Local Volunteer Resources - #MasksNOW

Please use cotton or cotton blend.  If you are making the three-layer mask, the middle layer needs to be a mid-weight or lightweight non-woven, non-fusible,...

Your state lead will send you a list of facilities that need masks.  If the facility requests a specific mask, you should make that specific mask.  If the f...

Any mid-weight or lightweight non-woven, non-fusible, high-polyester % interfacing is acceptable.  Examples are: Pellon 830 Pellon 810 Pellon 30 Pell...

One way to test this is to light a small piece of the material on fire.  If it burns to ash, it's cotton; if it melts or leaves anything other than ash,...

Right now, wire is not recommended; the high cleaning standards used by most medical facilities will degrade most metals.  Many of the materials available t...

100% cotton muslin will work.  

Due to the size of a bolt of fabric, this size will get the most mask out of a given cut of material.  

We do not suggest using denim for masks―the material is course and can irritate skin, and in hotter climates it can become stifling. However, if there is no...

Our main focus right now is to get as many masks to as many people as possible.  Any mask is better than no mask.  Even if a mask is not sewn perfectly, it ...

When packaging the masks, sewists are instructed to include a packing sheet that includes information about the material that was used to make the mask.   ...