Sewing badly (Larch Day, 17th of Germination, Year 228)

[neotoma]

With the new directive to wear a face covering when out in public, I have gone into my small stash of fabric looking for quilting cottons that I can make into masks.

I am buy no means great at sewing, though I've made linings for felted bags I've made; I'm competent enough, and I found two yards of the pig print I'd saved for lining a felted pig-shaped bag that I've had half finished forever. I can can certainly sacrifice most of it to turn out a few masks.

But first, I've found a flora print that will be the prototype mask; I'm reasonably certain it's 100% cotton, which is the recommended fiber.

I've also found my lucet, with the cording I made in the hope of making my own shoelaces (I couldn't find any short enough for a particular pair of shoes!), that might work as ties for the mask.

Wish me luck.

Comments

[temve]

Lucet cord is a marvellous idea... I've been resorting to self-fabric ties and slowly making my way through the rayon offcuts I had kicking about waiting to be turned into a patchwork skirt. The neighborhood is lapping them up (I put them i ziploc baggies with a little note reminding folks to wash them before wearing, and hang them form the signage on Rock Creek Trail) and I've already got takers for the next batch so I know what I'll be doing while ell plays D&D online for the first time today!