Protective face mask with your own hands

Protective mask is one of the main ways to protect against coronavirus. Doctors are actively encouraged to wear masks not only for the sick, but also for prevention: when visiting medical institutions, in shops and public transport.



At the same time, bandages not only cover the respiratory organs, but also protect the face from our own hands (everyone remembers the WHO recommendation to thoroughly wash their hands or treat them with an antiseptic and in no case touch the face).



In many pharmacies, masks have already disappeared from the shelves. At the same time, they can be made with their own hands in just a few minutes, and the necessary materials are definitely in every house.

How to make a mask with your own hands Mask of bandage

You'll need it.

• non-sterile bandage (standard size 14 cm x 7 m)
• piece of cotton 14 x 14 cm thick 1 cm
• shears
• thread
• needle
• porter

Status of work

1. Cut 60-80 cm bandage (for an adult).
   
   
   
2. Fold the bandage and cut into two pieces 7 cm wide. Put them in a straw. It's gonna be strings.
3. Rewind the 20cm bandage, put cotton on top.
   
   
   
4. To the left and right of the wool perpendicular to the bandage place the bundles.
   
   
   
5. Wrap cotton wool with bandages 4 times.
   
   
   
6. Cut off the extra bandage and the edge of the mask between the tiers.
   
   
   
7. Such a mask (as well as a factory mask) is permissible to wear for a couple of hours. Then, if necessary, it can be washed in water with soap, ironed in the “Cotton” mode and used again.

Paper mask



You'll need it.

• paper-towel
• 2-3 pieces of gauze 20 x 20 cm
• 2 pieces of linen gum of 12 cm
• stationery

Status of work

1. Make a sandwich: a piece of paper towel or viscose napkin, 3 pieces of gauze and another piece of towel on top.
   
   
   
2. Put the mask in harmonica. For greater convenience, you can use curtains.
   
   
   
3. Apply the ends of the rubber band to the upper and lower edges of the mask. Secure it with a stapler.
   
   
   
4. Stapler the edges of each fold so that the harmonica does not break up. The side where the sharp ends of the clips come out will be the front.
   
   
   
5. It is not difficult to make such a mask, but you will need to throw it away immediately. For multiple applications paper-towel mask Not intended.

Simple fabric mask



You'll need it.

• cotton section 50 x 30 cm
• 40cm linen gum
• needle
• shears

Status of work

1. Fold the cloth in half (width) face inside and past two ends. Distance from the edge is 1 centimeter. It's like a sleeve.
2. Turn from the inside out to the front. Put the stitch in the middle and make it up.
   
   
   
3. Once again fold the fabric in half (in length).
4. Strip the edge, retreating 1 cm.
   
   
   
5. Pull around the edges of the rubber band part. Each 20 centimeters.
6. The edge of the product is where the rubber bands are worn.
   
   
   
7. Tie the bands, adjusting their length so that you are comfortable.
8. This mask can be washed, ironed and worn many times. It's tight and protective.

Figure mask of fabric



You'll need it.

• 2 pieces of neoprene or knitwear measuring 15 x 15 cm
• shears
• needle and thread
• lineage

Status of work

1. Print or draw on the given sample pattern pattern on dense paper.
   
   
   
2. As you can see, the largest size horizontally is 16.5 cm (12.5 + 4), and vertically 14 cm (3 + 4 + 4 + 3).
   
   
   
3. Make a template.
   
   
   
4. Cut two identical parts on it from neoprene (stretches well) or tight knitwear.
   
   
   
5. Put the parts together and stitched along the front edge with a loop seam. The seam should be outside so as not to scratch the face.
   
   
   
6. That's all. Reusable protective mask fabric ready. Inside the mask for better filtering, you can put several layers of gauze.
   
   
   
7. The mask tightly covers the mouth, nose, leaves no gaps, and after application it can be washed and reused.

We remind you that it is necessary to wash your hands after walking, before eating or cooking, after visiting the toilet, contact with objects in public transport, contact with animals, and so on. In general, if in doubt, better wash your hands again.

If you can't buy a mask at the pharmacy, you can make it yourself. Many people say that the mask should only be worn by infected people and doctors, but the extra protection during the epidemic has not stopped anyone. Use personal protective equipment, wash your hands and be healthy!