Posted by Robert McGregor on Apr 01, 2020
Akron Children's really needs cloth face masks to be sewn.
Any help will benefit our non-clinical employees which still need to be here.
The face masks pattern is provided here.
 
IF YOU SEW (or know someone who does) ... YOU CAN HELP!!!
 
This mask consists of 2 layers of HALYARD ON H600 medical fabric. (Typically used to cover sterilized surgical instruments.) It has a 16 Gauge copper or brass wire sewn in at the top and fabric ties reinforced with regular acrylic yarn.
 
The medical grade fabric is provided by the hospital and comes in varying sizes.
Pull the two layers apart. If you pull gently-the fused areas will come apart just fine. If it creates holes-then you will need to cut the fused part (or the holes!) off.
 
Stack both layers when cutting. Cut and you have the 2 pieces needed. A cutting mat, ruler and rotary cutter makes cutting a breeze! A 36” wide cutting mat and 36” ruler and works great!
DO NOT press the medical grade fabric - it will melt!
 

LET’S GET STARTED!
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE MATERIALS NEEDED AND
THE STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS.

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