Biden has challenged US to wear masks for the first 100 days of his presidency. If you have been wanting a national pandemic plan, it would seem as if one is well on its way, beginning with this challenge. Before he even took office Biden was challenging Americans to take the 100 day Mask Challenge. How has your state dealt with the pandemic? How do you think a national plan may or may not help? Have you knitted or crocheted your own mask? Do you still wear woven masks?
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Knitted Masks: For this one, researchers used a mask with a looser weave.
“Think of the fabric as being something more similar to a sock than similar to a bed sheet, which is more like what you have for the standard cotton,” Warren said.
Larger and open pores in the masks may allow more particles to get in. Washing and drying the mask may further decrease its deficiency.
There are a few things, we discovered, that can make your knitted masks more effective.
Use 100% cotton, preferably a stiffer cotton like Pima Cotton
Use a smaller needle or hook than required to create a fabric with smaller pores
Sew a side loading filter pocket on the back of the mask to decrease pore size and increase cleanliness by replacing used filters.
Some recommend coffee filters. Of course you can use what you prefer.
Types of Masks and Effectiveness Source: USA Today Shidonna Raven Patterns and Publications
Shop our mask patterns, which include side loading filter pockets or Shop our pre-made and ready to go masks with side loading filter pockets. If you would like to make your own, attend one of our knit alongs or classes for help. When you purchase a pattern with Shidonna Raven Pattern and Publications, you also receive free pattern support. We pray that you and yours stay healthy and keep preventing the spread of COVID 19. Share your comments (about your projects or our products) with the community by posting them below. E mail us a photo of your project or our project and we may post it in our articles (here). Share the wealth of health with your friends and family by sharing this article with 3 people today.
Points to remember when making your face masks: To create a denser fabric with no ‘holes’ use a smaller needle to create less space between the strands of yarn. Should you have questions email us for pattern support. Shop our masks patterns and already made masks. Want help making your mask? Join one of our knit or crochet alongs or classes. You can also email us to get pattern support.
Source: Department of Health and Human Services, Victoria, State, Australia Shidonna Raven Patterns & Publications
Points to remember when making your face masks: To create a denser fabric with no ‘holes’ use a smaller needle to create less space between the strands of yarn. Should you have questions email us for pattern support. Shop our masks patterns and already made masks. Want help making your mask? Join one of our knit or crochet alongs or classes. You can also email us to get pattern support.
On February 29th, U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams tweeted: “Seriously people- STOP BUYING MASKS! They are NOT effective in preventing general public from catching #Coronavirus, but if healthcare providers can’t get them to care for sick patients, it puts them and our communities at risk!”
Adams’ message comes with good intentions. With COVID-19 cases soaring, doctors, nurses and other frontline health-care workers confront a severe shortage of masks — and cautioning people against buying them can help offset the problem.
Last week, George Gao, director-general of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, told ScienceMag.com that the “big mistake in the U.S.” is that people aren’t wearing masks. “This virus is transmitted by droplets and close contact. Droplets play a very important role,” he said. You’ve got to wear a mask, because when you speak, there are always droplets coming out of your mouth.”
Gao has done significant research on viruses that have fragile lipid membranes called envelopes — a group that includes SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) — and how they enter cells and move between species.
“Many people have asymptomatic or presymptomatic infections,” he continued. “If they’re wearing face masks, it can [help] prevent droplets that carry the virus from escaping and infecting others.”
‘People should be contemplating wearing masks’
In recent days, it appears that U.S. authorities are realizing they should have encouraged mask-wearing during the early stages of the outbreak.
Scott Gottlieb, former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner, said on Sunday in an interview with CBS News’ “Face the Nation” that “people should be contemplating wearing masks. We should be putting out guidelines from the CDC on how you can develop a [cotton] mask on your own.”
And on Wednesday, Adams told NBC’s “TODAY” show that he has asked the CDC to investigate whether his earlier recommendation should change. (Current CDC guidance is that healthy people don’t need masks or face coverings.)
While homemade masks aren’t as effective as medical-grade masks (like N95 respirators, which filter out at least 95% of airborne particles), researchers studying respiratory illnesses — including SARS, which is another form of coronavirus — have found that a simple mask can help lower the risk of infection.
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With all the controversy surrounding masks and whether or not one should wear one, there are still many types of masks. Many knitters and crocheters, as one might have expected, have opted to make their own masks and to make masks for others especially when there was a major shortage of masks. Now production has caught up with demand, which leaves us with the plethora of types of masks that we see on the market today. For the knitters who wish to make their own masks, one can find a very popular patternhere. For those who would rather just get their masks already made, one can find them here.
With the current insurgence of spikes all over the world, perhaps an abundance of caution is warranted and wearing a mask is worth it. Naturally, we are most interested in your opinion. What have you seen in your community with mask wearing? Has your community experienced a spike? Do you think this is in part due to the lack of wearing masks? Post your comments here and share them with the community. Most importantly we are praying for everyone’s continued safety and health. Share the wealth of information with your friends and family by sharing this article with 3 people today.
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