As a public service to readers who may not have sewing equipment, here is a simple method to construct a face mask using a coffee filter.
Figure 1: Correct Method
Figure 2: Incorrect Method
How to Make a Face Mask
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I made one with a bandana yesterday. Looked utterly ridiculous when I was done, but it worked and covered the pertinent bits.
Also, it was purple, which was nice.
I guarantee I looked at least as ridiculous in my bandana mask as you did in yours. And mine wasn’t at all comfortable, either. But needs must when the pandevil drives. I think I’d rather wear the puppy version, though. “Coughy filter”—tee-hee!
“Pandevil” I like that. I also like “Covidiots” for those higher and mightier than the common good.
I made a mask from instructions I found on a Youtube tutorial and wore it for the first time yesterday. First impressions:
Wearing a mask makes your glasses steam up.
Never have I been so tempted to rob a bank.
I’ve seen several similar videos but this one looks like it’d at least be more comfortable for your ears…
Does anyone else have trouble breathing thru these masks?
Not if they’re the proper thickness. I made mine with 1 layer flannel and 1 layer thin cotton batiste. If the mask moves in and out as you mouth-breathe, it should be fine.
You can add a twist tie over the bridge of your nose to help mold the top of the mask to your face. This helps a little bit with the fogging. I’ve been sliding them into a seam on the one’s I’m making, but I think a twist tie could just be tacked in place with regular sewing thread.
I’ve used boob tape to tape the mask over my nose. It hurts to remove, however!
People, if you haven’t seen this video, you’re missing out. It’s hilarious.
Hoot hoot!! 🤣
Okay, I snort-laffed at this! It just kept getting worse! I actually said “put on your glasses!” Please tell me this was done this way on purpose?
It’s definitely a spoof. She’s a comedian from Mad TV.
I must still be sleepy, because I read that as banana.. LOL
I ALWAYS read banana instead of bandana.
And ok enough already “Big Brother”!! If you can believe this…since making the bandana comment I am now getting ads for…get this…”wholesale bandanas”. Wholesale. Bandanas. But come to think of it maybe its not as bizarre as it seems given the times.
🍌🤣🍌🤣🍌
OMG 😂. Tx for that Andrew!
That photo is one of the best things that’s come out of this whole mess!
Doesn’t work for distancing, cuz I wanna snuggle him.
That is pretty darn hard to resist Allein!
Too cute.
Peeps, I don’t want to offend anyone. But I found out yesterday that there IS a patron saint against plagues and pandemics, and her name (and I am NOT joking) is Saint Corona.
Seriously?? Wow.
Hmm..
https://www.ncronline.org/news/spirituality/st-corona-patron-saint-pandemics
Pretty sure St. Roch the pilgrim is invoked against the plague.
Yes, since the 14th century. There was another guy before him, but the simple village priest St. Roche became known for sticking around to aid his parishioners during the Black Death. I think Connie Willis paid homage to him in Doomsday Book through her character Father Roche.
LOVE Doomesday Book!🥰
I used to visit a gigantic kitschy portrait of St. Roch the Pilgrim at top of the lobby stairs at the Met on a regular basis (looooong story). I was sad when the Met reorganized their permanent exhibits, even though I accept that there were good reasons for it, and that overall for most visitors it’s an improvement. (It is. But my childhood cries all the same.)
Come here, puppy, I desperately need a hug.
Don’t watch the news. I’m so sickened from it I’m crying.
I know Duckie I know. Hugs. Big huge “approved” cyber hugs. 💕💕
Between wearing masks and standing in line to get into groceries, I can’t decide if I’m living in the Old West or Communist Russia. And I do feel like I’m about to rob whatever place I’m about ready to walk into. What I’m wearing is called a neck gaiter, something that motorcyclists and bicyclists wear to keep their face warm while they ride. But I do like doggy’s solution, necessity is the mother of invention they say.
At the beginning of the lockdown, when hoarding was rife and toilet rolls were as rare as hen’s teeth, I was stuck in a queue outside a supermarket. I wanted to buy some large boxes of cereals but I’d forgotten my big shopping bag. I turned to the woman behind me and said “From now on I’m going to take some extra bags with me every time I go out, just in case the shop actually has what I want!” She replied, in a heavy Russian accent, “Oh, I did that for years,” and whipped three string bags out of her pocket…
Oh wow. Talk about perspective!!
Oh, gosh, yes! Great story, Alice Shortcake!
Book recommendation: Year Of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks. Tiny plague book. Beautiful story emphasizes social distancing.
Seconded.
I think I own it Aileen. Guess I’ll give it a reread.
And… we will get through this.