Hi everyone, so some friends have told me that they prefer these types of masks that are more fitted. To be honest, I think these ones I would only do for myself or for family and friends by special request. If you’re making masks to sell…I don’t really recommend this as it only caters to certain face shapes and sizes.
Also, I wore this mask at work for an entire day…and I didn’t really feel that much difference. I realized that I like the wire/metal nose support and so I added it on my pleated mask version, tutorial can be found here, and they feel the same. Also, in this new mask, I used a lighter fabric (cotton popeline) for the back and I felt that I can breathe much better.
For my pleated masks, while, initially it felt thick, after several washing, I felt it’s already lighter. I still prefer the fitted ones to be honest.
So first I measured from the top of my nose till my chin. Then i measured from the center of my nose to the side of my face. I suggest also, measuring with your glasses on to avoid the fogging effect.
So with these measurements, cut the parts in 2 pieces and add 1 cm around it as seam allowance. For the sides, you can add around 2 to 3 cm to cover the elastics.
The front and back patterns are from the same pattern. I just used different fabrics.
For the pocket, it’s just a few cm shorter than the back pattern.
So sew all of them in the middle.
For the pocket, fold the sides finished.
Right side to right side, place the pocket on top of the front piece and pin them together.
Then for the back piece. Place a rectangular strip on top for the nose support. Note you might see in the pictures or video where I placed this rectangle. I recommend moving it as close to the edge as possible so that it fits the nose better. I find that it’s too low.
Then, place the back piece on top of the first 2 pieces and sew all 3 together….leave some space so that you can turn it over. See here, I kept the lower side open. I suggest the sides would be a better option next time.
Turn them all inside out and do a topstitch. Attach the metal nose support. Note, I prefer to take off the nose support when washing…so that i can throw these in the washing machine anytime. Attach the garters then close.
Et Voila!
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