Daily Check-In

[mecurtin]

This is your check-in post for today. The poll will be open from midnight Universal or Zulu Time (8pm Eastern Time on Monday) to midnight (8pm Tuesday Eastern Time).

Poll #23680 Daily poll

This poll is closed.
Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 71

How are you doing?

I am OK
61 (85.9%)

I am not OK, but don't need help right now
9 (12.7%)

I could use some help
1 (1.4%)

How many other humans live with you?

I am living single
31 (43.7%)

One other person
19 (26.8%)

More than one other person
21 (29.6%)

Please, talk about how things are going for you in the comments, ask for advice or help if you need it, or just discuss whatever you feel like.

Comments

[firestar]

I wouldn't have thought so if you're securing the ends, but I am not a sewist, so *shrugs* I guess it might also depend on the kind of hair ties you're using?

Oh,, okay. So are those ones that you would tie/untie as opposed to looping over ears?

[feng_shui_house]

Yes, you'd tie/untie. That also has the advantage that you can adjust the fit. The pattern I'm using is more complicated than you'd probably want- a single 40 to 45 inch long tie that passes through two sides of the mask, so you put the loop over your head and pull on the free ends to fit and then tie the ends at the back of your neck.

Most of the patterns I've seen use four ties, one each top and bottom corner. Takes longer to put on, but far simpler to sew!

[firestar]

Oh, okay. I may end up seeing if I can mod that with some tutorials I've seen on the internets. (I have no working printer, so anything that needs printing off to use is not happening)

[feng_shui_house]

This one gives instructions you can use without printing out. I'm giving 2 links because the first one includes a video on how to do it, but the second one shows the instructions clearer.

https://www.deaconess.com/How-to-make-a-Face-Mask

https://www.deaconess.com/How-to-make-a-Face-Mask/Documents-Mask/Mask-Information

[firestar]

Thank you! <3

[feng_shui_house]

And I posted the ficlette. :^) I put a comment to the main thread here, in case it might cheer up someone.

[firestar]

!!!!!!!