This free sewing pattern for a surgical medical mask has a visor that acts as a shield, stopping your hands from reaching your eyes, or in case someone is close to you, reducing the number of droplets that get in … Read More...
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Sewing Tips to Sew a Face Mask
With everything going on in the world and not enough medical grade face masks to go around, there might be a need to make your own. There are lots of free patterns and tutorials to make your own, but here’s … Read More...
Free Printable – Pop Culture Window Cutouts
These window art cutouts are a great way for kids to decorate their homes and light up up their neighborhood! We designed cutouts from kids’ favorites, from Paw Patrol and PJ Masks to Batman and Spider-Man! You can download and … Read More...
Easy Knit Ear Saver Pattern
With all the mask making that is going on (side note: I’m involved with a group called Masks Now, which is working to meet requests for cloth masks from across the country) people are looking for different ways to … Read More...
12 Hour Mask Making Sew-A-Thon
Calling all mask making superheros!! My next 12-hour Mask Making sew-a-thon with be April 25th from 7A-7P PST.
I will be live on ZOOM this time around- allowing up to 100 sewers to sew live WITH me! (Don’t … Read More...The easiest mask to make from recycled t-shirt that is no-sew!
Mask tutorials are all over the place right now but I thought I’d share one of my faves. This one is one piece, no-sew and created out of a recycled t-shirt. If you have a pair of scissors and an … Read More...
Recycle Toilet Paper Rolls into Puppets
Are you looking for a fun, interactive crafting project for the kids? Then recycle your toilet paper rolls into puppets. Download these free cardboard tube puppets of characters from Paw Patrol, PJ Masks, Frozen, Marvel Comics, DC Comics, and Minions!
Free sewing pattern: DIY scrub cap
Kimberly from Sweet Red Poppy has a free sewing pattern you can use to make a scrub cap. It’s made from two layers of quilting weight cotton. The lining creates a clean finish on the inside, no raw edges. Go … Read More...
DIY Fabric Face Mask Sewing Patterns
The main aim of a DIY fabric mask is to prevent YOUR bodily fluids from being expelled or you being splashed on by someone else’s bodily fluids. It is my (non-medical) understanding that air still flows through the masks to … Read More...
How to make a face mask with ties
This list of DIY’s is for face masks that use ties. Why ties and not elastic? The elastics are becoming unpopular due to the tension it creates on the ears. Remember most people wearing masks in hospitals and on the … Read More...
Mask Mates – Crochet Face Mask Headbands
This free pattern is for the DIY Masks and Medical masks being used in hospitals.
You may have seen recently in the news that masks were starting to hurt the ears and faces of medical staff. Here is one solution.… Read More...
Knit (Crochet or Sew) Ear Savers for Health Professionals
There’s been a surge in making homemade cloth masks for medical professionals and everyday people to wear to help slow the spread of the virus and protect workers who might not have other equipment to use.
But the elastic on … Read More...
How to make a mask with a bandana
Masks made from bandanas prevent you from touching your face. Have you actually tried not to touch your face? I lasted 1 minute and then I couldn’t help myself. It’s actually really hard.
There has been lots of discussions about … Read More...
Buy A Handmade Face Mask And Save A Small Business Too
So we have all seen the posts about making and sewing your own Medical masks. In fact, we wrote this article a few weeks ago (feels like years since we started isolation). BUT what if you can’t sew? I mean, … Read More...
Surgical Face Mask Knitting Patterns
We have been inundated with requests for face mask knitting patterns so we decided to do all the research for you and find you the best ones. Now, lots of people are saying that knitted masks are unsafe and we … Read More...
DIY Medical Face Shields You Can Make At Home
There has been a call out from hospitals that are running short on PPE to make medical shields and surgical masks. We have covered a few different articles this week on how to make your own medical items. Obviously and … Read More...
Need Something to Knit While Stuck at Home? Why Not Knit for Charity
There are so many ways we can help others in this time, from monetary donations to sewing masks and making blankets and other items.
It’s always true when it comes to charity knitting but maybe even more so now: check … Read More...
8 Coronavirus Crochet Patterns
As we continue to navigate through the pandemic, many of us have been looking for ways to cope with the stress and anxiety that come with these uncertain times. One fun and creative way to pass the time and relieve … Read More...
DIY sewing tutorial: Fabric face mask
As PPE (personal protective equipment) supplies necessary for fighting covid-19 are running low, some medical facilities are asking for home sewists to create fabric face masks. Kim at Sweet Red Poppy has a DIY sewing tutorial for a face mask … Read More...
Make Your Own DIY Crochet Face Mask Pattern
This face mask pattern is a great back up plan for the medical-grade respirator masks
. Even if they won’t protect you from getting the dreaded coronavirus they will surely start a great conversation. I am not going to … Read More...