Making a Mask instructions are all over the internet, sewn or not. However i notice the all important "bendy piece" to make it fit over your upper nose seems to be made of stuff i do not have, and after 45 +years of amassing "stuff i might need someday" that is troubling.
Here are a few ideas: if you have any type house wiring, take off the covering & find 2-3 plastic-coated cioper wires...just one piece inside your mask will be perfect. Sand off the sharp ends or wrap with tape. Or, twist 2-3 pieces of plastic-coated wire bread wrapper ties together, trim the ends with scissors.....or use craft fuzzy-twisties, sometimes called "pipe cleaners", one piece of one should be sufficient. You can tack or use a dab of glue to make all these stay exactly where you want them. Gardeners may have a variety of twisties for holding plants to supports.
Now, your suggestions......
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Meh .. while I do wear a mask when out shopping, what little time I spend at the grocers or around others, I am not concerned about that little wire piece around the nose.
jlynn37
Level 8
Apr 10, 2020
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Makes it a lot easier to see! This is no time to have to go to an ER!
I bought 2 masks ready made, and I added a wire nose piece, made of a bag tie and some iron on mending tape to one. It worked okay.
Some have suggested a #2 paper clip unbent and fitted to your nose. That seems a bit too rigid for me, but might be just right for some folks.
I also have some extra long pipe cleaners, fairly sturdy, and I might try, and iron in place with the mending tape. Or some skinny wire I might find in my tool box, I remember seeing some plastic coated wire some time ago.
My masks are the pleated type, rectangular. I have a pattern I might use for a more fitted one, which might not squish my nose so much, and might not need a nose wire.
Julie808
Level 8
Apr 10, 2020
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I made one from AC filter foam, it was fairly rigid so I did not put in a bendy nosepiece. Huge mistake, it keeps obscuring vision, and I want to keep my hands AWAY from my face, plus read labels efficiently so I can get the Hell out of the store!
@AnneWimsey Hard to walk down stairs with a mask on, unless it fits well over the nose and snug on the upper cheeks. It's a bit disorienting!
@Julie808 and gawdferbid you broke a leg & had to go to a hospital! Be slow & safe!
I'm actually going to switch my "bag tie" wire to a paper clip and see how that goes. What I don't like about the mask, besides squishing my nose, is that any gap up top forces my breath up into my eyes, so my particles are escaping without being filtered anyway. Gonna keep working on variations for comfort and efficiency. So far, the discomfort of wearing a mask is keeping my home, so it's working in that way! My county-wide mask mandate begins tomorrow.
I saw some teenage ambitious teenager who was very caring who made 800 masks with her moms sewing machine! Se made the elastic bands from hair elastic bands! She is amazing!
soobydoody607
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Apr 9, 2020
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