Check the post below for details on how to make this mask. After spending way too many hours online looking at mask making videos, I found this great video on how to make a mask where you can use a removable filter, such a coffee filter. Thanks to UnityPoint Health for putting this out there for people to use. I would say this mask requires a beginning to intermediate skill level of sewing. The video details the steps and they have instructions to follow as well, which will b

Who are we and what our goal is As a physician in a busy hospital here on Oahu, I have been faced with the reality that we as providers, may run out of critical supplies needed to help those who are ill with COVID-19 the illness caused by the novel coronavirus causing the pandemic. Why masks? As a seamstress, I started to make homemade medical masks for myself and my family as the global supply of masks has all but dried up. I wanted to ensure we were protected from the pande