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Thank you, Community!
We are grateful to have received several community donations of handsewn masks. We are conserving personal protective equipment where we can while still ensuring our staff and patients are protected. We use handsewn masks as a second line of defense over medical-grade masks, and in other areas for additional protection for patients and caregivers. As we are continually preparing for the months ahead, we gratefully welcome these gifts.
We are definitely still encouraging home-made mask donations, as we have a lot of caregivers across Carson Tahoe Health and we would like to use these as a second-line of defense wherever possible.
New! We are also requesting homemade hair and head coverings. Please CLICK HERE for a pattern with measurements. You can find a picture of the finished product on page 4 of this document.
For the handsewn masks, we are providing a “How-To” provided by a community member (next page). Please feel free to utilize other patterns and cloth (100% cotton is great!), but we do ask that you please continue to double-layer the fabric. Please note that homemade masks will be laundered after each use, so they should be durable enough to withstand laundering!
To return completed head coverings masks, please pull up to the front entrance of the Carson Tahoe Health Regional Medical Center at 1600 Medical Parkway in Carson City between 9AM and 5PM, Monday thru Friday. A staff member will be present to receive your donation.
We encourage you to continue your incredibly heart-warming support in other ways, too! For more information on how to support our COVID-19 Response, follow this link: Ways to Support Carson Tahoe Health.
With sincere thanks,
Your Carson Tahoe Health Care Team
**Please Note: We have changed the measurements of this mask pattern to accommodate larger faces - 8” inches wide along the bottom. If you have already cut fabric for the 6” wide mask, please still use that fabric! We can definitely use those, too. Thank you!
How To Make a Face Mask
What you will need
- Fabric
- Elastic (YOU CAN ALSO MAKE MASKS WITH TIES, BUT THIS PATTERN IS FOR ELASTIC. We have a link to a video pattern with ties on the next page. Thank you!)
1. Cut elastic 7” long (average men’s size) or (6 1/2” for women’s) and tie a knot at each end (DO NOT knot the ends of the flat elastic); you need 2 per mask.
2. Cut two pieces of cloth 9” x 8”. The 8” side will be the length along the bottom of the mask.
3. Put right sides of fabric together.
4. Starting at the center of the bottom edge, sew to the first corner, stop. Sew the elastic with the edge out into the corner. A few stitches forward and back will hold this.
5. Sew to the next corner, stop, and bring the other end of the same elastic to the corner and sew a few stitches forward and back.
6. Now sew across that top of the mask to the next corner. Again put an elastic with the edge out.
7. Sew to the next corner and sew in the other end of the same elastic.
8. Sew across the bottom leaving about 1.5” to 2” open. Stop, cut the thread. Turn the mask inside out by pushing all fabric and elastic through the opening.
9. Pin 3 tucks on each side of the mask. Make sure the tucks are the same direction. Sew around the edge of the mask twice.
Other Mask Making Resources Courtesy of Our Wonderful Community!
Here is a link to instructions for cloth masks with ties:
A video on making masks without elastic:
With the shortage of elastic in the community and nationally, these are wonderful options. This type also allows caregivers to easily adjust the mask to fit.
Homemade Head Covering Pattern
Homemade Head Covering Images