Face Masks And other DIY projects

[jonesy86]

Got a denim head mask ordered:

The pleated detail is functional but it also harkens back to the pleated front denim jackets from the 40’s and 50’s. The outer fabric is a 9oz. White Oak 2X1 denim which has the proper weight balance for structure without the extra weight.

Chin box pleat detail eliminates gaping around the bottom and streamlines the on contact with the side face for a superior fit.

We've fused the back of the denim fabric with Black woven 100% Poly fusing for an extra layer of protection and structure.

Aluminum wire is sewn into the top of the mask so that you can mold it to the bridge of your nose for a secure fit.

Red elastic 1/4“ straps are the perfect finishing touch for this fused denim mask. One small copper rivet on the wearers left side is our identifiable mark.

http://www.runaboutgoods.com/protectivegear/denim-head

 

[navetsea]

that chin dart looks cool, will you presoak or wear it raw?

 

[jonesy86]

that chin dart looks cool, will you presoak or wear it raw?

I will pre-soak. I’m a little disappointed that it is not left hand twill, shuttle loom woven Cone Mills, 13 dip natural indigo selvedge.

 

[handymike]

It looks like lots of small makers are putting out masks at the moment- many have sold out quickly.
I love seeing so many folks being inventive and crafty!
Here is one that caught my eye:

 

[casechopper]

I made a couple of these last night. I might make some more to give out to some of my delivery guys and workers if they're interested. I based them off of the CDC's mask plans (double layer of 10"x6" of fabric hemmed on the long edge and then folded half an inch on the short edges with a tie run through. I prefer a head tie to the ear loops because the ear loops irritate my ears. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/diy-cloth-face-coverings.html

It took me maybe 15-20 minutes each. If I were making a bunch I could probably get the time down to around 10 minutes/mask and I'm a very inexperienced sewer.

 

[M Brown]

 

[Monitor]

^^
Not only that, when an infected person merely talks, the aerosol stays airborne for 3 hours. The fact that the US Government did not recommend early on that people wear masks is madness. Likewise, it is madness that hydroxychloroquine and Zithromax are not being prescribed wider in the US. There is enough evidence that they prevent the disease from progressing to the point of needing oxygen or ventilator. They are only being prescribed to severe cases where they are not as effective. US is bungling it big-time.

I read yesterday in a number of medical reports that you can literally kiss with someone having a Corona and might not get infected.

As for the antibiotics, aren't they useless if you're healthy?

 

[handymike]

Is this homemade? If so...wow!

 

[Will Zach]

I read yesterday in a number of medical reports that you can literally kiss with someone having a Corona and might not get infected.

As for the antibiotics, aren't they useless if you're healthy?

I was referring to infected people who are not healthy. They are sick, but with mild symptoms. They should be treated by the combo right after diagnosis. I think the reason they are not is maybe not enough of these drugs are available. If they were, the benefits might well outweigh the risks. The disease might not progress to a stage where you need oxygen and need to be hospitalized. They give these drugs then, but by then they are less effective. My theory, anyway.

 

[Monitor]

I was referring to infected people who are not healthy. They are sick, but with mild symptoms. They should be treated by the combo right after diagnosis. I think the reason they are not is maybe not enough of these drugs are available. If they were, the benefits might well outweigh the risks. The disease might not progress to a stage where you need oxygen and need to be hospitalized. They give these drugs then, but by then they are less effective. My theory, anyway.

Oh, I wasn't implying you're wrong, just that I read a lot about how antibiotics in general aren't a good idea if you have Corona. Scientists were making sure to warn everyone about it after Trump proclaimed to have discovered the cure.
Don't know myself but the way I see it, if anyone already ill gets infected, I'd imagine they ought to have been on antibiotics to begin with. I guess it's good to treat secondary infections and that will definitely lessen the strain the body puts into battling the virus but on their own, not sure how effective the treatment would be.

Not sure if there's a whole lot you can do, anyway. Masks are pretty useless too... Luckily, the virus is mostly only in the lungs so if nobody sneezes on you, you should be fine.

 

[navetsea]

Is corona out of fashion already? No longer a trending topic or something?

Since yesterday i see a lot activities and public gathering in my town, both my siblings posted their social activities on their instagram page with friends no masks in view, my old house opposite my current that is used as (iirc duck farming marketing office?!?) Had a lot of activity female workers buy food from passing food hawkers and laughing loudly until i peeked from behind my curtain whats up.... seems like im the only person in the whole town who didnt get the memo here.... whats going on, has covid19 ended already?

 

[zebedee]

Is corona out of fashion already? No longer a trending topic or something?

Since yesterday i see a lot activities and public gathering in my town, both my siblings posted their social activities on their instagram page with friends no masks in view, my old house opposite my current that is used as (iirc duck farming marketing office?!?) Had a lot of activity female workers buy food from passing food hawkers and laughing loudly until i peeked from behind my curtain whats up.... seems like im the only person in the whole town who didnt get the memo here.... whats going on, has covid19 ended already?

People are not well-suited to staying inside for weeks on end. In China, you can have a large-scale lockdown as the culture and political environment are rather different to many other places (this isn't an approval or a condemnation, it's just an observation) with much greater compliance. In the UK, we still have people going sunbathing or picnicking in groups and even MPs getting caught visiting second homes. There's a trench mentality: it won't happen to me/ But of course Terry's fine; I can talk to him/ I read there's a vaccine so it's ok / China's lockdown is over, so ours must be over soon / I read a theory that it only affects the very obese, etc.

I think that for a lot of people, fatalism takes hold after about three weeks and they start taking risks. The essential information has been about for a fair while now, and, if people follow it, they should be fine. My oldies won't be going out for 10 days until after lockdown is over and all fatality and infection figures are at approaching nil- I remain unconvinced that there is enough information on what constitutes comorbid/underlying conditions that I'm confident that I fully understand so we aren't risking a late infection here.

Plus I can wear jackets around the house.

 

[navetsea]

two days ago our government made wearing mask in public mandatory, probably this is a silent protest of that? when not being told people wear mask but once mandated they feel the need to refuse perhaps? or after few weeks not getting it people feel immune,

Within my own family they believe "it affect others but not us or we don't infect our love ones" , I didn't attend my sister's birthday dinner, seems like they didn't appreciate it or understand my reason to "disappear" since last week of March

 

[jonesy86]

This one is a nice light weight cotton fabric with an Island vibe.

 

[zebedee]

This one is a nice light weight cotton fabric with an Island vibe.
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I need a hat like that. Heck, I need three weeks of an existence like that.

 

[El Marro]

Within my own family they believe "it affect others but not us or we don't infect our love ones" , I didn't attend my sister's birthday dinner, seems like they didn't appreciate it or understand my reason to "disappear" since last week of March

This is a scary time for all of us and it seems some people are coping by trying to pretend that everything is just fine and life can go right on as it did before.
It has taken my 82 year old father a few weeks to grasp the reality that he should modify his behavior and avoid going out in public as much as possible. I’m guilty of this as well. I had to stop myself from going to the Home Depot this weekend because I didn’t really need anything there, I just wanted to kill some time.

 

[Carlos840]

two days ago our government made wearing mask in public mandatory, probably this is a silent protest of that? when not being told people wear mask but once mandated they feel the need to refuse perhaps? or after few weeks not getting it people feel immune,

Within my own family they believe "it affect others but not us or we don't infect our love ones" , I didn't attend my sister's birthday dinner, seems like they didn't appreciate it or understand my reason to "disappear" since last week of March

I have some French extended family (my cousin's husband) that were just like that when all this chaos started.
When the government started telling people to stop shaking hands and stay at home they laughed and made fun.
They organized a friend/family dinner two weeks into isolation, 15 people were invited, a couple were infected but unaware of it.
The week after that dinner 11 people out of the 15 that attended the party tested positive to Covid-19.
Fortunately most of them are ok as they are young, but my cousin's husband's parents are in their 70s and have been hit really hard. They spent two weeks at home in self isolation with syndromes before things went really bad and they had to be picked up by ambulance and taken to intensive care.

It has been super traumatic for all of them, when the ambulance came to pick them up it was apparently straight out of a Sci-fi movie, full space suit from head to toe, they had to strip down to their underpants in the streets, no one could come with them, they couldn't bring anything, it was straight out of 12 monkeys.

They have now been in IC in a Paris hospital for close to 2 weeks and their condition is not improving, it's actually getting worst, the dad now also caught pneumonia and phlebitis in hospital, they are not sure he is going to make it.
There is no communication allowed between them and their families, all they get is an update call every couple days...
If he passes away there will be no ceremony, they will just get an urn with the ashes and that's it.

This is no joke people...

 

[navetsea]

This is a scary time for all of us and it seems some people are coping by trying to pretend that everything is just fine and life can go right on as it did before.
It has taken my 82 year old father a few weeks to grasp the reality that he should modify his behavior and avoid going out in public as much as possible. I’m guilty of this as well. I had to stop myself from going to the Home Depot this weekend because I didn’t really need anything there, I just wanted to kill some time.

yeah my mom is ordered to stay home by my brother, but apparently the rest of her family are all going out and do group activities which later come home to her, I don't quite understand it, but I choose not to interfere, her current family knows her better.... dont want to be a preachy half brother who only visit once a week (or none since covid19 getting serious lol)

but I also go to this jacket tailor workshop to fit my jacket and there are people there, I wear mask, but I touch things, wear things that have been touched by others, I do take unnecessary risk... and also the reason I'm not visiting older family members.

 

[El Marro]

Wow Carlos. I am so sorry to hear all of that.

 

[Carlos840]

Wow Carlos. I am so sorry to hear all of that.

Worst thing is the guy is a rock, early 70s but looks like he is in his late 50s, farmed all his life, will work all day and night during harvest season like it was nothing, literally a force of nature...