To defeat COVID-19 everyone must wear masks, follow social distancing guidelines, and practice healthy sanitization and cleaning practices. Homemade masks can help protect all of us. Our mission is to provide relevant information about the importance of wearing masks and provide trusted resources to create your own.
Most fabric masks should be laundered as usual. It is critically important that any mask is considered contaminated as soon as it is removed. No mask should be reused without being washed! Alternatively, Masks can be heated to 56˚C (135° F) for 15 minutes for disinfection against the coronavirus. Other bacteria or virus may need more aggressive sterilization.
There is no shortage of information online about how to make your own masks. To help simplify the search process we’ve reviewed dozens of patterns, uncovered our top recommended designs, and have curated vital information to help you sew your own masks.
Face Masks For Us is a project by Can’t Stop Columbus.
