C O V E R
S T O R Y
A BLUEPRINT FOR CHANGE
Illustration by Cristin Lim
From scraps of fabric to 3D printers, locals are repurposing resources in surprising ways to arm health care workers and battle COVID-19
Instructions For Making Your Own Face Mask Use the sewing pattern printed with this story to sew your own face mask and follow these instructions to assemble: 1. Cut out the paper pattern to your preferred size. This will be the same pattern for both the outer layer and the inner lining of your mask. You may use the same fabric for both.
4. Cut out the pieces. Remove pattern from fabric.
8. Stitch three of the four sides together with right sides facing each other.
5. You will have two identical pieces of fabric – keep them laying on top of each other. The curved side that looks like a horn will be the middle of your mask. Stitch the two pieces along the curved side.
9. Turn inside out, so your preferred fabric is now on the outside.
2. Fold your outer fabric in half to double, 6. Open the two pieces like you’re openright sides facing each other. This will allow ing a book and iron flat. You now have the you to cut out two pieces at once. outer layer. 3. Pin the pattern to your doubled cotton fabric. If you don’t have pins, you can use binder clips or paper clips. PAGE 8 THE ARGONAUT APRIL 9, 2020
7. Repeat the above process for the inner lining. You will now have your outer and inner layers.
10. Stitch the last side closed or leave open to insert a filter. 11. Attach straps to each corner to tie around the back of the head or attach elastic to loop around the ears.
