Face Masks

Next time I have to go out to buy food, I will actually try this DIY mask (at this link - thanks JC!). Earlier I discussed my observation of the face mask trend in a previous blog post. I like that there is no sewing involved in this DIY, which means that:

1. I can make it five times faster; 
2. I could more easily change colors and styles to coordinate my Spring fashion going-out-in-a-pandemic outfit; and 
3. I can more easily reuse the handkerchief without one day having to undo stitching when I no longer want a face mask. 

I know that masks are for stopping the wearer from spreading germs, not for avoiding getting germs. This is one reason I didn't bother with a face mask for the first 5 weeks of the pandemic, and the other being that there is a massive shortage and it's 1000 times more critical that the commercially made masks are available to those who work among sick or the public, or are more at risk of not living through a case of Coronovirus. 

But if wearing a mask doesn't hurt, and may help reduce germ spread, then it wouldn't be a sacrifice to wear one of my cute under-appreciated handkerchiefs for those 1 or 2 weekly excursions get food. I've already stayed at home for nearly 6 weeks and lost my paycheck for the foreseeable future. Strapping a handkerchief to my face wouldn't be a major sacrifice and is visually reassuring to the people I pass in the stores. Maybe more than my neon pink bandana tied in a triangle that recalls bandits of the wild west.

The tutorial also provides ideas for recycling bands if you don't have hairbands available. Be creative. Don't panic, have fun!