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dem in texas

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14. The 3 Spools of Elastic have arrived.

Fri Apr 17, 2020, 07:56 PM

Apr 2020

Bought some elastic on Etsy for a ridiculous price, but was able to make 12 masks. In the meantime, washed a bunch of fabric so I would have a variety of patterns and colors. Yesterday, the elastic arrived (took almost a month) so have 210 yards of elastic to work with.

Goal is to make a hundred masks. The senior living center near me posted on Next Door that they are in desperate need of masks for residents, so going to get busy, Going into heavy sewing production. After making a hundred, will decide if I will make more, if not will donate the elastic to some sewing group that is making masks. Feel like we are going to be wearing masks for a long time.

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Is anyone sewing medical masks? [View all] dem in texas Mar 2020 OP

Put the call out to my neighborhood oldtime dfl_er Mar 2020 #1

You can make ties instead of using elastic (if it's a problem getting a hold of fierywoman Mar 2020 #2

Thank You of thinking of the Grocery Workers Sherman A1 Mar 2020 #7

Everytime I've been out since this started I've thanked them. They seemed surprised. Dear people! fierywoman Mar 2020 #9

Here is the best link i have found. applegrove Mar 2020 #3

I have elastic coming. I've got to get material. applegrove Mar 2020 #4

I just made one and used a shoestring Generic Other Mar 2020 #5

Great idea! thecrow Mar 2020 #6

Cool pattern! Lars39 Mar 2020 #11

bias tape, or cut strips to sew, or ribbons. Also I have use Shrug Hug seam binding. demigoddess Jun 2020 #17

Yes, I made two yesterday but I am the worst seamstress as looking at sewing patterns seaglass Mar 2020 #8

Daughter is going to buy some elastic for me dem in texas Mar 2020 #10

Stores sold out of elastic dem in texas Mar 2020 #12

The 3 Spools of Elastic have arrived. dem in texas Apr 2020 #14

For those on Facebook (no insults please) there is a group "Maskapalooza" japple Mar 2020 #13

Broke my Last#8 needle on my old Singer dem in texas Apr 2020 #15

do you have any topstitch needles? Those will work quite well also. demigoddess Jun 2020 #18

I threw in the towel on making masks. dem in texas May 2020 #16