Be careful of vacuum cleaner bags--many have glass fibers, which can do horrible things to your lungs. Check with manufacturers before using them as filters. Sharon C.
-----Original Message----- From: h-costume [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mijauww Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2020 7:24 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] What is everyone up to? Hi, Since we were both asymptomatic in the beginning and never had any normal cold symptoms, we take precautions to reduce the chance of infecting ppl now. I don't want anybody to go through what I did. I got lucky, it turned just before I had to go to hospital. So we might be paranoid, but rather paranoid than spreading any thing. We are about a week ahead of new symptoms being discovered. I have made different kinds of masks and ended up with a double layer of polyester with a metal wire, lined with a panty liner. A panty liner on the inside of the mask will make it a lot more efficient. The winged version covers the nose and mouth best. It absorbs whatever droplets leave you and the plastic barrier reduces the chances of droplets getting to you. Combined with a metal wire inserted across the top so that you can close it around the nose and under the eyes helps too. It still isn't perfect, but a bit safer at least. I came across this today in the Telegraph ; "A 2013 study by Public Health England (PHE) looked at the various suitability of household materials to filter bacterial and viral aerosols when used as masks. Vacuum cleaner bags seemed to be particularly good; less so, breathable materials such as 100 per cent cotton, linen and silk." https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/body/good-face-mask-guide-works-doesnt-fight-against-coronavirus/ So a removable inner layer of vacuum cleaner bags might be a good idea. And it's back to the sewing machine ☺ Gunvor On Tue, 21 Apr 2020 at 15:21, Lavolta Press <[email protected]> wrote: > My husband and I have both worked at home for years. We probably "go > out" to restaurants or events or whatever less than most people do. I've > preferred to buy most things online for a long time. We're both > introverts. We bought a large house with a large yard when we moved > here, so there is plenty of space. > > But it's annoying to not be able to even go to Jo-Ann's for thread > because we might catch a fatal disease. We avoid grocery stores because > they are crowded and people don't social distance as much as they > should. Cloth masks only provide about 57% protection. Which is better > than nothing but not enough. Masks are not mandated in Sacramento. Many > (probably most) people don't wear them, so their droplets are not being > caught by their own masks. > > Also we were in the process of remodeling two bathrooms, which we really > want to do. We had bought almost everything and were about to schedule > with a contractor. But we don't want contractors in and out now. We > have to store the tile in the garage. The cast-iron tubs, sinks, and > toilets will go in the garage when they finally arrive--their delivery > has been delayed by events. The faucet manufacturer was closed as a > "nonessential" business, so we are chasing credit card refunds. Visa is > totally overloaded, BTW. They are not taking phone calls, they only let > you send a short email, then they say they will respond in 45 days. And > we had to put the order for our custom bathroom and pantry cabinets on > hold. What with all the stuff that's already in the garage (it is my > husband's home workshop), even the tubs will be a tight fit, so we can't > put the cabinets there too. > > It's not like life has exactly stopped, but parts of it have. I don't > expect there to be reenactment events in California for a long time. It > seems large public events of every kind are the last things the state > wants to resume. > > Fran > > Lavolta Press > > www.lavoltapress.com > > > > > > > On 4/20/2020 6:53 AM, Genie wrote: > > I retired the end of November 2018. The main thing is it's different if > you decide to take a or a week to just hole up on your own. Having to do > this because it's a matter of life and death for people is another ball > game. I have been doing some garden prep, some baking, a little sewing(two > masks cut out). I have been doing groceries once a week wearing a mask and > maintaining social distance. > > A friend came by last week and my neighbors and I sat at the end of our > drives and talked to her for over an hour. Sunday we did a group chat on FB > messenger for over two hours. > > I will be ordering some pet food online this week. > > I have family I keep in touch with so it's good. Also, lots of reading > an tv. > > Just keep reminding yourself "This to shall pass". > > > > Stay well, > > Genie Hillen > > St. Louis,MO > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > >> From: [email protected] > >> Sent: Apr 19, 2020 7:44 PM > >> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, " > [email protected]" <[email protected]> > >> Subject: Re: [h-cost] What is everyone up to? > >> > >> I retired the end of August, so days aren't much different, but I'm > finding it hard to settle down to sewing. I have finished a reticule and > have a chemisette cut out. I went through my stash and sent all my 1/4, > 3/8, and 1/2 inch elastic to one mask maker and all my extra wide double > fold bias tape to another. > >> The Costume Society of America's symposium is cancelled. I was going to > present some of my privateer research. > >> > >> I guess we are lucky,supply chain wise. We are in the Washington, DC, > area. I was able to find flour at a Dollar Tree. Once was at Wegman's just > as a shipment of Caboo toilet paper came in--it is made from bamboo and > sugarcane. I will not be switching for good. Now, our Wegman's is fully > stocked with their own brand. > >> We are all now required to be masked to go into a store in Maryland, so > I am going with the bandanna train robber look. We have quite a collection > so I can match outfits. > >> Ann Wass > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Lavolta Press <[email protected]> > >> To: Historical Costume <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Sun, Apr 19, 2020 5:27 pm > >> Subject: [h-cost] What is everyone up to? > >> > >> It turns out sheltering in place is time consuming. Making masks. > >> > >> Making artisan bread (which is hard to buy now). Baguettes, bagels, > >> pita, everything. It's become impossible to buy yeast and when the end > >> of a two-pound bag I bought a year ago runs out, and if I still can't > >> buy yeast, I'll have to switch to using sourdough starter for > >> everything. But there's hope--we just found eggs for the first time in a > >> month. Getting groceries requires placing two to three pickup orders a > >> week at different stores and still not getting everything. Toilet > >> paper, paper towels, facial tissues, and rubbing alcohol have > >> disappeared altogether. > >> > >> I just finished all the masks I was going to make, so it's a perfect > >> time to sew something else. Not that I'll be able to go out anywhere any > >> time soon. Like, till there are almost no local cases and/or until there > >> is a cure. Maybe a year or longer. Because even though I am healthy, > >> just being over 60 puts me in a high risk group for death or long-term > >> organ damage. > >> > >> I have a fair number of dyeing projects planned and my husband is eager > >> to help. It means he can run the dye washer in the garage while > >> sporadically cleaning up in there. > >> > >> I bought Gutermann thread charts from Wawack https://www.wawak.com/. So > >> I can match threads to my fabric and order online, without going to a > >> fabric store. > >> > >> This is the time to be thankful for your fabric stash, your button > >> stash, your trim stash, and your elastic stash. I actually had enough > >> elastic on hand for the masks. > >> > >> Fran > >> > >> Lavolta Press books on historic clothing > >> > >> www.lavoltapress.com > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> h-costume mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> https://indra.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > >> _______________________________________________ > >> h-costume mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> https://indra.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > _______________________________________________ > > h-costume mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://indra.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > https://indra.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] https://indra.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] https://indra.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
