How to Make a Mask

Choose your Mask

1. Cup mask with filter and optional nose wire.

2. Centre seam mask with filter.

3. Rectangular Face Mask.

4. Mask with side panels for filters.

Cup Mask with Filter and Optional Nose Wire

MAKE THIS MASK

Center Seam Mask with Filter

MAKE THIS MASK

Rectangular Face Mask Instructions from CNN.com

MAKE THIS MASK (Link)

Mask with Side Panels for Filters

DOWNLOAD THE PATTERN (PDF)

On this page you will find several patterns, tutorials and instructions to make different kinds of masks.

Disclaimer: Homemade masks will not prevent someone from becoming infected with Covid-19. These are approved by the CDC to be used as a last resort when all other PPE options run out. Healthcare providers and frontline workers are experiencing shortages who have made masks can use them on lower-risk patients allowing the availabe N-95 masks to be reserved for emergency cases.

This page is in response to pleas from frontline workers and care-facilities for homemade masks.