There's one thing you should know before diving into the conversation around masks: The public should not purchase surgical masks or N95 respirators. Health care workers are facing shortages and need ...

Face coverings are part of our everyday lives now – and we will rarely leave the house without one. A face covering isn’t the same as the surgical masks or respirators used as part of PPE by ...

Cut fabric and interfacing to 12 x 9 inches sheets. Once ironed, fold fabric in half with interfacing on the outside. Cut two pieces of elastic — each 7-inches long. Pin and sew the open side of the ...

CLEVELAND — With the Centers for Disease Control now recommending that we all wear cloth masks while doing essential things in public, people are getting creative with ways to make it work. For those ...

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4. Thread a 6-inch-long, 1/8-inch-wide piece of elastic through the wider hem on each side of the mask and knot it — this is one of your two ear loops. If you don't have elastic, you can do the same ...

Still, if you want to make a mask, here are simple, step-by-step instructions from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to do just that, whether or not you know how to sew. Not sure ...