Fix Your Face Mask With A DIY Brace

You are probably wondering what are we doing fixing masks? Well there is one vast difference between the N95 mask and the store-bought or handmade masks. It is the frame that creates a tight fit against your cheeks.

Former Apple engineer Sabrina Paseman cofounded Fix The Mask, an organisation that offers designs for a brace to make surgical masks more effective as hospitals grapple with N95 mask shortages.

So what is the problem with an ill fitting mask? Germs can get out and Germs can get in!

We have people who have a gaping big side gap that is allowing all the germs in and out, because the mask is not sitting properly on the face.

Here is a great video showing you how to make your own DIY Face Mask brace or face mask bracket using the simplest of supplies. This brace allows you to close the open sides by cupping the mask around your chin and nose.

Did you know there is now FDA Approved, home Covid test? you can read more about it here.

You can also buy a face mask bracket (This link now goes direct to our online store for bulk discount mask supplies)

. It is this cool plastic frame known as a mask bracket or brace, that sits inside your existing mask. It has two purposes.

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The other day I saw a post from Pinterest about trends for summer and it said one of them was “cultivating whimsy.”

Well, I don’t know where Pinterest has been all this time, but we’ve been cultivating whimsy here at Craft Gossip for a long time. I love sharing projects that are a little different, things that make you smile when you see them, and will make you smile when you knit them and wear them or use them.

Such it is with the Tutti Frutti tee knitting pattern from Bea Creative Knits.

This cute little baby tee is worked top down in the round with contiguous shoulder construction to shape the sleeve caps. There are short rows for the neckline and folded hems with picot edging at the hemline, neckline and edges of the sleeves.

All of this would be great on its own, but then there’s the addition of a super cute fruit icon, which is added with duplicate stitch. There are a lot of options, including strawberry, banana, orange, cherries, watermelon, lemon, blueberries, kiwi, peach, dragon fruit, apple and pear, so it’s likely you can add on your favorite fruit.

It is offered in eight sizes, to fit a bust measurement ranging from 28-30 inches (71-76 cm) to 56-58 inches (142-147 cm). The design is meant to be worn with around 6.3 inches/16 cm of negative ease, but you can choose the fit you prefer. There’s also optional bust and waist shaping included in the pattern if you want to make it even curvier.

This is considered an advanced beginner or intermediate project because of all the skills involved, but it’s sure to be a lot of fun even if some of these techniques are new to you.

Grab a copy of the pattern for yourself form Bea Creative Knits on Etsy.

[Photo: Bea Creative Knits]

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