r mask with filter pocket s instructions...2 reusable mask with filter pocket –sewing instructions...

Open the Cheek/Mouth section and Face section with right sides

facing up. They will look like this image.

The blue fabric (Mouth pieces) make the Filter Pocket. Left is

the exterior face section. Right is the interior mouth/filter section.

REUSABLE MASK WITH FILTER POCKET – SEWING INSTRUCTIONS

Materials List▪ Sewing Machine

▪ Polyester Sewing Thread

▪1/4 Yard of Woven Cotton Fabric OR

Heavy Weight Knit Fabric

▪6” Flexible Wire* (Options on pg 4)

Cutting Instructions – pattern pieces for 2 sizes included on pg. 3 thru 6

▪ Fold fabric in half, right sides together

▪ Lay pattern pieces face up on the wrong side of the fabric following grain

▪ Cut 2 strips (on the stretchy part of the knit) 1” x 5” for ear loop pieces

▪ Cut 2 of Face pieces, Cheek pieces, Mouth pieces (Mouth piece makes Filter Pocket)

▪ Transfer marks on pattern pieces to fabric

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You should be able to make 2 masksout of this amount of fabric.

Sewing Construction Process

Layer the 2 Cheek/Mouth pieces right sides

together. Do the same for the 2 Face pieces.

Sew the 2 Cheek/Mouth pieces together

between the red X markers. Do the same for

the 2 Face pieces. Overcast edges together.

Overcast the straight edges of each

2 Cheek and 2 Mouth pieces as

shown.

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With right sides

facing down, overlap

Cheek piece on the

Mouth piece, lining

the long edge of the

Cheek piece with the

2 notches marked on

the Mouth piece. Pin

or stitch in place.

(You are overcasting single layers to give the edge a finish.)

Repeat to make 2.

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Photos show serged edges. In those areas, use an overcasting stitch on your sewing machine.

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REUSABLE MASK WITH FILTER POCKET – SEWING INSTRUCTIONS PAGE 2

Open the face

section and Mouth

/Filter sections so

that each is facing

right side up. Flip

one over onto the

other so that right

sides are together.

Clip or pin together

then sew around

Turn right side out. Press with an iron using a setting that

matches your fabric selection.

Fold each 1” x 5” knit strip wrong sides

together and sew the long edges then

overcast the edge. Repeat. (This creates 2 –

½” x 5” strips that will make up the Ear Loop pieces.)

Pin to wrong side of Face piece created in

step 4 at sides within seam allowance (green

marks on Face piece).

Overcast the edges. This is the finished look

after this step. The left image is the interior

mouth/filter side of the mask. The right image

is the exterior side of the mask.

On the blue Filter/Pocket area of

the mask, on the top nose edge,

top stitch ½” from the edge

between the pocket section. This

creates a rod pocket for the nose

wire to slide in. Insert wire to

shape mask around nose. Insert

wire. Stitch rod pocket closed.

Completed mask.

(See optional ties

mentioned on page 5

with the pattern

pieces.)

We realize that one size

will not fit all. The ties will

help with fit problems.

Double sided tape on the

inside filter pocket area will

give a greater seal.

all edges.




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Red X markers show the starting andstopping points of the serged seam.

FACE PIECE

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Medium Size Mask Cutting Line

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2 Pattern Sizes Included

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CHEEK PIECE

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Medium Size Mask Cutting Line

Large/XLarge Size Mask Cutting Line

EAR LOOP PIECE

CUT 2

Medium SizeEar LoopCutting Line

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Optional Tie: If the mask does not fit snugly, cut a 1”x30” strip of woven cotton fabric

(like a bed linen) to use as a tie. After the mask is on the head, the 1”x30” strip would

thread through the ear loops and tie behind the head. Use 2 ties, if necessary, to keep

the mask secure on the head. They would be tied like a disposable surgical mask

would. There are other options, like a 3-inch piece of ½ inch elastic with a medium to

large button sewn at each end. Please ear loops around buttons.

Optional Tape: To get the most secure fit, use double sided tape on the interior

Mouth/Filter side, along the edges of the Mouth/Filter part of the mask. This will need to

be replaced often.

Alternative Wire: Flat copper box wire found at packaging stores, or on-line packaging

stores like U-Line. Jewelry Wire. 18 Gauge Copper Wire. Needs to be very flexible.

Filter Ideas: 2 layers of cotton t-shirt material (can be sewn into the seam and

laundered with the mask. Vacuum cleaner bag. Blue shop towels. The filter needs to

stop small molecules and be breathable. There is much research on-line.

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This information is provided for your independent use. Neither the materials nor design of

this mask has been reviewed or approved by the FDA or any other regulatory agency. Each

institution must make its own independent determination as to whether the masks are

suitable for any particular purpose.




Optional

Filter Pattern Piece

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