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DIY Face Mask

April 23, 2020 By: Melanie

DIY face mask without elastic

If you’re looking for an easy no elastic DIY face mask, you’ve come to the right place! There are pros and cons to both the elastic style masks and the masks that tie.  I don’t have any elastic on hand and haven’t been able to find any, so it was an easy choice to make tie masks.  Maybe you’re in the same boat! There are lots of ways to make fabric masks out there,  I thought I’d share the way I found easiest with step by step instructions.  We’ve been happy these masks and have made dozens of them in the last couple weeks.

DIY face masks that tie

What you need:

  • 2 pieces of cotton fabric – Adult size:  6 inch by 9 inch pieces, Kids size: 5 inch by 8 inch pieces                                                                                       
  • 2 strips of fabric 1 5/8 in. wide- Adult size: 42 inches long, Kids size: 38 inches long                                                                            
  • Straight pins
  • Sewing machine
  • Iron

    How to make it:

    Step 1- Cut fabric:

    Cut two pieces of cotton fabric 6 inches by 9 inches.I used two different patterns just for fun, the mask is reversible!

    Step 2- Sew sides:

    Place the two pieces RIGHT sides together and sew along the short sides, backstitching at the beginning and end.

    Now turn right sides out and iron.

    Step 3- Bias tape:

    You can buy pre-made bias tape for the ties, but it would get expensive really quick, I highly recommend making your own.  It’s simple to make and you can have it match your mask perfectly.  

    After making a few masks doing bias tape totally manually, I wondered if there was a better way, so I did what we always do when we wonder and googled it.  Shut. the. front. door.  There is a little tool called a bias tape maker that I never knew existed.  I would guess any one who sews much knew about this thing, but I was pumped to have just found a faster way!  I tracked one down at a local quilt shop and picked it up the same afternoon.  I got the 3/4 ” bias tape maker.  

    My 15 and 12 year old daughters busted out bias tape so fast using it. Check it out- 

    First, cut one end of the strip into a point.

    how to use a bias tape maker

    Next feed it into the wide end of the bias tape maker.

    How to use a bias tape makerUse a seam ripper to help pull it through to the thin end.

    How to use a bias tape maker

    Pull the strip out a couple inches, trim the pointed end, fold, and iron.  

    How to use a bias tape maker

    Then pull the bias tape maker to the left as you iron on the right. It folds the strip for you! 

    How to use a bias tape makerSo brilliant!

    Once you’ve pulled the whole length through,  fold it in half and iron.  It’s ready for the next step!

    How to use a bias tape maker
    Step 4 – Sew the ties (bias tape) to the mask

    Find the center of the strips, and pin to the long sides of the fabric, making sure the fabric pieces are INSIDE the fold of the bias tape (mask ties). 

    DIY Face mask that ties

    Next sew down the entire length of the strip, (backstitching at the beginning and end.)  This way you sew the bias tape strips, attach them to the mask and hem the open sides of the fabric all in one run!

    DIY face mask using tiesStep 5- Pleats:

    The final step to these masks is sewing in some pleats.  You can do as many folds here as you like, I just did two and am happy with the results. 

    Fold the fabric accordion style, iron, and place some pins to hold the pleats while sewing.

    How to sew pleats on a face mask

    Sew down both sides, (backstitching at beginning and end).

    How to make a face mask that ties

    DIY face mask

    How to sew pleats on a face mask

    The mask is done!

    How to make a face mask with no elastic

    My girls were able to help quite a bit with these masks, which is always a plus.  We had fun choosing fabric and mixing and matching them.  The kid ones turned out really cute too.  How to make a face mask with no elastic How to make a face mask with no elastic

    I hope this tutorial for a DIY face mask was helpful!

    Face masks are the hottest fashion trend of 2020 so far-haha!

    How to make a face mask with no elastic

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