I line up at the pharmacy early in the morning and still can’t buy masks, and I’m not good at sewing either….. Plus, these days even the elastic and gauze for making masks are sold out (・_・;)
So I found something on YouTube that looked doable and gave it a try!
I found the materials at the 100-yen shop CanDo…but by then it was already too late (・_・;) All the elastic items at the 100-yen shop were sold out
What I bought was a bandana, a tenugui towel, socks, clips for keeping hats from flying off, and some wide elastic that was still left……
I tried making one with a tenugui towel and clips for keeping hats from flying off
How to make it↓
Just clip it on!
Downside: Since these are clips for keeping hats from flying off, they do not feel comfortable against the skin at all.
Upside: You can instantly turn any handkerchief into a mask!
Note: The materials are originally tools for securing a hat, so they may scratch your face. Please be very careful.
I tried making one with elastic and a bandana
How to make it↓
Fold the bandana (a large handkerchief works too) in thirds from the top and bottom
Make a pleat around the middle
Thread doubled-up elastic through at about one-third from the edge, pull one strand tightly to secure it, then fold it inward
You can also make it with wide elastic as-is, without doubling it up! Fold the ends inward on the inside
Downside: ・I cut wide elastic in half to use it… so it can start to fray ^^;
・The bandana from the 100-yen shop is not cotton, so it is a little hard to breathe through!
Upside: ・You only need elastic and a handkerchief, so it doesn’t cost much (elastic is hard to find, so you may need to recycle the elastic from disposable masks)
・You can make it right away
・You can adjust it to different sizes depending on the handkerchief and the length of the elastic
Note: It is easier to adjust later if you leave the elastic a little longer. How easy it is to breathe depends on the material and size of the handkerchief.
I tried making one with socks
How to make it↓
Cut off the toe and heel parts of the sock
Cut halfway in to make the parts that go over your ears
Rotate the sock tube around so the ear loops come to the sides
Downside: Depending on the socks you choose, they may fray badly and tear
Upside: You can make it right away. It doesn’t hurt your ears at all!
Note: Depending on the material, it may fray and tear.
I tried it with ordinary socks and tights too, and they actually turned out pretty well (^ ^)
I think wider socks are better.I wonder how many masks you could make from those loose socks that high school girls used to wear back in the day
The masks I made this time (^O^)／There were also some materials I couldn’t use
Lastly
These are masks meant to help prevent droplet infection (^_^;)
I’m sure many people could not have predicted the situation we are in now.
I never thought masks would disappear either…
This was an article about how you can still manage even if you can’t buy masks,
but I hope everyday life returns as soon as possible, and we can say, “I made masks like this back then〜 haha, so funny〜”
