How to sew your own face mask...Your mask is complete. Use fun, colorful materials for your mask....
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Basic sewing supplies thread, needle, pins, scissors, ruler (sewing machine is optional) 1/4” elastic Lightweight fusible interfacing (optional: used to stiffen cotton fabric) Cotton fabric How to sew your own face mask Iron interfacing to material (adhesive side to back of material). Once ironed, fold fabric in half with interfacing on the outside. Cut two pieces of elastic (each 7 inches) Fold 2-inch gap not sewn Pin and sew 1/4 inch from edge leaving a 2-inch gap in the center. What you will need Pattern for adult mask Recommended size for child masks: 8 inches by 5 inches. 1 5 2 3 4 Unable to find masks online or at your local stores? The CDC says that you can make your own masks at home using common household items. These do-it-yourself face coverings are simple to make and can be worn whether or not you are exhibiting symptoms. The CDC recommends wearing a mask in areas where social distancing can be a little more challenging, including supermarkets and pharmacies. Cut cotton fabric and interfacing to 12 inches X 9 inches. JANET LOEHRKE AND VERONICA BRAVO/USA TODAY Full-size adult face mask pattern Place on Fold SOURCE JoAnn Fabric and Craft Stores 9 inches 6 inches Sewing line Fold for pleat Fold for pleat Fold for pleat Tuck Tuck Tuck 9 inches 12 inches 6 Put elastic band on each corner, inside the material and pin to keep in place. Make sure the elastic is not twisted. Pin in center as well. Your mask is complete. Use fun, colorful materials for your mask. Sew along both edges, making sure to sew extra stitches in the elastic. Turn the fabric right side out, by pinching material through the 2-inch gap. Iron mask, so seams lay flat. Gap Elastic 7 Using the pattern, mark locations of pleat lines and add pins on each side. 8 Fold 3 pleats. Sew around the entire perimeter of the mask. This holds the pleats in place and closes the 2-inch gap. Don’t forget to get creative material back
Transcript of How to sew your own face mask...Your mask is complete. Use fun, colorful materials for your mask....
Basic sewing suppliesthread, needle, pins, scissors, ruler
(sewing machine is optional)
1/4” elastic Lightweight fusible interfacing(optional: used to stiffen cotton fabric)
Cotton fabric
How to sew your own face mask
Iron interfacing to material(adhesive side to back of material).
Once ironed, fold fabric in half with interfacing on the outside.
Cut two pieces of elastic(each 7 inches)
Fold
2-inch gapnot sewn
Pin and sew 1/4 inch from edge leaving a 2-inch gap in the center.
What you will need
Pattern for adult maskRecommended size for child masks: 8 inches by 5 inches.
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Unable to find masks online or at your local stores? The CDC says that you can make your own masks at home using common household items. These do-it-yourself face coverings are simple to make and can be worn whether or not you are exhibiting symptoms. The CDC recommends wearing a mask in areas where social
distancing can be a little more challenging, including supermarkets and pharmacies.
Cut cotton fabric and interfacing to 12 inches X 9 inches.
JANET LOEHRKE AND VERONICA BRAVO/USA TODAY
Full-size adult face mask pattern
Place on Fold
SOURCE JoAnn Fabric and Craft Stores
9 inches
6 inches
Sewing line
Fold for pleat
Fold for pleat
Fold for pleat Tuck
Tuck
Tuck
9inches
12inches
6Put elastic band on each corner, inside the material and pin to keep in place. Make sure the elastic is not twisted.Pin in center as well.
Your mask is complete.
Use fun, colorful materials for your mask.
Sew along both edges, making sure to sew extra stitches in the elastic.
Turn the fabric right side out, by pinching material through the 2-inch gap. Iron mask, so seams lay flat.
Gap
Elastic
7Using the pattern, mark locations of pleat lines and add pins on each side.
8Fold 3 pleats. Sew around theentire perimeter of the mask. Thisholds the pleats in place andcloses the 2-inch gap.
Don’t forget to get creative
materialback
