Masks are made using doctors’ advice
MASKS from Pg 1
Making a mask
The Masked Mama Angels received advice
from Dr. Deb Peterson, a family practice physi-
cian at Meeker Memorial Clinics & Hospital, who
provided direction on how to make cloth masks.
Dr. Peterson recommended sewers use a blend
of flannel and cotton. The cotton fabric goes on the
outside and the flannel on the inside. Jackson ex-
plained that Dr. Peterson recommended using the
two different blends of flannel and cotton to pro-
vide comfort for extended wearing of the masks.
Fabric is cut into a 6-by-9 inch rectangle with
two 8-inch elastic bands for the ear loops. Then
the pieces are sewn together with the flannel fac-
ing the inside.
Securing materials, especially elastic, has been
a challenge at times. Jackson recently ran out of
elastic, and area stores were out of stock.
She posted a plea on Facebook, and her friends
quickly jumped in to help with donations of elastic
and fabric.
“Three of my friends did a ‘no contact drop-off’
so I could keep going,” Jackson said. I went online
and purchased some more that I hope will be here
by Saturday.”
Jackson’s mom is her biggest supporter. “My
mom made me take a picture of my stack of ma-
terial and my bowl of elastic because she wanted
to show her friends. It was her idea to contact the
newspaper.”
CDC recommendations
In early April, the CDC issued an official rec-
ommendation that everyone wear cloth or fabric
face coverings, including home-made face cover-
ing, when entering public spaces such as grocery
stores and public transit stations.
It is important to note that these cloth masks do
not provide protection from catching the virus, but
instead help prevent those people who have the vi-
rus, and might be unaware of it, from spreading
the infection to others.
According to the CDC, cloth face coverings
should fit snugly but comfortably against the side
of the face, be secured with ties or ear loops, in-
clude multiple layers of fabric to allow for breath-
ing without restriction; and be able to be laundered
and machine-dried without damage or change to
shape.
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