I’ve been using twist ties doubled. They seem to work well and are washable.
Carmen Sent from my iPad > On May 2, 2020, at 2:35 AM, [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
