In the last two days Miz t. has made 40 masks.

[trof]

My lovely 75 year old wife got the pattern online and joined with several others in our town to make masks.

These will go to doctors' and dentists' offices and lab technicians (Labcorp) to free up the better stuff for hospitals.
They are better than nothing.

We have decided that we will glove and mask to get groceries.
Stay well
trof

[SheltieLover]

1. Yaaaay!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Good for your lovely wife Miz t!

I'm sure the folks who get and use them will be so grateful!

Staying well is very important!

[marlakay]

3. Thats neat, my younger daughter (38)

Is making them for the whole family and her friends.

[MerryBlooms]

4. Beautiful!

[Ferrets are Cool]

5. 5 Miz T

Trof….stay safe my friend.

[stillcool]

6. jeeze...good for her!

I made one! Haven't had the sewing stuff out in a while, and it isn't pretty...more a disaster area. But I got one done, and am in the planning stages for the second. Brief rest needed before I go back in there.

[Ilsa]

7. I'm awaiting some HEPA filters to sew into mine.

I have plenty of supplies, including elastic or bias tape, fabrics, etc.

[trof]

8. She's experimenting with a filter pocket.

Maybe use a coffee filter?
I dunno.

[KT2000]

9. some are using HEPA vacuum bags

for filters. Saw a video online by a doctor who uses a mask made entirely of a HEPA vacuum bag. The way he tested it was to have his wife cook some bacon and then he went into the kitchen to see if he could smell it with the mask on - he couldn't!

The ones I am making have a pocket for what ever the wearer decides to use as a filter.

[trof]

10. WHOA! Thanks, I'll tell her.

[KT2000]

11. I should add

there is a layer of thin plastic inside some of them. In that case, she can cut it out.

[Ms. Toad]

12. I've got at least 40 cut out,

and about 10 ironed. I'm waiting until my serger comes back from the shop to sew them, since it's so much faster.

[Canoe52]

13. My wife is also making cotton masks that go over the N95 mask.

They hold the N95 in place with soft cotton ties.