✂️DIY: Make your own upcycled & machine washable face mask

Staying in isn’t just a safe and boring activity. It’s also the perfect moment to learn a new craft and a handy one:

Using fabric you have laying around, like an old t-shirts (or for us, our Carnival Black fabric trimmings) you can learn to sew your own upcycled face mask, that's machine washable!

Summary

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The tutorial(s)

And if you don’t sew, that’s absolutely fine, because we’ll have 2 tutorials:

Click here if you have a sewing machine: Making your reusable upcycled face mask.
If not, click here: Using a stapler, making a disposable face mask.

⚠️Please note that these masks are certainly not an ironclad guarantee that you won’t get sick: viruses can also transmit through the eyes and tiny viral particles, known as aerosols, can penetrate masks. However, masks are effective at capturing droplets, which is a main transmission route of coronavirus, and prevent hand to mouth contact. For more information, please refer to NHS official guidance: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

If you’re a healthcare worker, please let us know if your hospital would need these in case of an emergency and in which fabric they may need them. Email us on hello@labomono.com

Making your reusable upcycled face mask

Your mask should be washed each time you come back to the house at min 30 degrees. So it's always good to make a few so that they can dry while you use another one.

In the tutorial below, Stephanie is using one fabric only, but we picked an old t-shirt for the inner lining. Up to you!