How Crafters Can Help Make Masks And Other PPE

There’s no denying that the current shortage of medical masks and other PPE is a major threat to our healthcare workers locally and around the world. With the Covid-19 pandemic showing no signs of slowing down, we need to get creative with how we fill these shortages.

While industrial companies are gearing up to help, there are things that regular people like you and me can do to help out our local hospitals, health care workers, paramedics, and police officers.

Make Medical Face Masks At Home

There are two choices when it comes to helping out with the mask shortage:

• Donating any industrial masks you may stored in your own home. While these aren’t perfect, they are being accepted.
• Handcraft masks at home using household materials

There are different face mask patterns out there on the internet right now and I wanted to present at least a few different ways so that you can do what you’re more comfortable with:

Providence.org present this video tutorial.

Making Face Shields At Home

Another critical item for PPE is the face shield. These can also be made at home and there’s a great PDF here that explains how you can make them. This guide was put together by the great folks at Providence.org for their Million Mask Challenge.

Do You Have A 3D Printer?? The World Needs You

Here is a great article about how 3D printers in Italy and around the world are manufacturing ventilator and repirator parts for hospitals in this time of crisis.

3D Printing And Covid-19

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