Mask Elastic Length Around Head

The elastic should be 1 4 or 3 8 wide.

Mask elastic length around head. This pattern uses elastic that wraps around the head for more comfort for health. Cut a 25 for an average sized person piece of elastic. You need 7 5 yards of elastic for 25 masks 14 per mask. Use a bodkin or safety pin to run the elastic through both casings on the mask.

Thank you for that it can be made with ties or elastics. Active time 10 minutes. But i ve seen people complain that ties are hard to do and ear elastic can hurt so i ve come up with a second face mask with elastic that goes around the back of the head elastic back face masks. If you prefer to have elastic head loops for your mask rather than ear loops you can check out various tutorials online.

You can make two sizes. How to make face mask with elastic head loops. Total time 10 minutes. Roxanne shared the tutorial below on her website.

Adult sized masks will be the greatest need. This mask features elastic to go over the ears. A few weeks ago we gave you a pocket face mask for both kids and adults that has become very popular. Charlie and rita g 10 876 views.

How to use one piece of elastic. Elastic is hard to find in my area. Here is a tutorial on how to sew cloth face masks. Elastic cord and tie options.

Roxanne is using 32 inches of narrow elastic of the head loops. If you would like to use a length of elastic instead. Therefore 1 yard of 44 wide fabric yields 12 15 masks. Diy cloth face masks with filter pocket fitted nose and elastic around the head covid19 duration.

Fl south michelle sousa says. April 2 2020 at 9 14 pm. 2 elastic bands worn around the back of the head hand sewn by a professional seamstress medium length 9 height 5 1 2 this is my original size if you ordered before 5 17 large length 9 3 4 height 6 1 2 i added a pleat on each size to pull it into your face better fits around the nose and chin. One adult mask requires two 9 x 6 pieces of tight weave cotton and two 7 pieces of 1 4 elastic.

Either the cording or the flat will work just fine. The user can adjust the fit of the elastic by tying and re tying it to fit. She shows how to make a face mask with elastic head loops. Tie the elastic loosely.

Elastic length for kids can be the same as adults but adjust shorter for youngest kids depending on age and size of child. 1 4 is best smaller think it s going behind your ears. You could also make it longer and have it go around the whole head. Depending on the length of the lace you may get 2 masks per pair.