Headband Mask
This headband mask is an easy beginner sewing project that allows you to use the final product as a headband or a simple face mask.
Yield: 1
Equipment
- Sewing Machine
- Scissors
Materials
- Fabric - 20 x 6 inches
- Elastic cord 1/4 inch wide and about 3 inches in length.
Instructions
- Cut a piece of fabric 20 x 6 inches.
- Use an overcast or zigzag stitch to finish the edges.
- Fold the fabric in half lengthwise with wrong sides together.
- Open it and fold each side toward the middle, overlapping slightly.
- Press the short edge over about 1/2 inch.
- Set a 3-inch piece of elastic (1/2 inch wide) on the pressed edge in the middle.
- Fold over each side on top of the elastic and sew in place.
- Take the other end of the elastic and repeat the process on the other side of the headband.
Notes
If you are using a nice sturdy stretch knit. You could probably get away with not using any elastic.
In that case, just fold over the edges without the elastic and then sew them together with right sides facing and sew in place. Similar to the sweater headband I made last year.
Some people are saying that this kind of mask is not effective for protecting oneself. I'm not a doctor or scientist so I'll leave that decision up to you.
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