With the whole virus situation, the Dutch government has announced that people need to wear masks in public transport from June 1st onward. Since public transport is my only transport for distances greater than 10 km, I knew what I had to do.
So I got a cotton bed sheet, and cut out a few masks. The first iteration had a center seam and is a pattern from Burda. It’s quite quick and easy, the main problem is attaching the elastic and the main benefit is that it has a pocket for an additional filter.
Yesterday, I decided to put another pattern to use, promoted by Male Pattern Boldness. The ‘Free Face Mask Pattern and Tutorial’ by Dhurata Davies. Benefits of this is that it has three layers and that the bottom and top strap are one long one so its easier to adjust.
I also decided to add some fun images to these ones. If I need to wash them after use, I need to make sure that I know which one I actually used. So I looked over my pinterest boards and chose some images, I’ve listed the pins below. I printed those, traced them on my window and then traced these traces onto the fabric. I don’t know how the fabric marker will hold up, but at least I tried, right?
I do not enjoy wearing masks, but I guess I’m going to have to suck it up and do it.
