WTF Can I Do FFS?

[Mawsley]

Get used to covering up your good looking faces coz it`s coming.

As long as it can be this one

 

[rew]

One of our print suppliers is currently producing cloth masks for public use - I’m considering getting some for Manabush to distribute at cost

I’m unsure as to if it’s a good idea - opinions ?

Would be a good idea for people using public transport and for supermarket shopping.

 

[andipandi]

My ex wife is a wizz with making things that involve material, needle and cotton (it is her career, after all), modelled by my eldest.

 

[oldhippydude]

My son lives in Austria and quite a few folk are making masks in his village.
They put them in a box in the street and those that need a mask take one and leave a couple of euros charity donation.

Whether the honesty system would work where you live, will depend on location.

 

[MissPopadop]

An honesty system would work around my way, lot's of people put out spare veg and eggs in the summer with a little money box next to it. They don't seem to have any issues doing it so I guess the same would work for masks.

I had a go at making a mask at the weekend following a youtube tutorial and using some odd bits of material I had around. I'm no dressmaker but found it fairly simple to do and now have a perfectly acceptable one to wear if there is a ruling.

However, I'm struggling with the finer details and would appreciate people's views......

I've got lots of bits of material from cotton through to curtain and upholstery quality. I washed various pieces because they were smelling a bit musty and I had to pick a few dog hairs off. Would people care if they found a dog hair stitched into the seams? I'd obviously be careful about it but I'm not sure I would appreciate it if it was someone else's dog. That's one of the reasons why I haven't volunteered to sew scrubs etc which I could easily do but I don't think I can provide a sterile enough environment.

I made my mask from cotton which is probably the best weight for the summer months. Curtain and upholstery would be better - from what I've read, the more complex the make up of the fibre, the more difficult it is for the virus to penetrate. But heavier material would be more difficult to wear and then people would be tempted to adjust them more which is defeating the object.

The style that I used has a pocket for a filter. Well, what a minefield!! Again, you need something with complex fibre but if you turn to e.g. hoover filters, you don't know what you're breathing in and whether it's safe. If you go for e.g. coffee filters then they would get moist and then people will start to adjust them, again defeating the object.

So, I guess my question is......if we're to make homemade masks, what's the most effective material to use that can still be sewn by a home sewing machine and would minimise the risk of touching them? And, in my view, they should have some kind of filter in but what material would you use?

Anyone got any thoughts?

Angela

 

["Misfit"]

As far as I can see when lockdown ends face masks will be compulsory in shops and public transport as in other countries and other places will be included as time goes on, if your unsure you should still get one. does it need to be the best - no as its to stop you spreading it, washing is ideal , thats what ive been looking at plus another supply of Sanitiser. Get used to covering up your good looking faces coz it`s coming.

The problem there is
Police wont be happy
Banks wont be happy
Would be a nightmare for anyone working security cameras
After all we do live in a surveillance state
"London, England (UK) – 627,707 cameras for 9,176,530 people = 68.40 cameras per 1,000 people"

 

[rew]

An honesty system would work around my way, lot's of people put out spare veg and eggs in the summer with a little money box next to it. They don't seem to have any issues doing it so I guess the same would work for masks.

I had a go at making a mask at the weekend following a youtube tutorial and using some odd bits of material I had around. I'm no dressmaker but found it fairly simple to do and now have a perfectly acceptable one to wear if there is a ruling.

However, I'm struggling with the finer details and would appreciate people's views......

I've got lots of bits of material from cotton through to curtain and upholstery quality. I washed various pieces because they were smelling a bit musty and I had to pick a few dog hairs off. Would people care if they found a dog hair stitched into the seams? I'd obviously be careful about it but I'm not sure I would appreciate it if it was someone else's dog. That's one of the reasons why I haven't volunteered to sew scrubs etc which I could easily do but I don't think I can provide a sterile enough environment.

I made my mask from cotton which is probably the best weight for the summer months. Curtain and upholstery would be better - from what I've read, the more complex the make up of the fibre, the more difficult it is for the virus to penetrate. But heavier material would be more difficult to wear and then people would be tempted to adjust them more which is defeating the object.

The style that I used has a pocket for a filter. Well, what a minefield!! Again, you need something with complex fibre but if you turn to e.g. hoover filters, you don't know what you're breathing in and whether it's safe. If you go for e.g. coffee filters then they would get moist and then people will start to adjust them, again defeating the object.

So, I guess my question is......if we're to make homemade masks, what's the most effective material to use that can still be sewn by a home sewing machine and would minimise the risk of touching them? And, in my view, they should have some kind of filter in but what material would you use?

Anyone got any thoughts?

Angela

I don't know personally but I just read this:

• Using doubled up 600-thread count pillowcases or flannel pajamas, you could make a mask that provides up to 60 percent filtration.
• Other materials that can be used to filter out dangerous particles include HEPA filters, vacuum cleaner bags, and quilter’s cotton.

 

[ZT]

My son lives in Austria and quite a few folk are making masks in his village.
They put them in a box in the street and those that need a mask take one and leave a couple of euros charity donation.

Whether the honesty system would work where you live, will depend on location.

Defo not round here - they would break in and Nick the sewing machine as well

 

[oldhippydude]

Defo not round here - they would break in and Nick the sewing machine as well

I have lived in areas like that hence my understanding it depends on location.

I am fortunate to live in the sort of area where we can pick up eggs at a farm and leave cash in a box. During the panic buying, local farmers left large boxes of potatoes in the local village for free as a way of thanking people for staying home to support the NHS.
Must be over a month since I locked the car.

 

[ObiWanVaponi]

An honesty system would work around my way, lot's of people put out spare veg and eggs in the summer with a little money box next to it. They don't seem to have any issues doing it so I guess the same would work for masks.

I had a go at making a mask at the weekend following a youtube tutorial and using some odd bits of material I had around. I'm no dressmaker but found it fairly simple to do and now have a perfectly acceptable one to wear if there is a ruling.

However, I'm struggling with the finer details and would appreciate people's views......

I've got lots of bits of material from cotton through to curtain and upholstery quality. I washed various pieces because they were smelling a bit musty and I had to pick a few dog hairs off. Would people care if they found a dog hair stitched into the seams? I'd obviously be careful about it but I'm not sure I would appreciate it if it was someone else's dog. That's one of the reasons why I haven't volunteered to sew scrubs etc which I could easily do but I don't think I can provide a sterile enough environment.

I made my mask from cotton which is probably the best weight for the summer months. Curtain and upholstery would be better - from what I've read, the more complex the make up of the fibre, the more difficult it is for the virus to penetrate. But heavier material would be more difficult to wear and then people would be tempted to adjust them more which is defeating the object.

The style that I used has a pocket for a filter. Well, what a minefield!! Again, you need something with complex fibre but if you turn to e.g. hoover filters, you don't know what you're breathing in and whether it's safe. If you go for e.g. coffee filters then they would get moist and then people will start to adjust them, again defeating the object.

So, I guess my question is......if we're to make homemade masks, what's the most effective material to use that can still be sewn by a home sewing machine and would minimise the risk of touching them? And, in my view, they should have some kind of filter in but what material would you use?

Anyone got any thoughts?

Angela

Not sure people allergic to pet hairs would be happy.