My sympathies to you and Joy for your losses. Thank you to all who are working with recommendations and mandates to wear masks and avoid perhaps unknowingly passing on a dangerous virus to vulnerable people.
My masks are all made by me from colorful cotton prints, what I had in my quilting fabric stash. They have ties to tie behind my head and back of neck, though I usually put slip knots in the ties to make it easier to keep the right tightness. I made one with ear elastic to wear when I got my hair cut. My husband preferred ear elastic, so I’ve made him that type. I made over 150 cotton masks with ties and gave them away to family, friends and neighbors during April when elastic was hard to get. I haven’t seen one person wearing one of them. They all use either ear elastic types or disposable ones. I made my mother-in-law ear elastic ones because she has trouble reaching behind her head to tie, due to arthritis in her shoulders.
I don’t care if the mask I wear matches my clothing of the day. I find them cheery and comfortable and since I have about 8, I don’t want to get or make more.
When I come in from errands, I just toss it in the laundry basket by the washer and wash with regular laundry, machine dry. Since my iron is always handy in my sewing room, I iron the pleats when done drying.
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