Craft in the time of Coronavirus – FREE PROJECTS!

Sew Masks for Coronavirus Pandemic

Craft in the time of Coronavirus – FREE PROJECTS!

It is March 21, 2020 and I live in California. That means I am in lockdown, shelter-in-place, stay-at-home orders. Whatever you want to call it. I’m happy to do it. Strangely, the best way to help our communities at this time is to stay away from the community so I am keeping busy with all my online activities: creating a new online shopping space, learning Zoom in hopes of creating webinar-style classes, and utilizing lots of online services.

But I do have to be sure not to spend ALL my time online, I’d rather being DOING something, if you know what I mean. Here’s a few ideas.

Need something to do? Want to keep your hands busy? Help out by sewing masks!

Probably if you are reading this you are a jewelry maker of some sort, beader, metal-worker, etc. but you might also be good at sewing!

The nation’s health care workers are in desperate need for masks as Personal Protective Equipment supplies dwindle with this health crisis. Keep them safe with your hand-made masks.

Here’s a great article about the drive for more masks:
From Forbes Magazine:
Calling All People Who Sew And Make: You Can Help Make Masks For 2020 Healthcare Worker PPE Shortage

Here are some links that are in that article and others for you to check out.
Calling all makers: Here’s a 1-page PDF facemask pattern; Now go make some and help beat this thing.

Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of Facemasks

How to Sew A Face Mask (Parade Magazine)

How to Sew a Surgical Face Mask for Hospitals (VIDEO)

Want to Use Up Those Extra Beads and Make Some Jewlery?

Here are a few FREE projects for you to play with that are offered by one of my bead suppliers. I haven’t made all these myself but feel free to reach out if you need a hand! Want to see projects for specific beads you have? Let me know and I’ll see if I can dig something up.

Criss-Crossing: Two-Needle Weave Bracelet