For fabric you need something tightly woven. I saw an article recently that silk is actually a good fabric - although it needs to be machine washable and machine dry and most people want cotton. No reason you could not use silk for yourself or your family.
I have also heard of people using floral wire, plant stake wire, and assorted crafting wire (16-22g depending on source) for the nose wires. I have not tried that yet but plan to as I was able to get a roll of twist-tie wire. I’m still debating if I should embed the wire into the mask, or make a sleeve using bias tape on top to make it replaceable. Or if that is even worth it because masks are pretty easy to make. My big debate at the moment is whether or not I should consider investing in an Accuquilt cutting die to make cutting the shaped version easier. I have several templates printed to try to see which pattern or curve I like the best. And when this batch of masks for the local hospital is done I think I really want to make myself a new shirt… -Megan > On May 1, 2020, at 10:17 PM, <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hi, > I've been trying to get the stuff together to make some masks. The big > sticking point has been what to use to form it to your nose. Nothing I have > easy access to would seemed to be a good solution. But I just had a thought > - I could use the wired stems of fake flowers. They're even covered so if I > seal the ends the masks should be washable. Do you know if this has been > tried? Do you think it would work? I've finally collected some fabric. I > have boxes of fancy fabrics - silks, wools, linens, fancy polys - because > they're expensive and when I find them on sale I collect them. If silk > worked, I'd be set. Quilting fabric, not so much. > > Susan (in Seattle) > > -----Original Message----- > From: h-costume <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Lynn Downward > Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2020 3:00 PM > To: Historical Costume <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Masks > > Yes, the pleated version seems more user friendly. They fit better with > glasses and fit different sizes of people more easily. I've made a couple > dozen so far and they've fit everyone from my tiny-faced daughter to my > bearded and large husband with no problems. > > I've made the type with the pocket in the center for filters and have used > bias tape ties instead of elastic. We've been using cut down cone-style > coffee filters. The vacuum bags people have talked about often have silicates > in them, shards of glass-like pieces that are small enough to get in your > lungs. Most of the you tube videos I've looked at say not to use them unless > you're sure there's no silicates in them. > > On Tue, Apr 28, 2020 at 2:51 PM Lavolta Press <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I tried several muslins of the mask style with the seam up the middle, >> the one that is pointed above the nose. I ended up with the >> rectangular pleated style which cooperates better with my glasses. >> >> Fran >> >> Lavolta Press >> >> 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
