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also last night i bid on a minnie mouse face mask on ebay and i checked this morning and it sold for 66$..... yall be crazy
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did manage to get a few actual masks so theres that
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15$ for 3 not bad
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like a skincare face mask or a costume face mask?
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it was just to like cover your nose and mouth. cloth.
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literally one could make that...
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fucking seriously
Mica
I've met a few people who have talked about working with fabric like it's witchcraft not within the bounds of human thought unless you were trained to it from the womb or something
Mica
so maybe that kind of person?
Mica
More money than sense, in any case
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i dont know how to sew either, but i dont think it'd be that hard to cut and attach straps
DryadGurrl
having failed at sewing straight lines myself, with a sewing machine, it definitely can be that hard
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i dont fuck with machines haha
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i feel like you almost have more control by hand even if it takes longer.... unless you're doing something huge
DryadGurrl
<,< that's worse
DryadGurrl
at least for me
DryadGurrl
I've always blamed it on being a left-hander in a world of right-handed instructions
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i'm also afraid to use machines since a girl in my class got her finger stuck in there
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oh yeah that'd do it ;;
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maybe once things open up again i'll see about taking a class or something
DryadGurrl
I mean, most of these facemask instructions are simple enough, I could probably do it, but that would require access to fabric and y'know time
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i have a few old shirts that i could repurpose i'd just need to wash them really well
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also there was a video of someone making a mask with a bandana and two hair ties
Mica
Well, you want at least two layers to even a fabric face mask
Mica
Three-ply or four is better for the obvious reasons, but two is fine.
Mica
Sewing by hand is also perfectly fine. You don't need to have nicely finished seams to protect yourself, you just need a barrier there
Mica
Make sure that before you use your mask you wash it in hot water.
Mica
I reccomend using a mesh delicates bag so that the ties or elastic don't get all hecked up in the washing machine
Mica
A bandana with rubber bands, or simply tied in place, is also perfectly fine. But again; wash it between uses
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this is all good advice, thank you
Mica
so if you only have one bandanna, it might be worth increasing that number
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i have a few of them that i could p use
Mica
My masks that I've made have different color fabric on each side, so there's a clear line between the "outside" and the "inside" although they're structurally identical.
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since i'm still working and we're told we can wear them i want to be prepared
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yeah thats a good idea id imagine itd be easy to confuse sides if you don't make them a lil different
Mica
It's okay to reach out to people near you to see if anyone you know has been making masks and might have extra
antler queen
lol, I cannot sew to save my life but I'm gonna try again
antler queen
I really want to learn properly, but I think part of my issue is I really cannot do anything in a straight line lolol
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@dazfox - [Fabric Masks] Starting this as a resource...
there's more tips and whatnot here
Throck
I don't get the panic, you can just wear a scarf, too.
Throck
Some of the places asking people to mask up say scarves count, they just want people covering their mouths if they're asymptomatic
Throck
So people don't need to fret and pay 60 dollars for a simple cloth mask
Throck
They can use scarves or bandanas.
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yea you can do other things and other ways than spending that much
Mica
I wish you all lived close, I'd bring you masks I've made. They would have goofy prints on them, but they'd be comfortable and effective