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  2020-03-30

  Sewing Masks for Friends and Family

  There was a shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) at the start of the pandemic. I was anxious for my family and friends, especially for the nurses in my life who didn’t have any face masks. Once my mom and I saw on the news that cloth masks were an acceptable form of PPE, we knew exactly what to do. We busted out our library of fabric that we had collected over the years and dusted off our sewing machines. My grandma taught my mom to sew, and my mom passed the skill down to me. We started off making free masks for my friend’s sister and her fellow nurses. None of our other friends or relatives knew how to sew and when word got out that we were making masks, the orders started pouring in. My mom, brother, and I relied heavily on our crafting skills in order to fill custom orders. During the first month of the mask making craze, it was difficult to buy fabric that our friends were requesting. Solid black, Spurs, Cowboys, and dark colored fabrics as well as elastic were hard to find. Furthermore, Joann’s had limited hours and their best fabrics were sold out online and in-stores. My brother printed custom images on heat transfer vinyl that I would then press onto the fabric, and I bought bedsheets and dyed fabric to create colors that we didn’t have in stock. My mom and I already had a bad habit of buying fabric for no reason, and now that we have an actual purpose our collection has grown even more. I look for fabric that suits the personality of my friends and try to find prints that are cute and festive for each season. My friends and family will own wear masks that my mom and I have made. I think they take comfort in knowing each mask was made especially for them. As for my mom and I, we are relieved in knowing that our loved ones are protected with masks that fit their personalities.
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  2020-05-07

  Quarantine Cross-Stitch

  In Spring 2020, after the pandemic closed the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire campus, UWEC history major Katie Boucher handmade this cross stitch during quarantine.
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  2020-10-21

  Making Halloween Ornaments

  Since we can't go out and celebrate Halloween this year, we made Halloween ornaments to make October feel a little more festive. We worked on them throughout October so they would be done by Halloween, that way we could display them. Each one is cross-stitch done of perforated paper and doing one took about a week. My mom and I each did one and my older sister did two
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  2020-06-18

  CREATIVIDAD PERUANA

  NIÑO DE CHUQUIBAMBA ORGULLOSO LUCE SU MASCARILLA HECHA DE EUCALIPTO UNA PLANTA ANCESTRAL QUE SE UTILIZA PARA CURAR PROBLEMAS RESPIRATORIOS Pese a las limitaciones, distancia, y los casi 3,000 m.s.n.m en el pueblo de Chuquibamba, los niños en vez de usar mascarillas, recurren por plantas medicinales. En este caso, ellos mencionan que se sienten seguros de esa forma y dan ejemplo a muchas personas que no cumplen protocolos. Fuente :Arequipa informa
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  2020-05-22

  Sign explaining how to make facemasks from handkerchiefs, FamilyMart Iidabashi

  A sign showing how to make cloth facemasks out of handkerchiefs, posted at a FamilyMart convenience store near Iidabashi station, in Tokyo. A variety of handkerchiefs are for sale nearby.
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  2020-05-22

  Selling handkerchiefs with a guide for making them into masks

  A photo of a sales rack at a FamilyMart convenience store near Iidabashi Station in Tokyo, selling many styles of handkerchief, along with a sign showing how to make cloth facemasks out of the handkerchiefs.
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  2020-03-27

  Handmade masks

  A screenshot of a tweet from Florida news reporter Nestor Montoya. It shows a picture of handmade masks his sister made for him to wear during interviews with people during the pandemic.