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Those of you making cloth masks elastic can be hard to find right now. Below is a link to a small family owned fabric business in South Carolina that just got some in. I sew alot and I do business with them online often and have always had great service. Good price too 15 yards for 10.50. I ordered the larger pack to have some on hand for later.

https://shop.farmhousefabrics.com/s...atex-Free-Elastic-Cord,-White,-Soft!,-15-yard
 
My wife still cannot believe which things I decided were important and when she needs to go shopping for something, I tell her where it is in the cellar...I made our masks and used about a third of our elastic and she didn't even know we had it...now I'm happy. GP
 
The only elastic I had was 1/2 inch so I cut it down the middle. . .
I had some 30 year old 1/4” which was ok, made my first one. I used a pattern linked on the CDC site where you take 2 fabrics 6x10 and put elastic on the ends. Seems hot but will work in a pinch. I used an old sheet and some quilting fabric. Do you have a better pattern? I bought one that seems more comfortable that has pleats.


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I had some 30 year old 1/4” which was ok, made my first one. I used a pattern linked on the CDC site where you take 2 fabrics 6x10 and put elastic on the ends. Seems hot but will work in a pinch. I used an old sheet and some quilting fabric. Do you have a better pattern? I bought one that seems more comfortable that has pleats.


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The pattern I use was a 6 x 9 double fabric, elastic loops on the end and three pleats on each side. I posted a link on how to make under pandemic.
 
I had some 30 year old 1/4” which was ok, made my first one. I used a pattern linked on the CDC site where you take 2 fabrics 6x10 and put elastic on the ends. Seems hot but will work in a pinch. I used an old sheet and some quilting fabric. Do you have a better pattern? I bought one that seems more comfortable that has pleats.


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This is the pattern I used
http://www.doomsdayprepperforums.com/index.phpthreads/how-to-make-a-face-mask.12457/

it is comfortable wearing for me and fits good. I had to make hunny a tad bigger to make it comfortable for him. His was 6 1/2 x 9.
 
Yes, I made a mask, it seems to be much better than the first one I made.


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I have to look down during my job quite frequently and sometimes I think 5 3/4 would have worked out much better for me or even 5 1/2 but I am dealing with it. I may have to lower my jaw to lower the mask but so far it has worked out for me. If I am out in the public I feel much more comfortable with the covering.
 
Those of you making cloth masks elastic can be hard to find right now. Below is a link to a small family owned fabric business in South Carolina that just got some in. I sew alot and I do business with them online often and have always had great service. Good price too 15 yards for 10.50. I ordered the larger pack to have some on hand for later.

https://shop.farmhousefabrics.com/s...atex-Free-Elastic-Cord,-White,-Soft!,-15-yard
My coworkers and are using elastic hair ties. A local company donated a bunch of the plastic "ear savers" that you attach the mask to behind your head so your ears don't get hurt. This is a better way to wear a mask if you have to wear one a lot and you have one that hooks onto the ears. The other way we've been making them is with ties that tie around the back of the head.
 
A local company donated a bunch of the plastic "ear savers" that you attach the mask to behind your head so your ears don't get hurt. This is a better way to wear a mask if you have to wear one a lot and you have one that hooks onto the ears. The other way we've been making them is with ties that tie around the back of the head.

You can get little mini bungee cords that would work for that.
 
Finally my kids are showing a propper interest in Prep PLANNING, So I've started knocking up and collecting aid memoirs, infographics, guides etc on the assorted aspects of preppings. I'm collasting them then i will put them ob DVD and Flash drives and add them to their GHBs and BOBs.
 
So today I'm trawling the interweb looking for more useful infographics, charts, and how-to's for my prep files, I like to collect useful images of assorted stuff such as Edible Plant Recognition, How to Connect up Solar Power Systems, How to make DIY water filters, How to plan a recce mission, Stockpile list (food, tools etc) Maps assorted such as road, rail, canal, pylon , cycleways, Kit lists, equipment schematics etc. I keep them on my PC and on data sticks in each GHB / BOB.
 
So today I'm trawling the interweb looking for more useful infographics, charts, and how-to's for my prep files, I like to collect useful images of assorted stuff such as Edible Plant Recognition, How to Connect up Solar Power Systems, How to make DIY water filters, How to plan a recce mission, Stockpile list (food, tools etc) Maps assorted such as road, rail, canal, pylon , cycleways, Kit lists, equipment schematics etc. I keep them on my PC and on data sticks in each GHB / BOB.
I have quite a few in hard copy in case a computer isn’t available...EMPs you know! [emoji16]


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Kate, I also found using the elastic hair ties work well. I purchased a bunch at the dollar tree (100 count for $1). I think they work a lot better than rubber bands. I already have a number of the blue shop towels (I always seem to purchase the two pack anytime I an working on the vehicles) so with the shop towels and hair ties, I can make a whole lot of masks, if needed.
 
I was working out of our big diesel bucket truck today and came across a 5 pack of n95 masks. Yay! My young, healthy, and stupid son won’t wear a mask so I confiscated them. I’ve had the elastic bands break on two masks so far so finding a few extras was nice. Even with broken straps they are repairable and considering how tough they are to come by I will get every last bit of use out of each of them.
 

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