Socchan vs Sewing

[soc_puppet]

It took a decent amount of wrestling with my sewing machine, but I successfully stitched together six new face masks! A couple of which are "for me", since some of the ones I made closer to the beginning of the pandemic have, er, "gone missing" (translation: Ended up in Mom's stash and/or mailed to one of my grandmas), but the rest of which will be more-or-less up for grabs. My parents will get first dibs, including if they have anyone they want to give any to, and then I'll probably drop some off with my next set of ear savers.

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[mistressofmuses]

Hooray, more masks!

I jealously protect the masks that one of my former coworkers sewed for me, because they're the best-fitting and most comfortable ones I have. I've got a few that I've bought or been given elsewhere, but none of them fit as well.

[soc_puppet]

And another five done tonight! The trick apparently was figuring out that I actually do need an extra top layer, not just an extra bottom layer 😅 You'd think I'd be better at dealing with the cold after living thirty-five years in Iowa, but apparently...

My work masks probably fit best, but I've been doing my best to replicate the fit in my most recent mask batch. (My work masks are basic Joann's masks with recycled nose wires hand-sewn into the top. Recycling FTW!)

[mistressofmuses]

I'm a wimp about cold, even being born and raised in Colorado. Though at least the cold here is less humid, so it doesn't usually sink in quite the same way!

Recycling nose wires is definitely excellent! It's amazing how much that can help the fit.