Because of the corona outbreak pandemic, many new rules have come into existence likewise social distancing, wearing a mask is a must, sanitizing yourself and many more new rules to stop the outbreak of COVID – 19. Wearing a face mask is compulsory in every country, if you didn’t wear a mask or forgot to wear it, you have to pay a penalty for that. Moreover wearing a mask will save you from viral particles spread due to someone’s coughing or sneezing. Thus, putting on a face mask will help you a lot in this pandemic time.
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Nowadays as a mask is a basic requirement, thus all the medical stores and campaigns have raised their prices and now it is expensive if you purchase it, but why buy a face mask! When, you can make it at your home with just some piece of cloth, paper, pins, threads, etc. now the question arises in the mind. How to make a face mask at home? Here, in Live Enhanced we have the best tips and ideas for making a face mask.
We have some facemask tips, using those tips you can make face masks at home.
Making face mask with the help of sewing machine: You need just some materials to make a facemask, they are
- Cotton fabric
- Needle and thread
- Scissors
- Some Pins
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Take a rectangular piece of 25cm * 15cm, fold the long sides of the piece about 0.5-1 cm and stitch it perfectly, you can even use a pin to attach it perfectly, after that stitch the width of the cloth in a manner that it creates a hollow part in which a thread or needle can pass through. After then you are done with the stitching, now take a thread, elastic thread or a rubber thread, enter the elastic thread in the hollow part from both the sides of the mask piece then tie a knot over there and stitch the sides of thread with the cloth piece. Now your mask is ready to help you in maintaining the control of COVID – 19 or any other virus or bacteria too.
Making a face mask with the help of a cotton T-shirt: One of the best ways of making a Diy face mask. You need very few things which are easily available in your home.
- T-shirt
- Scissor
- Paper towel (optional)
Take a cotton T-shirt you are about to throw or don’t mind if it gets cut into pieces, make sure the T-shirt you have selected must be opaque. Simply take scissors and start cutting your t-shirt from the bottom, make sure that the length of the obtained piece must be of 20cm at least so that it can cover the portion between the nose and underneath of your chin. You can even adjust the size accordingly with the help of a measuring tape. Now start cutting the pieces of length about 15cm for making ties for your mask, try making a shape like C, start cutting those ties in manner so that it can retie around your head, take precise measurements before cutting so that material loss will not extend much. For making it look stylish and amazing you can add paper towel pieces in creative designs, it would add a good look to your face mask.
You can even use other clothing materials which are opaque in nature to make a facemask.
Bandana style of making face mask:
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- Bandana or scarf
- 2x elastic or rubber bands
This is the easiest way to make a beauty face mask at home, all you need to do is take a scarf or bandana, take two elastic bands, tie that band on both sides of the scarf ideally, now your mask is ready to use. Make sure that the scarf or bandana must lengthen enough as per your face; also the bands must be attached in a precise manner that it wouldn’t get torn out.
