The bags were for medical and care staff to be able to put their medical scrubs into when finishing a shaft and the whole lot can got into the washing machine so as to reduce the risk of spreading the virus. The bags were made of cotton fabric to take a hot 60 degree wash. I reckoned that I made 43 in total of those.
I had a go at ear savers, but didn’t make many of those, just 10. They are bands to go at the back of the head with buttons for the elastic to go around
About the same time as I made bags I was also making some face masks too and had a specific pattern so the inside lining could have a filter of some sort, be it Sew In Vilene or more basically a piece of kitchen towel, between the outer and lining. I used some of my own fabric as obviously I have quite a bit, and a request at one time was for child friendly ones for adult Carers to wear and I could dive into some of my novelty fabrics. Later I was supplied with sheeting and other cotton fabric by the local coordinator.
By mid May, elastic was becoming a problem, nowhere had any, but by the end of May everywhere had some. A request was for more male masks so I made some in plain blue sheeting and also grey. Below are just a few of those I made.
This week the demand for Facemasks has decreased so it has been decided to close the Frontline Facemasks group at the end of July. When this started there weren’t enough of these items to be had, but now face mask protection and PPE is readily available so I can understand why this has happened. But I’m pleased to have done my bit in helping in a small way during this Covid Crisis. Below are the last 10 masks that I’ve finished today.
So in total I made
43 scrubs bags
75 masks
10 ear savers
That’s not bad work in two months.
You have certainly done your bit for the covid crisis. This is a huge amount you've made. It all looks great and I'm sure will be very much appreciated :)
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