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JudyN
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Elastic for face masks
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April 12, 2020, 14:28:36 PM »
Just a quickie - someone on a community group has asked if anyone has spare elastic for making face masks. I have plenty of 1" wide elastic, but no thin elastic. Can wide elastic be cut into strips that would work, or would they fray?
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Greybird
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Re: Elastic for face masks
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April 12, 2020, 16:11:37 PM »
I have tried to cut down wide elastic before and it did fray horribly. Try it on a short piece. If you do decide to cut it down, what about encasing it in bias binding?
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JudyN
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April 12, 2020, 18:31:20 PM »
Thanks Greybird
To be honest, by the time I managed to get round to encasing them in bias binding the pandemic may well be over! Not to worry though - someone else has offered them some thin elastic which should keep them going for a while.
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Vezelay
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Re: Elastic for face masks
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April 12, 2020, 21:09:59 PM »
Plenty in the online sewing shops - I just bought some from Sew Essential. Minerva is open too but they're all taking longer to process orders of course.
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JudyN
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Renegade Sewist
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April 12, 2020, 21:34:01 PM »
Elastic is good for masks for civilian use but locally the medical professionals prefer masks that tie. They say they can get a better fit which means less exposure for them.
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Hey Bill! Read the manual! Hehehe.
BrendaP
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April 12, 2020, 22:35:21 PM »
Prolonged wearing of masks with elastic behind the ears can cause chafing of the skin behind the ears. SOme have been wearing headbands with buttons at ear level to hook the elastic over.
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Lilian
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Brenda. My machines are: Corona, a 1953 Singer 201K-3, Caroline, a 1940 Singer 201K-3, Thirza, 1949 Singer 221K, Azilia, 1957 Singer 201K-MK2 and Vera, a Husqvarna 350 SewEasy about 20 years old. Also Bernina 1150 overlocker and Elna 444 Coverstitcher.
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Lilian
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April 12, 2020, 22:38:41 PM »
Ah, I wondered what the buttons were for, now I know.
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