I have been making face masks - for Veterans, as well as Elder Services and the Yarmouth Senior Center, two outreach programs for Veterans as well.
Today, 18 masks are going to:
Cape Cod Vet Center
474 West Main Street
Hyannis, MA 02601
1-508-778-0214
They will hand them out to any Veterans that need them.
Update- another 15 masks are being mailed to the Cape Cod Vet Center 5-1-20
Another 18 are going to the other agencies today, to be handed out in the community. I had wanted to pay back to the Senior Center and Elder Services, for the services they are keeping available during the pandemic. I have also given out another 28 to friends or relatives. A beginning!
I designed my pleated face mask pattern using a "procedure mask" as a model about two weeks before the CDC came out with their recommended mask pattern. I modified their mask a bit, for ease of sewing and wearing.
CDC Face Mask Pattern at the CDC website: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/diy-cloth-face-coverings.html
My Pleated Face Mask Pattern: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Jgy_rMMfgQ&feature=youtu.be
MY Video: Disinfecting The Masks You Sew: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHZlW5WoYXs&feature=youtu.be
My Side-Gathered Face Mask Pattern: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC1Bl9TINvU&feature=youtu.be
My Video : Criticism of the CDC Face Mask Pattern : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUqicb8PXZM&feature=youtu.be
I did also write patterns for a knitted mask for re-usable liners, and a mask for a Service Dog, which I use for artwork, and my dog respectively, and you can also find those on my YouTube channel.
Don't forget to wash your hands!
