I used 10 lb., 22 gauge wire. It is strong enough to hold shape , but still bendable. If your wire is too stiff, it can't form to your nose. I used a 6 1/2" piece, with the ends turned over so they didn't poke the fabric. Sharon C.
-----Original Message----- From: h-costume [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Friday, May 1, 2020 6:18 PM To: 'Historical Costume' Subject: Re: [h-cost] Masks 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
