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[camwyn]

Tried doing another N95 style mask from the Made by Barb pattern. Have come to the conclusion that while it is a useful way to force-teach myself how to bind bias tape on curves, I do not like dealing with the sides, where I have to fold things over to form casings for the ear straps. The original design was created using very thick fabric (she cut up a synthetic shammy or something of that nature) and was meant for one layer, with perhaps a lining at most, and did not involve covering the raw ends or tucking them under. The end result when I try to do this as a three layer mask, because I am trying to adhere to the WHO recommendation as best I can without actually having a completely water repellent inner layer available... well, the end result is unpleasant to look at and a pain to compensate for. And the overall cut and design is kind of a pain to work with, at least for me, especially when it comes to installing a nose wire (this was not in the original design except for the possibility of using a strip of aluminum that would be ironed into place using fusible webbing) and horizontal boning. At least using fusible interfacing on the outer layer meant the fabric behaved somewhat more like her results with the shammy, but it didn't make the nasty fraying on the ends any easier.

I have several pieces of outer layer and middle layer still cut. I will not be doing anything with them any time soon. Probably going to do the Jesse Killion mask instead, it's either that or the original Olson design, mostly I'm trying to get the Jesse mask to work because I'd like to cut down on my glasses fogging. I just have to get used to installing the nose wire in the right place. Got to wash my new fabric before I can start using it, but I should be able to do that today.


Worth noting: according to at least one article I read yesterday, optometrists have reported an uptick in people seeking either contact lenses or LASIK from people getting frustrated with the fogging and the mask wearing.

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[8hyenas]

I may have gotten this from you. I honestly have no idea who posted it but...

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/can-wearing-glasses-actually-reduce-your-chance-of-catching-covid-19_uk_5f69b713c5b6a9b19b3e250d

not saying it's rigorous science but...

[camwyn]

I think I've seen that study. I don't remember posting about it, but I remember seeing the - okay, I didn't post that specific link now that I think about it. (I have a lot of script blockers set up on my browser and HuffPo tends not to load very well as a consequence.) But I remember seeing the correlation in an article somewhere else, which was a bit of a nice thing to see.