How to Make a Facemask with Fabric Ties and Filter Pocket
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- Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
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Please remember that use of this face mask is not intended
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as social distancing, washing your hands and refraining
from touching your face. The decision to use this mask is solely your own.
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I have made over 250 masks for the workers that need them. I have donated every one of them. Most of them have gone to the nursing home where my husband is at. Now I'm going to give them to anyone and everyone that wants or needs them. I'm so glad you are showing me how to do them with the ties. Thanks so much
I am also donating mine. I cant make them fast enough tho. Lol. 2 hospitals, 2 nurses. Neighbors. My hubbys dialysis center staff. I didnt realize i knew so many people!!!
Many thanks to you ladies I am starting to make them now and donating. But God bless you both. AMEN.
Wow...that is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!! Honestly, Everyone should wear a mask in public. Even a bandana or towel mask. These will stop and curb the release of particles from an infected person into the air when someone sneezes and coughs...even talks. This is mandatory in China when you go into grocery stores. I recently saw people coughing without covering their mouths while in the produce section.
can you please say what you are using on the inside for the filter?
What fabric did you use? I think I'm going to have to cut up a dress shirt to get cotton :(. I can only see a little bit.
Speaking for those who are considered essential workers, but not in the medical field, we also thank you for making these templates and tutorials available to all of us.
Hello 👋 how are you doing today? I hope 🤞 this year brings happiness, peace and love all over the world 🌎 I’m originally from Canada 🇨🇦 grow up in Fort Worth Texas, currently living in Key West Florida. Where are you from if i may ask?
This is the best and fastest mask to sew hands down... Not to mention everyone goes crazy over these!!!! Can't thank you enough... Be safe
Thank you so much for this video! I made 5 today! Love it!
The Sprout Shack all you need is a printer and a pair of scissors a needle and thread
Your guidance and commentary are excellent. This comes from a retired vocational education teacher/high school principal. Outstanding.
Thank you Lorrie. Looks like you are overwhelmed with request for the acrylic templates. For anyone reading this comment, I just took the back off of a steno pad (or any writing tablet) the cardboard is thick and durable, taped my pdf print out to the cardboard and cut out the templates.
I created a cricut cutting file if anyone would like it. Both for the cutting of the fabric or to create a cutting template.
lovemytft ....I could not find the pdf to print...where did you get it?
@@barbarahaynes6001 I think this is the right link lorrienunemaker.com/2020/03/20/how-to-make-a-face-mask/
This links to a different mask.
@@RhondaAlterson sorry, I've researched so many. If I find, will post
Hands down THE SMARTEST tip in your tutorial is sewing from one piece to the next in one long line. Not only does it save thread, but without question saves an enormous amount of time. Cannot tell you how much easier that single tip made the whole process.
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Lori, thanks so much for the detailed tutorial. I have been making them non stop for my coworkers. I am an x-ray technologist and we are now being told our N95's are to be used indefinitely. As we are the ones who x-ray every COVID patient, we need to wear the N95's multiple times a day. So, I am doing the fabric masks to wear over them and then using a new fabric mask each time I x-ray a patient. Your template would help me make this process go so much faster. Thanks once again for helping us healthcare workers and for all you do for us , this little sewing community.
Does this fit over the 95 masks??
@@dianasiebel7145 I haven't made this yet, but plan to. When I searched for N95 masks covers I was able to find a couple patterbs that fit the n95 masks my husband is wearing. Genesis Health System and Emory Health Care have patterns for N95 mask covers if this one doesn't work. I'll be giving this one a go for personal use.
That's so sad! Hope you can stay well! Prayers!
Thanks,,I also was making for the N95 for my daughter in law who works for Genesis in Iowa,,, Guess we will give it a try...
Hello 👋 how are you doing today? I hope 🤞 this year brings happiness, peace and love all over the world 🌎 I’m originally from Canada 🇨🇦 grow up in Fort Worth Texas, currently living in Key West Florida. Where are you from if i may ask?😊😊
This was the best pattern of all face masks, I made over 200 for friends and neighbors. Thanks for sharing for pattern. It is easy to sew quickly. I also added a lightweight layer.
I cut my squares 1/2" larger than the pattern so around 7 1/2" by width of fabric. I used 1/2 yard for all 3 pieces and was able to make 3 masks in nothing flat. I did backstitch my ties as I wasn't quite as accurate in getting thing in the corners so they could be stitched along the side. This is by far the easiest and quickest way to make this mask! (I am terrible at the pleats as one side is always wider than the other!) Thank you Lorrie for this pattern and tutorial!
Char Jorgensen are you saying your fabric measurements were 7.5 x ?
@@ShesComplicatedDesig Since I was using 1/2 yard, I cut a strip 7.5" wide and as long as the fabric was. Then I folded the long strips into 3rds and was able to cut 6 pieces at a time to give me 3 linings or pockets or fronts at a time. I am not too good at cutting more than 6 layers at a time!
This is the best pattern out there. She shows you how to get organized so you can make these very quickly. She did a great job!! Mask fit is perfect!
Hello 👋 how are you doing today? I hope 🤞 this year brings happiness, peace and love all over the world 🌎 I’m originally from Canada 🇨🇦 grow up in Fort Worth Texas, currently living in Key West Florida. Where are you from if i may ask?😊😊
Thank you for using clips and no pins!! Pin holes leave openings for virus to enter more easily. Great work, thanks for all your efforts!
As you know there are 25 million mask patterns to be had. I have tried several styles. The people I've made them for using your pattern rave about the style, fit, and comfort. Thank you so much for you video and pattern. Excellent.
Thank you!!! Thank you!!! The best yet!!! I added floral wire along the top edge in the top stitching for a tighter fit across little noses. So easy to put together and your instructions are so clear!!
Hello 👋 how are you doing today? I hope 🤞 this year brings happiness, peace and love all over the world 🌎 I’m originally from Canada 🇨🇦 grow up in Fort Worth Texas, currently living in Key West Florida. Where are you from if i may ask?
Hi, thanks for providing the video and pattern. I work for a large hospital system and I am making masks using your pattern and giving them away to co-workers. I include washing instructions and credit you for the pattern with each mask I give away. Your pattern was the third one I tried and I loved making the masks with it. I can’t thank you enough for providing this pattern for free!
Hello 👋 how are you doing today? I hope 🤞 this year brings happiness, peace and love all over the world 🌎 I’m originally from Canada 🇨🇦 grow up in Fort Worth Texas, currently living in Key West Florida. Where are you from if i may ask?😊😊
This is, by far, the easiest pattern I have seen so far. Thank you!
As you can imagine, I have watched numerous videos on how to make these masks. I take the best tips and tricks from each one. I have to tell you, I have written more notes from this video than from any other one. I love that you batch your projects (I do the same). Thank you for sharing your method of making masks with us.
Hello 👋 how are you doing today? I hope 🤞 this year brings happiness, peace and love all over the world 🌎 I’m originally from Canada 🇨🇦 grow up in Fort Worth Texas, currently living in Key West Florida. Where are you from if i may ask?
For those of us who can’t get the acrylic template... I’m making a simple pattern by using the cheap kitchen flexible cutting mats. Easy to cut with scissors to make template but sturdy enough to use as an outline with the rotary cutter.
Micki thank you!! ;) great idea! † ♥
Micki Elmer great idea,I’ll try that
@@Ree11Ree awesome idea...thanks for the share!
I really want to make these, after watching so many how-to videos. Are there dimensions so that I can make a pattern? The acrylic template sounds great but doesn’t sound like they are that easy to get. Thx!
@@annefisher3097 If you "click" on the link above it takes you to the pattern PDF
Thank you Lorrie. I am an ER Nurse. Making masks for my co-workers and family. This is the easiest pattern. Especially for the ties!!!!!
Thanks, Lorrie. Great job. I've made a boat load of masks using different patterns. This one looks good. I use a pipe cleaner.. I'm a retired OR nurse and have plenty of experience with masks. These should fit tight against your face. Use once then place the contaminated mask in a closed laundry container until you are ready to launder.. Don't touch the mask while wearing or removing. Remove only by touching the strings. Wash hands after handling. Don't touch the used masks, instead, dump them into your basin. I hand wash mine in a dedicated basin in my laundry room tub in very hot water and detergent, rinse well . Air dry. Iron. Steam kills germs. The mask is considered contaminated after you wear it. Stay safe, stay home...Distance yourself, don't gather with anyone..even if you wear a mask.
Thank you so much. Learning more and more!
Thanks for this important info. What do you use for a filter?
MaryLee Allen I might use cut away stabilizer.
At which step would I add a pipe cleaner ?
Hello 👋 how are you doing today? I hope 🤞 this year brings happiness, peace and love all over the world 🌎 I’m originally from Canada 🇨🇦 grow up in Fort Worth Texas, currently living in Key West Florida. Where are you from if i may ask?😊😊
I started with your mask design months ago and found it so easy to work with. I made several masks quickly and easily. As the months of the pandemic have passed, I have watched countless videos of other designs. A friend made me a pleat jig and suggested I try one of the other popular designs. I made several masks using that design. I can honestly say that your design is still my favourite. It is not fiddly. It is quick to make. It uses less fabric overall than the pleated design. The fit is great for most of my family (one son requires a minor adjustment of the template due to length of his face). So thank you so much for doing this video and putting the template out there. You are awesome.
Hello 👋 how are you doing today? I hope 🤞 this year brings happiness, peace and love all over the world 🌎 I’m originally from Canada 🇨🇦 grow up in Fort Worth Texas, currently living in Key West Florida. Where are you from if i may ask?
I've watched many videos showing the various types of masks. This by far, is the best mask! The fit is PERFECT!!! I've also used lightweight sew-in pellon as a barrier. Thank you for your video and the pdf file!!!
How did you use the pellon (at which point did you sew it in?)
Hello 👋 how are you doing today? I hope 🤞 this year brings happiness, peace and love all over the world 🌎 I’m originally from Canada 🇨🇦 grow up in Fort Worth Texas, currently living in Key West Florida. Where are you from if i may ask?😊😊
@@daniaschmidt4385 Hello 👋 how are you doing today? I hope 🤞 this year brings happiness, peace and love all over the world 🌎 I’m originally from Canada 🇨🇦 grow up in Fort Worth Texas, currently living in Key West Florida. Where are you from if i may ask?😊😊
I was NOT going to watch another facemask tutorial... until... I came across yours!! I'm so glad I did. My daughter is Army National Guard stationed in San Antonio TX for medical training... they are now required to wear masks in class however they are having a hard time finding any... so I told her I would make them some. This has been the best tutorial I've found! Now hopefully I can find some chipboard to make some templates and get them cranked out by this weekend!! Thank you Lorrie...
I found gluing 4 or 5 sheets of card stock together with the printed pattern sheet on top makes a nice pattern cutting guide. Just hand cut the card stock once it has been glued together.
that is a great idea. I have a Cricut maker and have some thicker cardboard I can use to cut. awesome idea. thanks
well that didn't work. :O)
Lanita Roomiani before I do this, what didn’t work out when using it with Cricut, thanks in advance.
@@Rob-px4gp You should be ashamed of yourself, replying to multiple comments with your "for emergency use only" handkerchief hack. You are just trying to get more clicks, just stop!
Oh so easy! Thank you. I printed off the PDF, laminated it, cut it out and taped it on to my fabric, traced around it with aSharpie and cut several at a time. Thank you for this quick and easy method, and for making much needed supplies for health care workers.
This! Is the best mask on RUclips. Thanks 🙏 😊 a lot. I already did mine.
I'm a super new sewer (in fact, this will be my very first project from start to finish). The instructions on this were so precise and clear that I'm very confident that I'll get it done with no problems. As a Registered Nurse by day, thank you very much for providing this service.
Hello 👋 how are you doing today? I hope 🤞 this year brings happiness, peace and love all over the world 🌎 I’m originally from Canada 🇨🇦 grow up in Fort Worth Texas, currently living in Key West Florida. Where are you from if i may ask?😊😊
Greeting from Ireland Stay Safe Everyone. Thank you for the pattern and instruction video, your tip about the "assembly line" was brilliant and saves time. it's excellent and easy to follow.I have made about 25 already for my family and friends.Just a quick tip for those looking for the template. My husband used a jigsaw ( I don't know if it has the same name in the USA ) to cut the 2 templates for me on thin pieces of wood and it worked perfectly.
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Where do I find the pattern
Yes! We call it a jigsaw too, such a great idea, I'm going to have my husband make a template tomorrow.
Another choice for making the templates is to use plexiglass. My husband has bought that from the big box hardware stores in the past to cut templates for my quilts.
This is by far the quickest method I've put together - thank you for the instruction and downloads. I've been making masks like crazy for family, friends, co-workers and neighbors to wear out of the house. I don't have a surge machine so I've been using satin ribbons for the ties or 7" pieces of elastic to go around the ears. Either method has been working fabulous! Thank you again for the patterns! Stay safe!!
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Lorrie, I feel like I have wasted so much time sifting through pattern after pattern after pattern of facemasks. I’ve been making them for our small business that takes care of elderly people in their homes, a mask for each caregiver and each client. Your video is the first one that totally resonated with me. And your assembly line tips are exactly what I needed to keep things from becoming so chaotic in my sewing room. Right now it looks like a bomb went off in it. My daughter-in-law is a ICU nurse and I will also be sending some masks her way. If you happen to have an extra set of the acrylic templates that would be awesome, and I am happy to pay for them.Just wondering how I can get my mailing address to you. Thank you again, you are such a blessing.
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Hi Lorrie
Just surpassed the construction of my 100th face mask. They all have been donated
Would love to start another batch using you method.
I would be more than happy to pay for the acrylic template. It would save so much time. I cannot connect to the link.
Thank you, Barb P.
Just got to your site. Will you be restocking the acrylic facemask template ?
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I just made my prototype. Your directions are clear, simple and precise. I watched so many and made two other masks I did not like. This one is great and I'm going to make for all our family members and then go from there. I am immunocompromised and older, and these are going to take away a lot of anxiety! Hardest part was the template, so I'm going to work on a better template but now I feel I can "mass produce" these easily once I have a better template. Thank you!!
Hello 👋 how are you doing today? I hope 🤞 this year brings happiness, peace and love all over the world 🌎 I’m originally from Canada 🇨🇦 grow up in Fort Worth Texas, currently living in Key West Florida. Where are you from if i may ask?😊😊
Thanks! Put my teenager to work ironing the ties. Her hack was to use her flat iron. (So she could sit comfortably in her room to do it.)
A flatiron. That is brilliant! Thank you. I'm about to go work on the front line, and I can be ironing straps this way even when I'm tired. I also want to make masks for the staff. :)
Lol! That made me smile! Whatever makes our kids happy and enjoy helping at the same time! Love it!
I’ve been making masks for 2 weeks. This by far is the best pattern. I can make 2 in the time I made one of my other go to pattern. Thank you so much.
I bought some dust mite pillow case and cut them up for the filter layer. One king size case equals 2 yds x 18.5”.
Good idea!
I used the ones from our guest bedrooms since we won’t have visitors any time soon :) Thanks for validating my “make do” theory
Genius idea!
This is the best mask yet! Super fast and very easy, plus so functional. Thank you!
Thank you Lorrie! I went to the dollar store and bought clear acrylic cutting mats, made cutting templates out of those, works great! Trying to organize our community sewe\ists to mass produce these as I can't keep up with the demand...
Beverly, how thick are the cutting mats you got at the dollar store? I want to find something that is heavy enough that I don't cut through the template when I use my rotary cutter
LORIE RANDALL MARCUS I have always used cutting mats as well to make templates. I trace around mine with a sharpie and cut with scissors. My mom can cut the trace lines well with a rotary cutter.
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@@lorierandallmarcus1771 Hello 👋 how are you doing today? I hope 🤞 this year brings happiness, peace and love all over the world 🌎 I’m originally from Canada 🇨🇦 grow up in Fort Worth Texas, currently living in Key West Florida. Where are you from if i may ask?
Best video yet for these more fitted masks, especially with materials on hand. Thank you!
Such great tips! TY! I don’t have a serger, so I just zig-zagged after folding the ties in half...looks fine.
csclose thanks I was looking for a way to do this without a serger. I’m kinda new to sewing so I needed this tip!!
Does that work because all the folding and ironing is taking so long.
If you don't have the rotating mat, you won't believe how easy it makes this project. I got mine today via Amazon and oh, my. What a great tool. Thank you Lorrie.
Your method using three layers that are almost finished when turned right side out is genius! Love your pattern and am using that technique on other mask shapes being requested in my area. Thank you so much! Liz in Houstson
I find yours are very easy! Thank You
Lorrie, thank you so much for the patterns and the straightforward video. I have made 200 masks for my family and friends with this pattern.
Hello 👋 how are you doing today? I hope 🤞 this year brings happiness, peace and love all over the world 🌎 I’m originally from Canada 🇨🇦 grow up in Fort Worth Texas, currently living in Key West Florida. Where are you from if i may ask?
TY - love ur channel I've been sewing since HS homeEco classes 1970 - it's always nice 2C what UR making & how step by step U make it easy TY - B Safe out here & "choice blessings"
This looks to be the best and fastest mask yet. I have made 30 already and delivered them to my dr.s office and I am in the process of making more. I have cut 14 more out, now I am going to make these. Also you can get elastic on esty. I just ordered a 50 yd spool of soft 1/8 round elastic. It won't be deliver to the end of next week, but I have enough other stuff to make these. I am retired and make quilts for our veterans and for a quilt quild I belong to. I hope to get a set of these templates. Thank you Linda
How did you use elastic?
@@PamDaniel8695 I made the ear loops with the elastic that I had, I can't wait for the new roll to come. I ended with 25 of your style mask and shipped them to People INC. in Williamsville, Ny
Linda Jennings did you use 1/4” or 1/2” and did you sew them in like the ties or did you do it a different way.
Thank you for your speedy reply! Our Governor announced yesterday that all restaurant employees must wear a mask starting tomorrow. My son needs those mask’s made & delivered today. As you know we have to use what we have at home.
@@PamDaniel8695 I used 1/4 " and cut 2 - 7" pieces and sewed 1 end into each corner so that they form a loop on each end. A lot of people don't like the ties. Also check out Jenny Doan @ missouri star quilt on line that's where I found it. Good luck
The instructions are spot on! And they fit so nicely. They are perfect - thank you so much for posting this valuable video and I'm sending it to others that sew! I have made 10 and got my assembly line going for another 10! Thank you again.
Hello 👋 how are you doing today? I hope 🤞 this year brings happiness, peace and love all over the world 🌎 I’m originally from Canada 🇨🇦 grow up in Fort Worth Texas, currently living in Key West Florida. Where are you from if i may ask?
This is awesome! I’m in a sewing group on Facebook that has made & donated over 1000 masks to front line workers in the past 2 weeks. I can’t wait to try this pattern on my next order!
I’m going to try sending your template to my Cricut to cut card stock patterns for all the ladies in my group who might want one. Thank you so much for sharing this!
Much easier pattern I've done. im with project mask with my friend Carrie Nicholsen. We are making masks for emergency personnel, nursing homes, etc. thank you.
just found your site. Will be making masks for friends who work in the food industry and delivery drivers who are family and friends. your pattern is the best one that I have found. Thank you so much
Please Forward to all sewers everywhere. I don’t know how to post this on line. Anybody receiving this, please pass it on as you see fit.
I am sewing masks for one person who has had a brain injury and tying strings behind the head is just too hard. I also am sewing for one person who has the use of only one hand, as well as for a number of people with bad shoulder injuries. I don’t have elastic, so I have been using cloth ribbon.
To make a mask that you can put on one handed or which requires tying no strings, or reaching behind the head ( can be used for either pleated or contoured masks):
1. Determine which side is the persons most mobile side.
2. On that side, sew in two button holes on the edge of the mask, top and bottom.
3. On the other side sew in the ends of the ties.
4. Thread ties through button holes.
5. If you can find them, put both ties through a plastic spring toggle such as are used on stuff sacks.
6. Knot ends of ties so they don’t come back out of the toggle.
7. Even if you don’t have a toggle, this allows mask to be put on and adjusted by tying only one set of strings and it is not behind your head so you can see it in a mirror and you are not stretching your shoulders.
Happy sewing and godspeed to all
Doris
Doris Atkinson 7. ,
What a great idea. I just had shoulder surgery and can't use my right arm. Do you have pictures or a video to share? I understand the concept, but don't know how to execute. Thank you again for thinking of this.
Love the sweepstake quilt. It is my favorite color, white, and lots of fun colors. Thanks for this tutorial. I haven't seen this version. I like how it has room for the face. Very nice and simple sewing. Thanks for looking out for the postal workers.
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Question: Your design doesn't have wire to fit the mask close to the nose. Would adding the wire in the seam near the nose help to ensure that the mask fits close enough to the face to enhance optimal fit?
Thank you for sharing your expertise with us!
Eileen Taylor I am going to make a little channel for a wire between the liner and pocket before continuing the assembly (right before she sandwiches the three layers together). I personally have found it easier to wash without wire.
EDIT: an easier way to make a channel for a wire is to just make your top stitching at the top of the mask wide enough to accommodate a wire. You can then slide the wire between the liner and filter pocket layers at the top of your mask.
@@hduluard Great adjustment idea! Thank you for considering my suggestion! You've done a fine job to make this information available to help others!
Eileen Taylor I found an easier way to make a channel for a wire is to just make your top stitching at the top of the mask wide enough to accommodate a wire. You can then slide the wire between the liner and filter pocket layers at the top of your mask. I did 3/8” across the top instead of the much closer I had on previous masks and it worked great plus no extra steps or holes! Good luck!
@@hduluard , thank you for the update and accepting my suggestion in the spirit in which I intended! We're all working together to help others! GOD BLESS YOU AND PLEASE STAY SAFE AND HEALTHY!!
I've been a fan of yours for a long time now - always clear easy to follow directions! I've made four of these masks now with good success, was trying to figure out how to size for kids - and here you are with a new template. THANK YOU!
Hello 👋 how are you doing today? I hope 🤞 this year brings happiness, peace and love all over the world 🌎 I’m originally from Canada 🇨🇦 grow up in Fort Worth Texas, currently living in Key West Florida. Where are you from if i may ask?
Thank you so much for this tutorial. I made a template using foam core board. Also, another tutorial uses Pellon 830 for a sew-in filter, so I just made a third layer using the Pellon. When sewing the layers together I laid the Pellon down first, then the lining and outer fabric right sides together and sewed the whole sandwich. I am making these for friends and family, not healthy care workers. But you should still be able to wash these in hot water as the Pellon 830 is often used as sew-in interfacing.
Laura Peppers Please be careful of using any type of filter materials containing fiber....don’t want to breathe those materials into your lungs 😕
Hi Lorrie, thank you very much for sharing your design which I chose to make for my family and friends. I just finished doing my first one, I like the pocked placement and the easy assembly for sewing. Also I have sewn the pieces in my serger and the top stitching on my Juki sewing machine. I don't have much experience sewing and your tutorial was so easy to follow, thanks, ...wishing you and your family to keep healthy.
Hello 👋 how are you doing today? I hope 🤞 this year brings happiness, peace and love all over the world 🌎 I’m originally from Canada 🇨🇦 grow up in Fort Worth Texas, currently living in Key West Florida. Where are you from if i may ask?
I know you're busy...but PLEASE add pdfs for various sizes!!! I've watched a lot of videos and this is the pattern I like the most! :)
Thank you. And thank you for allowing me to download your pattern without having to hunt for it. Makes life easier in these difficult times. Blessings
I love your method and I’ve made loads of several styles! This by far is my fave! Your design also allows elastic to be put in much easier. Thank you. Subscribed.
What is the procedure for adding elastic?
Hello 👋 how are you doing today? I hope 🤞 this year brings happiness, peace and love all over the world 🌎 I’m originally from Canada 🇨🇦 grow up in Fort Worth Texas, currently living in Key West Florida. Where are you from if i may ask?
@@PamDaniel8695 Hello 👋 how are you doing today? I hope 🤞 this year brings happiness, peace and love all over the world 🌎 I’m originally from Canada 🇨🇦 grow up in Fort Worth Texas, currently living in Key West Florida. Where are you from if i may ask?
I just started sewing masks as my extended family members are clamoring for them. I have made two of the rectangular styles (for my husband and myself) with folds (two slightly different patterns), and tonight I tried yours!! Amazing how much faster, even without a serger!!!! The most time consuming is measuring and cutting and sewing the ties, as I can't go out and get bias binding ready made. But, I have to give you for your pattern a huge round of applause!! Thank you for sharing!!! I would love to have the acrylic pieces as I have no way to get them or make them, and I am using cardboard (very hard on arthritic hands to cut Anyway, thank you again. I have subscribed to your channel also. Keep up thegreat work and ideas!! All the best
Hi Lorrie!
This pattern was PERFECT!!!! HOWEVER user error here..... I did cut the pattern out of a thick cardboard but little by little I cut off a sliver of the card board edges, which ended up changing the size of the masks. My husband is a correctional officer at 1 of the Connecticut prisons and unfortunately this virus has started hitting them inside the prison. So I'm trying to make masks that will fully cover their nose/mouth and chin, which yours do .... So I know I'm probably the hundredth person asking for the plastic templates.... I would want to pay you for them though. So please let me know if it's possible or not. If not, I 100% understand...
Thank you so much for making this video. I have tried many that have been put out recently and yours is by far the easiest!!!!
Thanks again
Melissa H I always trace small paper patterns like this on thin, flexible, cutting mats that you cut fruit and vegetables on. I usually trace them and cut the fabric with scissors. My mom can trace and then cut on the trace lines with her rotary cutter without using the template. It is possible to slice through a cutting mat with a rotary cutter like you were doing on the cardboard. Tracing does not add a lot of time. You can pin the layers to keep from shifting before cutting. Although pinning is frowned upon for creating larger holes in the fabric.
Thanks
@@MissGeicoBecky Thanks for the tip! I'll give both a try.... I appreciate it!!
This is by far the best pattern out there. I have made several with different patterns but was not satisfied with them. This pattern is the one. Already made one just to see and loved it. Straps are a little longer then I like but no bigggy. Thank you Lorrie. You're the best.
How long are you making the straps?
I truly like this version of the facemask, and I've looked at many. Do you have a printable version I can take to my sewing room until I get it down. I would also like to know what kind of filter you used. Thank you so much. I definitely am saving this to my favorites so I won't lose it.
Thank you very much. I have been making mask for over a week now for our hospital, school lunch ladies, and hotel workers. The pleats have been kicking my butt... Your pattern looks much easier. So I am going to give it a try. Just wish I had a serger. Thanks again Lorrie!
I used a cutting mat to make a pattern as I am going to make them for my neighbors and family. The mat I used was one from the kind that you buy as a set 04 4 different colors. I was able to trace the pattern with a marker and then cut with a scissor.
Thea Koss I’ve done the same!
We’re you able to cute multiple layers of fabric with a cutter?
@@JoCFrie yes I was able to cut through multiple layers that has nothing to do with the mat but has to do with how sharp your blade is. I used the kitchen cutting mats I had lots of them I did find that I did best with the small one inch blade going around the curves but that might just be me. I was not able to use my larger blades and cut curves nicely.
Also I ended up adapting the pattern a but because I wanted to have loops over my easier and for me more comfortable. I cut pony tail elastic at the join and used one on each side and then I pinched 1/4 inch in the center of each side and sewed a tiny pleat which masks the mask fit really well for my husband doing this made the mask too tight so in his I made a fabric extension on the bottom of each side. If I had elastic and could cut a longer length I would not have had to do that I also thought that for a larger size I could have just cut them a bit longer but I did not think of that until after I made the masks but this is a great pattern. I would post pictures but I do not think I can
Thank you so much for the quick tutorial. I’m working with my family to make masks for our local community. Volunteers for senior citizens, nursing home employees, police officers and first responders. So much need out there.
Instead of tying knots on the end i just fed all the ends back through the serger when i was done long ways. Works great!!
This is hands down the BEST tutorial I have come across. I agree, the cutting takes FOREVER! I would love to buy an acrylic pattern from you!!
What do you use for lining? Is it a special material or just whatever material you want?
I was wondering what was used for the lining as well. I thought it may have been discussed in the description, but I couldn't find it.
Hello Jennifer. I saw a video on youtube. They recommended a HEPA filter or coffee filter. The video showed the person cutting up a vacuum cleaner bag and making filters for the mask. I would try that. If it works for a vacuum cleaner it should work to catch particles.
Hi Lorrie! Just wanted to say thanks for a great tutorial. I’ve made just over 100 of them in the last 6 days for our hospitals. Not as many as some people, but I’m a slow sewer, lol. Keep on teaching us wonderful things! 😊💕
Hello 👋 how are you doing today? I hope 🤞 this year brings happiness, peace and love all over the world 🌎 I’m originally from Canada 🇨🇦 grow up in Fort Worth Texas, currently living in Key West Florida. Where are you from if i may ask?
Interested in the acrylic templates. Trying different patterns but like yours for efficiency. Made templates but they’re just the plastic. On my 20 th mask but am getting requests from nurses at hospital, those in assisted living. Our group has made about 300 masks so far. Thank you for your suggestions. What type of fabric are you using for filters? I am using oly fun. Recommended by another nurse. Also, your pattern link didn’t work.
I too am interested in the templates. I’m making masks for our local hospital as well as a larger hospital in Indiana where my daughter works. Would be willing to pay for them!,
I too would be interested in the templates. I too would be willing to pay for them.
I am interested in getting the pattern.where can I find it?
Valerie Johnson If you look just below the bottom right corner of the video screen, you will see a tiny triangle pointing downward. Touch it and an info screen will open up. That is where you will find the links to the patterns where you can download them.
Thanks SO much for your video!! I have a Fire Fighter son - making as many as I can and distributing to the different fire stations - they have to wear them 27/7 while they are on shift. then into their Bunker gear and Hasmat suits for their calls... but these are so comfortable for the Off-Duty time. Also have a good friend who is the head of the Emergency Dept at a hospital in NC. Hopefully will be sending at least 150 to her :) I decided to do the strings, but my Nurse friend asked if I can put BOTH the ties and the elastic for the ear loop - ( I went to the Dollar Store and bought a bunch of the hair ties - cut in half is a perfect eat loop! Using File Folders for the templates... Would love a couple of your templates if you have any left. What a GREAT way to reduce my fabric stash!!
I e watched this a couple times, making my pro type now. Much easier than the other mask I’ve been doing and definitely much quicker. Thanks so much!
This was the 4th mask I made and it was the easiest and fit the best. Thank you for making this video!
I haven't done this yet but When she shows the templates, I counted the squares on her cutting board and plan on curving the edges according to the squares. thinking this might work if you can't get the templates. good luck everybody! I
A great thing to do while isolating
Can you tell me what you ended up for the sizing? Wish someone would provide the measurements, it would be helpful.
@@leslieschmidt1508 Click on the pdf link under the video and it will open in a new window. I'm on a desk top pc so I clicked on the "open original" and it opened it in pdf.format, but not in adobe acrobat, then I clicked on "down load" and selected open, then it opens in Adobe Acrobat and then I click on "save as" and save it where I want it. I then open it and make sure Adobe scaling is set @ 100% before printing, then I click print. It is important that you set the scaling so your templates are the correct size. Don't use the "fit to page" option or templates will not be the correct size. Hope this helps.
@@leslieschmidt1508 She provides a free template for each size - the adult and child sizes. You can print them and use them to create your template. That way, you don't need the sizes per se.
J. Baker '/
@@JBaker-pw5jc I don't see a link under video. could you give me a little more info
Thank you! These are the easiest mask to make! My family loves them!
How long are the ties? I know they are 1.25 inches wide. Also, don't have a serger so will attempt with a zigzag stitch on the edge. Has anyone else tried this?
Thanks.
Janice Morrow - in the video it says, 20” long
I did 1” double fold bias tape and hemmed. Worked well with the bias tape maker.
@@Elli79406 OMG - I watched it twice and still didn't catch that. Thanks so much for your reply!!!
Looks like they are about 27" long if the cutting mat has one-inch squares. :)
Instructions worked perfectly. Thank you for taking the time to do the video. Stay safe!
I like this pattern and instructions, but will insert a pipe cleaner at the top for a nose wire.
Janice Place the chenille stems are cheaper and do work better, that’s all I’ve been using since I have a surplus of this.
I added 1/4" 20 gauge wire enclosed in a pocket at the top. Worked wonderfully!
I’ve been using gardening coated wire from Lowe’s and looping the ends. It holds up in the washer and dryer.
@@mariewindt3739 could you post a picture of the pocket you are using for the wire? I would appreciate it very much.
@@candywigney9419 How do I post a photo?
Thank you so very much for sharing your skills and gift with the world during this difficult time. May you be richly blessed!
We are a grandma's group making the mask for healthcare workers. We would like to get your acrylic templates.
Thank you
yes that would be great
Gayle Krajewski, Hi Gayle, thank you for your reply, how much do i need to send you for a template and where?
@Tina Sparks that's not the fear... the fear is the droplets in the air may find it's way through any gaps in any masks.
thank you Lorrie, you saved my worn out hands. cutting mat is great! so is they way you do mass production. doing it YOUR way just saved me tons of time. Daughter -in-law is working at the hospital tomorrow, will be able to finish them up and get them to her today because of your wonderful tips. God Bless you Lorrie!! shared your video with others so they would have the best one!! ;) † ♥
I will love to have the acrylic pattern and start making mask for hospital how much will cost Thanks
This looks great. I am making a bunch for an outpatient pediatric clinic. Thank you for the pattern and the tutorial.
Lorrie, how do i find your pattern? I have been making masks for nurses in our area as have many others in my quilting group. Your pattern looks so much easier and faster than the ones we have been making. Working all day, we cannot make enough using our pattern to meet the need. We are in the Portland, Oregon area. Thank you.
docs.google.com/viewerng/viewer?url=lorrienunemaker.com/wp-content/uploads/free-downloads-files/temp-files/00441983200.pdf
@@laughinoutloud2006 thank you! oUr quilt group just met today to discuss the growing needs and who is covering which group. thank you for sharing!
Annie Tinnesand There is a hidden info section below most RUclips videos. Just below the bottom right corner of the video screen there is a tiny triangle pointing downward. Touch the triangle and the info screen will open up below it. That is where the links are for the downloads.
Thank you! I have tried many patterns and this is my favorite now. One quick suggestion for others - make an Adult Medium by cutting the Adult Large but sew with a 3/8” seam allowance instead of the 1/4” you would use for the large. Adult Large was a bit big for me (kept getting in my eyes) but Adult Small Just didn’t give quite enough coverage. That 1/4” difference in the seam allowance made the perfect difference for me!
Hello 👋 how are you doing today? I hope 🤞 this year brings happiness, peace and love all over the world 🌎 I’m originally from Canada 🇨🇦 grow up in Fort Worth Texas, currently living in Key West Florida. Where are you from if i may ask?😊😊
my only comment is I wish I had bought a rotary cutting mat years ago when I was quiltting :D
I don't have a rotary cutting tool or a rotary cutting mat but my plastic cutting board and an exacto knife worked just fine.
Rotary cutters, extra blades to fit your handle, and boards are available at WalMart and JoAnn Fabrics. You can order the merchandise online and pick up curbside at JoAnn Fabrics or see whether you can get your purchase delivered to you directly. WalMart may also allow you to order online and pick up at the store.
Fantastic mask and a great fit. I've tried several masks from youtube and this is my favourite. Had problems printing the PDF from my iPad. Worked fine from my main computer. Thanks so much.
Thank you, this is the easiest tutorial for making more than one at a time. Our local nursing homes and hospitals are wanting these masks as the elastic ones are doing damage to the ears of those that have to wear them for long periods of time. Now to try and tape several pieces of cardboard together for a template, hehehe. Be well!
mudbunnie1 I always trace small paper patterns like this on thin, flexible, cutting mats that you cut fruit and vegetables on. I usually buy those at my grocery store. I’m sure you can find them online at home stores or Amazon. I usually trace them and cut the fabric with scissors. My mom can trace and then cut on the trace lines with her rotary cutter without using the template. It is possible to slice through a cutting mat with a rotary cutter if you are cutting it the way she does in the video. Eventually, that would change your pattern. Tracing does not add a lot of time. You can pin the layers to keep from shifting before cutting. Although pinning is frowned upon for creating larger holes in the fabric.
Thank you! I have used your pattern to make the masks I am donating to my community, family, & friends.
Lorrie, is there any way you could mass-produce the acrylic templates and sell them? I would buy them in a heartbeat! (Who's with me? 😆) After switching to this style to try it after mass-producing rectangle-style masks, I have pinned down and cut just one with scissors, and it feels like forever without my rotary cutter!!
Jennifer Kennedy I would purchase in a heartbeat. I’ve made about 400 pleated masks for local Nashville hospitals and other healthcare facilities. Making fitted masks now and Still going strong! The acrylic templates would be amazing for mass production cutting! ❤️. Lorrie, Please Please sell them!
I would buy in a heartbeat!
Hello,
I am an essential worker but on the retail side, I’ve been using your pattern because it fit the best for my cashiers and stock team. I’m also really interested in your templates but i (we) are not on the medical side. Ive watched my team struggle and have been making as many as i could while also working along side them. Not enough hours in the day. Your templates could save me (US) time. Thanks again for your donations and time. I also love the filti fabric..
Hi Lorrie, I really like this pattern! I’m an ultrasound tech at my local hospital and have been making masks for my co workers and their families for two weeks and have tried several patterns trying to make them faster. I hate the pleated mask!! This pattern is much easier and faster and the fit is good! Today my fiancé asked if I could make some for his coworkers (police officers), if possible can you sell me templates. I tried my local acrylics shop but they are closed due to Cov19.
There's such a thing as an acrylics shop?!
I live in NYC and don't get out much :-) ...
Where can I get the pattern and the acrylic?
Suzie Elliott it’s a business that makes
custom templates, you can google that and see what businesses come up in your area
Kayla Cheng I ended up ordering a piece of acrylic from amazon and printed out the pattern pieces from Lorrie’s pattern . My fiancé co-worker is cutting in out for me.
Thank you so much,for sharing this pattern and technique with the world. I had to make masks for my entire family when the county made it mandatory to wear and we ran out of the disposable ones. I made a few different patterns this were by far the easiest and WITHOUT the metal in the nose piece the best fitted as well. Thank to you my family in three different states are all protected to the best of our ability.
Hello 👋 how are you doing today? I hope 🤞 this year brings happiness, peace and love all over the world 🌎 I’m originally from Canada 🇨🇦 grow up in Fort Worth Texas, currently living in Key West Florida. Where are you from if i may ask?😊😊
can we buy your template? I struggle cutting from paper and don't have a cricuit to cut them out on
me too! How long are the ties...wof?
@@ameliaflavin7786 I'm using 22" ties which are plenty long enough. I put 1" within the sides and knot the other end
Thank you Jan for the length of ties. Last Monday, I mailed the first batch of rectangular masks with filter pocket, pipe cleaner nose and wof ties to Lehigh Valley, Pa. Their numbers are unbelievable! This new oval mask appears to give a closer fit and easier construction too! I do not have a printer so I made a few paper patterns. I asked to purchase the acrylic template but no word from Lorrie yet. I cut twelve complete sets today the old fashioned way before templates. I hope they help.
Lorrie. Thanks a lot for making this video. Great instruction for making multiples
Lorrie where did you get that turning platform thing? Love that!
Janet, look up rotating self healing mat on Amazon. I just ordered one! Fiskars had one for about $20.
Happily Ever Crafter it’s linked in video description
Thanks so much for the tutorial, as well as the great organizational tips on mass production. Efficient!
I would love to have the pattern. I have made 44 so far, using different templates. I like the simplicity of your for mass production. Great job.
Dorothy Schaack If you look just below the bottom right corner of the video screen, you will see a tiny triangle pointing downward. Touch it and an info screen will open up. That is where you will find the links to the patterns where you can download them.
I keep trying different patterns and this is the best one, I have a mat, cutting wheel but the acrylic patterns would be amazing. I am a novice to sewing but I am trying to help my community. Thank you for the tutorial and if you are still gifting the patterns I would be ever so grateful. Thank you!
You say "filter packet". What is it made of? Sorry if I missed something. It looks like you used 3 different cotton fabrics. What did I miss? I really want to make these, but I want to make them correctly. Did I miss something?
She's saying "Filter pocket". It's made of fabric but allows a space for a filter to be added. I was confused at first as well, but watch the end and it will make sense.
If you're using these masks for personal use, and not using these as a cover for the N95 masks, you can put an added layer/filter for extra protection while you're out in the world for necessities such as the pharmacy or the grocery store. Also, if you're a non HCW, you may also want to use these cloth masks (with a filter inserted...some people are using filter sheets, HEPA filter bags, garden cloth, reusable cloth bags, coffee filters, paper towels, etc.) at work or on your commute to work. I'm planning on making masks for my former co-workers who are considered essential personnel but don't have access to surgical or N95 masks. Hope this helps.
I have watched a ton of mask making tutorials and yours is hands downs the best! Thanks you so much for taking the time to post it😊
Do you have written instructions to go with the pattern? I can only find the pattern.
I would like the written pattern too....is there one?
Have you posted it ?
I typed this for myself. I do the ties a little different since I don’t have a serger. I hope it’s clear and helpful. Please do watch the video and go to her site to download the template.
Mask Steps;
-Cut out 10 pieces (Iron)
-Iron down the ties (fold in 1/2 then fold in each 1/2)
-Stitch Ties
-Stitch mask faces together in center. Front liner
-Double fold straight edge of liner and stitch then stitch together the center curved edge
-snip curves
-Pin 3 pieces together:
1st lay down the liner face up
2nd lay filter on top, face up
3rd lay front face down
-Stitch across top and bottom edge
-Turn right side out between front and pocket
-Iron
-fold sides in 1/2” and press
-Add ties in the corners and pin.
-sew down sides
-top stitch around entire mask on edge.
Love these. Thank you. My parents live in different states from me. They are older and can't get masks. I have a ton of fabric and I am making a bunch and sending them to them and some to share with their friends. I am making a bunch for the people in my church too. Thank you for this video and pattern.