LIFESTYLE
DIY Face Mask without Sewing Machine
Easy safe craft to do at home with kids
Hala Fayad
22-April-2020
While we’re constantly wearing face masks, gloves, or even shields to protect ourselves from coronavirus pandemic, we find ourselves throwing those precaution-wear away after each use. To protect yourself from coronavirus in an eco-friendlier sustainable way, why don’t you create your own homemade face mask?
You can easily make a face mask that can be washed after each use, and guess what? You don’t need a sewing machine to do it!
You will need:
Cotton fabric
Cotton flannel fabric
Elastic bands
Permanent fabric adhesive
Paper clips or sewing pins
How to do a face mask at home without sewing
- Start by cutting both fabrics. If you are making a mask for kids, cut your fabric into 13 x 18 cm, but If you are making it for an adult, cut it into 15 x 23 cm.
- Trim 2 pieces of elastic band to 15 cm in length. You can also use two hair bands.
- Glue each end to the front of your cotton fabric at the edges using a washable adhesive for a permanent bond.
- Squeeze a thin layer around the edges of your fabric, leaving a gap at the bottom.
- Place your flannel piece on top and press to adhere.
- Now, Use sewing pins or paper clips to hold your elastic and fabric together while it dries. Let it sit for about an hour.
- From the gap we left at the bottom, remove your paper clips and gently flip inside out.
- Close the bottom gap with fabric adhesive again.
- Now we have to pleat the short edges. Do it by squeezing a thin strip of adhesive along the short edge of your mask. Make 3 small pleats and hold in place with paper clips.
- When it’s dry, remove paper clips and enjoy your DIY face mask.
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