[NFB-Krafters-Korner] DIY mask

[Tracy Carcione]

Then I guess we'll have to do without, because I do not own any tightly
woven fabric.  The best I can do is hunt out the dust masks somewhere in a
bag in the basement.
Tracy


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From: NFB-Krafters-Korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
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Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2020 11:24 AM
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Cc: Deborah MacIlroy
Subject: Re: [NFB-Krafters-Korner] DIY mask

While I applaud your ingenuity, I have read on the Internet that T-shirt
fabric in linen are not effective at all to use as a facemask because the
fabric is too loosely woven. You should use fabric that is tightly woven, as
tightly as possible. I have read that non-fusible interfacing is a good
layer between two layers of fabric.
 Flannel can be a good fabric to use against the face. While none of these
homemade facemasks are as good as the professionally made ones with the
proper filtration built into them, they do say that some of them are better
than nothing at all. There is a lot of information out on the Internet and
the New York Times also has some different patterns to make. Hope you all
are staying safe and taking good care of yourselves. Happy Easter! Deb

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> On Apr 8, 2020, at 7:37 AM, Tracy Carcione via NFB-Krafters-Korner
<nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Last night, I made 2 masks out of T-shirt sleeves.  I cut the sleeves off
of
> an old T-shirt, carefully cutting next to the seam attaching the sleeve to
> the body.  Then I cut off the cuff.  The sleeve fits snugly over my head,
> sleeve seam at the back, with the sleeve covering my nose and mouth.  I
can
> even fold it up to make 2 layers, though my husband can't.
> 
> Don't know how effective it is, but I don't know about the effectiveness
of
> any of these homemade masks.
> 
> Tracy
> 
> 
> 
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