Sewing a Face Mask

非常に忙しくて、１か月以上ミシンに触ってもいなかったんだけど、最悪の事態に備えてマスク作りました。
我が家にはなぜか医療用使い捨てマスクがいくつもあるので、使い捨てマスクをフィルターとして中に入れられるようなマスクをつくりました。
そしてそんな使い捨てマスクについていた針金を再利用して鼻のとこフィットするようにもなっています。眼鏡も曇らなくてとてもよし。
無料ダウンロードの型紙を使ったんだけど、一つ作ってみたら顎と耳のとこフカフカするので顎にはダーツをつけて、耳のとこはプリーツにしたので超フィットです。

I had not even touched my sewing machine for over a month but just in case I need it, I made a face mask.

I used the Olson Mask pattern. You can download the pattern here and watch the video here. The pattern features a 3D style face mask that has a sleeve inside to insert a filter.

We had some surgical disposable masks at home so I took the metal piece out of the disposable mask and insert it in my mask and use the disposable mask as a filter.

I made a mock-up. The pattern is pretty good, but wanted to make it fit better on my face so I shortened the side, added a chin dart, and added a pleat at the side.

Thanks to the metal piece I inserted in the upper edge of the mask, the mask fits around the nose pretty well. No foggy glasses.

The mask goes under my chin and covers the entire bottom half of my face. I'm actually wearing it right now as I type and it's pretty comfortable to wear. This may not protect me from getting the virus but it will sure work well against pollen or when I have to do a dusty house project.

I wish I could sew these up to donate but my work is a bit too busy right now and I kind of burned out so I took a half day off today and made this mask. Anyway, I'm very happy with this very well fitted mask.