Hi all! Please watch this new video! th-cam.com/video/n6tUYmHLwRw/w-d-xo.html In this version, the window is removable! I have also included tip on how to reduce fogging.
I made hundreds of these in 2020, based on this video. It is a great pattern to use with a rotary cutter because the lines are all straight. Thanks for this very well-made video!
I love this! My husband is deaf, and needs to lip read. I’m going to surprise him and make myself a mask like this so that in public he can “ hear me” Thank you so much!
Such a great idea! We just released an app called Hear / Be Heard the Pocket Interpreter that can help too 📲 the app transcribes & speaks aloud giving everyone 24/7 access to communication! Please check it out on the APPLE store and help us spread the word so all who need this amazing tool can know it’s there for them
Have a couple technical suggestions-your needle will gum up if you see thru the tape so keep the tape to the furthest edge so you won't sew thru it. Also a zig zag around the plastic is helpful to catch both edges. Just in case you aren't lined up perfectly like our instructor 🙂
This is by far the best mask video I have ever seen. Maybe the best sewing tutorial video ever and the best finished project. And you even teach us how to tie those knots! Can the new video possibly be better? I'll watch it.
Thank you for this pattern and the very clear instructions on how to make this mask. It is the best video I have watched, and I have made several different types of masks. As a world language teacher, my students need to be able to see my mouth so that they can learn, and this mask looks perfect. Thank you for your generosity!
This is such a great pattern. I have sewn over 200 masks - strip and cup style - but I think this origami style mask is superior. Especially the clear mouthpiece. I work with a lot of hearing impaired people, and I know this will be appreciated. Thank you so much for sharing this.
Please watch this new video! th-cam.com/video/n6tUYmHLwRw/w-d-xo.html In this version, the window is removable! I have also included tip on how to reduce fogging.
THANK YOU! I have done other patterns and failed because the windows are the wrong size or crooked. I am looking forward to trying out the printable template! I also appreciate your extra attention to showing the seams in the video.
gracias señora por compartir con lo que tu sabes por qué me agustado tu trabajo y lo estado practicando y he aprendido mucho Dios te bendiga y te proteja toda tu familia
I am so grateful I found your video. I am a sign language interpreter, and I made this mask yesterday. It was very easy to follow your video, and I plan to make more. I love your design, and I did not know about fisherman's knots. Clever! I used a page protector for the clear plastic, and I want to try it with a see-through shower curtain liner. Thank you for all the time and effort it took to make a video for everyone to be able to have this cool mask!
Please watch this new video! th-cam.com/video/n6tUYmHLwRw/w-d-xo.html In this version, the window is removable! I have also included tip on how to reduce fogging.
I have read not to use a shower curtain liner as they are often treated with a chemical to prevent mildew build-up. I have used a clear plastic table cloth from the dollar store.
I tried (and binned) 2 other masks. This one is fantastic. Really comfortable mask and easy to follow video. I am a sign language interpreter so this is really helpful.
Sam Tucker that’s great to hear! Thank you for your kind review. Would like to welcome you to join our online community to share your experiences! facebook.com/groups/1588984701178450/?ref=share
Aside from the window, this is an excellent design. I have made adjustments to it and perfected it in a way. My doctor said it is a great design that covers the face properly. I enlarged the pattern a little and I don't string an elastic through the sides, I use a quarter inch wide by 7 inches and sew the ends on to the top & bottom of the mask. Don't fold it over, just tuck it in the unsewn triangles. Then sew it in there. Perfect
Thank you! I have been searching for something like this. Of all the videos I've watched, this is, by far, the clearest to follow. The template is especially helpful. I will be making this and sharing the video with others.
Please watch this new video! th-cam.com/video/n6tUYmHLwRw/w-d-xo.html In this version, the window is removable! I have also included tip on how to reduce fogging.
I was so intimidated by this pattern when I first saw it and thought "that'll take too long." I'm on my third and fourth masks using this pattern and it gets easier every time. I also like the fabric choices more each time I see it.
Please watch this new video! th-cam.com/video/n6tUYmHLwRw/w-d-xo.html In this version, the window is removable! I have also included tip on how to reduce fogging.
If you use the tape on all sides of the vinyl it will help close up the holes from the sewing needle in the window. Just get a nonstick needle first. Cuz the tape will really gum up a regular needle.
I work for a NonProfit PreSchool in Austin whose Mission is Inclusion! I am making these masks for our staff, thank you. Many of our children have special needs and are on the Spectrum, being able to see our faces makes so much difference.
Please watch this new video! th-cam.com/video/n6tUYmHLwRw/w-d-xo.html In this version, the window is removable! I have also included tip on how to reduce fogging.
Please watch this new video! th-cam.com/video/n6tUYmHLwRw/w-d-xo.html In this version, the window is removable! I have also included tip on how to reduce fogging.
OK. I'm going to sew some of these. SEW EXCITED! Now, I'm old school. Just asking whether there is a "written tutorial" that I can print out??? I printed the pattern & studied both videos. I believe I've got it, but since I'm old school, would be nice to have written instructions to refer back to as I go along (instead of start, stop, rewind the video)
Please watch this new video! th-cam.com/video/n6tUYmHLwRw/w-d-xo.html In this version, the window is removable! I have also included tip on how to reduce fogging.
Such a great idea! We just released an app called Hear / Be Heard the Pocket Interpreter that can help too 📲 the app transcribes & speaks aloud giving everyone 24/7 access to communication! Please check it out on the APPLE store and help us spread the word so all who need this amazing tool can know it’s there for them and
Please watch this new video! th-cam.com/video/n6tUYmHLwRw/w-d-xo.html In this version, the window is removable! I have also included tip on how to reduce fogging.
This may be the best video I've ever seen for how to make a mask if you have no sewing experience. You could even leave out the window and still figure it out. My only "tweak" was I didn't want holes through both layers of the window, so i sewed into the outer piece and used fusible them tape on the inner window edges. Seems to work ok. Thanks for how to do the fisherman's knots! Your video is very easy to follow. Thank you for sharing!!!
+Sewing Seeds Of Love, Thank you! This mask was thought out so very well and done so very well. I think everybody would benefit from wearing masks like this. We all need to see smiles. 😊
I can’t find the printable pattern. There is no link in the description box. Please help! This is such a cool mask! I have a friend who is an interpreter and my daughter teaches Kindermusik. She will need a window mask when classes start up again in the fall. Great video tutorial!
You are the best for posting this! Thank you so much. I work with elderly patients who are HOH and the masks make communication very frustrating. I'm going to make a few for work. Thank you again! 💗
I’ve been following a similar, but not quite the same, pattern and made about 20 for family and work mates so far - but not with so much top stitching & no window. I’m going to give this one a go next. Very good tutorial video with good step by step and closeups. Just wondering if the plastic steams up when breathing though. Love the fabric choices too. Not just for lip reading- it’s much less intimidating for very small children to be able to see more of the facial features in those around them wearing masks
Please watch this new video! th-cam.com/video/n6tUYmHLwRw/w-d-xo.html In this version, the window is removable! I have also included tip on how to reduce fogging.
One thing I just found out from an interpreter advocate, it should be a solid color. Dark colors for white and light skinned people. Colors such as black, dark purple, hunter green, etc. For African American skin, light colors such as a pale yellow, pale pink and light blue. At least that is what they have taught interpreters all these years. I know some want patterns but it would be too much because at best, only 30% of words can be read on the lips. It's fatiguing on the eyes.
Yeah that's brilliant too!! It's like selecting perfect background for the lips to be readable just like white subtitles can't be read on white background! 👏👍👍👍👏👏👏👏
Please watch this new video! th-cam.com/video/n6tUYmHLwRw/w-d-xo.html In this version, the window is removable! I have also included tip on how to reduce fogging.
This was an innovative and uniques method for patterns being used multiple times. I saved the video just for pattern ideas. I like the smile feature, but think as a basic mask the pattern is nice and easy to sew! Thank you! Great job all the way around!
Please watch this new video! th-cam.com/video/n6tUYmHLwRw/w-d-xo.html In this version, the window is removable! I have also included tip on how to reduce fogging.
On the pattern it says to cut clear vinyl (7cm x 11cm)..when i print it with the little 1" square the vinyl window is way bigger than the cm measurements given.
Georgia AtTheLake I’ve just uploaded a new method for making the plastic window removable for easy washing. Do check it out! th-cam.com/video/n6tUYmHLwRw/w-d-xo.html
Can you tell me what stitch length you’re using please? This is by far the best way to do this face mask I have seen!!! I wish I’d have found it earlier!!
This looks like a great pattern and I am going to use it.The double-sided tape stays in. Are there any problems with it after being washed? I know the window is stiched in and won't come out, but does the tape disintigrate?
With the small kids going back to school, I honestly think this is useful for teachers too! Just want to check, has anyone have experience wearing this for extended hours? Would the plastic fog up with the respiration? And since there's an impermeable plastic on the mask, does it make it harder to breath? Also, could you share what needle size would be suitable to sew the plastic? I suppose this will have to be hand-washed too, right?
Please watch this new video! th-cam.com/video/n6tUYmHLwRw/w-d-xo.html In this version, the window is removable! I have also included tip on how to reduce fogging.
I made masks for myself and my student. They were easy to make and fit great but when I wear it, and talk for over half an hour, I get a lot of moisture build up. By the end of my 50 minute tutoring time, the vinyl is dripping wet on the inside. I tried different methods of keeping it from fogging and found that dawn dishwashing liquid worked best for me. The vinyl isn’t fogging but is gathering moisture. Any suggestions?
Darlene Larson I don’t have a solution for it right now but the advice I can think of is to change your masks regularly. More moisture comes out from our mouths especially when we talk a lot. If we were using a regular mask, that would have been absorbed into the lining fabric. In this case, the main part of it is the vinyl which does not absorb and so moisture starts collecting. The only scientific way I can think of is to have a valve so that moisture can escape. But it defeats the purpose in the covid case. Otherwise, use a double gauze cotton for your lining, it is more absorbent than regular cotton.
Awesome, brilliant!!! And I agree with @Creative Planet Janet - we should all be wearing these! We could all stand to see as many smiles as possible ATM.Thank you so much for sharing this design @Sewing the Seeds of Love!
Please watch this new video! th-cam.com/video/n6tUYmHLwRw/w-d-xo.html In this version, the window is removable! I have also included tip on how to reduce fogging.
Please watch this new video! th-cam.com/video/n6tUYmHLwRw/w-d-xo.html In this version, the window is removable! I have also included tip on how to reduce fogging.
i just made this and i have to say your directions were great and precise. i am concerned that with the plastic one would be breathing in too much co2 and not enough oxygen. What are your thoughts on this and if you have any suggestions to fix this.
Do you have exact measurements for your face mask sizes? I’ve downloaded the patterns but they contain no measurements. I don’t have a printer so I have to draw them out myself.
Hi, is it possible that you ask a friend who works in an office to get them printed for you? The sizings are calibrated proportionately and it would be difficult to get an accurate measurement when rounded off. Alternatively if you have a computer screen big enough, you can increase the pattern and physically measure (with a ruler in hand) the 1” test square till it measures 1”x1” exactly and you could then trace it off the screen. Hope that helps.
I’ve just uploaded a new method for making the plastic window removable for easy washing. Do check it out! th-cam.com/video/n6tUYmHLwRw/w-d-xo.html Link to the measurements pic drive.google.com/file/d/11l3nx1xzYj605_WLXtMmEAc1KZ5uuLc9/view?usp=drivesdk Link to pattern file download: drive.google.com/file/d/1-RelTNEfXn8a4GLdV8MZLVsuaDB5qLmf/view
Please watch this new video! th-cam.com/video/n6tUYmHLwRw/w-d-xo.html In this version, the window is removable! I have also included tip on how to reduce fogging.
Without a proper fit at the nose (wire, pipe cleaner, anything to customize fit for nose shapes) air will escape upward and steam glasses for those who wear glasses. I love thisconcept for all customer service settings because we never know which customers might need to read our lips. As retail employees go back to work, I think this is a thing we need to think about.
A Masquerade I do wear glasses and I haven’t had any issue with fogging of glasses with this style so far. But having said that, a nose wire can easily be inserted and concealed. Just slide it in and sew around it to secure before the clear window is stitched up.
My sister has been wanting something like this because she cares that people see her smile. She'll love this, but, what kind of vinyl material would work best? Like the plastics they have at the fabric place for seat covers? Also, how washable is this.
Tabletop protector type of vinyl. Something like this. www.walmart.com/ip/1PC-CLEAR-TRANSPARENT-TABLECLOTH-HEAVY-DUTY-KITCHEN-TABLE-TOP-COVER-WATER-PROOF-HARD-PLASTIC-VINYL-SPILLS-PROTECTOR-60-X-90-OBLONG-REGTANGULAR/752404318
Please watch this new video! th-cam.com/video/n6tUYmHLwRw/w-d-xo.html In this version, the window is removable! I have also included tip on how to reduce fogging.
Please watch this new video! th-cam.com/video/n6tUYmHLwRw/w-d-xo.html In this version, the window is removable! I have also included tip on how to reduce fogging.
Please watch this new video! th-cam.com/video/n6tUYmHLwRw/w-d-xo.html In this version, the window is removable! I have also included tip on how to reduce fogging.
Please watch this new video! th-cam.com/video/n6tUYmHLwRw/w-d-xo.html In this version, the window is removable! I have also included tip on how to reduce fogging.
Helen Sydenham welcome! I’ve just uploaded a new method for making the plastic window removable for easy washing. Do check it out! th-cam.com/video/n6tUYmHLwRw/w-d-xo.html
Hi all! Please watch this new video! th-cam.com/video/n6tUYmHLwRw/w-d-xo.html
In this version, the window is removable! I have also included tip on how to reduce fogging.
Need to add a nose wire piece. But this is a nice video.
thank you! i have created a new video that shows how you can insert the nose wire.
th-cam.com/video/n6tUYmHLwRw/w-d-xo.html
@@SewingSeedsOfLove CAN I GET A PRINTABLE PATTERN FOR THE REMOVEABLE WINDOW MASK? THE PERSON MAKING THE MASK FOR ME DOES NOT HAVE TH-cam. THANKS!
Lauri Whiskeyman hi, it’s in the video description.
Where is the printable
I made hundreds of these in 2020, based on this video. It is a great pattern to use with a rotary cutter because the lines are all straight. Thanks for this very well-made video!
Thank you!
I love this! My husband is deaf, and needs to lip read. I’m going to surprise him and make myself a mask like this so that in public he can “ hear me” Thank you so much!
Demitra Gobert great! Do let know if it works out for you. 😊
i need
@@SewingSeedsOfLove How do I get the pattern for this? Thank You 😊
Gus Whitworth hi, pls read the pinned comment or video description.
Such a great idea! We just released an app called Hear / Be Heard the Pocket Interpreter that can help too 📲 the app transcribes & speaks aloud giving everyone 24/7 access to communication! Please check it out on the APPLE store and help us spread the word so all who need this amazing tool can know it’s there for them
Thank you for providing the measurements and the step by step.
Have a couple technical suggestions-your needle will gum up if you see thru the tape so keep the tape to the furthest edge so you won't sew thru it. Also a zig zag around the plastic is helpful to catch both edges. Just in case you aren't lined up perfectly like our instructor 🙂
This is by far the best mask video I have ever seen. Maybe the best sewing tutorial video ever and the best finished project. And you even teach us how to tie those knots! Can the new video possibly be better? I'll watch it.
best sewing tutorial ever-spoken from someone who truly does not sew. thank you!!
Awesome! The Fisherman’s Knots just blew my mind. :-) Thank you so much! Very clear and thorough instructions, too!
I love this. I work at a school for the deaf and would love to make these for anyone who would want one. thank you!
Thank you for this pattern and the very clear instructions on how to make this mask. It is the best video I have watched, and I have made several different types of masks. As a world language teacher, my students need to be able to see my mouth so that they can learn, and this mask looks perfect. Thank you for your generosity!
This is such a great pattern. I have sewn over 200 masks - strip and cup style - but I think this origami style mask is superior. Especially the clear mouthpiece. I work with a lot of hearing impaired people, and I know this will be appreciated. Thank you so much for sharing this.
Were do I find this pattern?
@@karlscustomsashdoors8555 drive.google.com/file/d/1-RelTNEfXn8a4GLdV8MZLVsuaDB5qLmf/view
Please watch this new video! th-cam.com/video/n6tUYmHLwRw/w-d-xo.html In this version, the window is removable! I have also included tip on how to reduce fogging.
THANK YOU! I have done other patterns and failed because the windows are the wrong size or crooked. I am looking forward to trying out the printable template! I also appreciate your extra attention to showing the seams in the video.
You’re most welcome!
gracias señora por compartir con lo que tu sabes por qué me agustado tu trabajo y lo estado practicando y he aprendido mucho Dios te bendiga y te proteja toda tu familia
This is THE BEST PATTERN for a window mask! I have tried so many others, but this one is the BEST! Thank you!
I just tried one that was horrible! I hope you're right that this one is the best--fingers crossed! :)
I am so grateful I found your video. I am a sign language interpreter, and I made this mask yesterday. It was very easy to follow your video, and I plan to make more. I love your design, and I did not know about fisherman's knots. Clever! I used a page protector for the clear plastic, and I want to try it with a see-through shower curtain liner. Thank you for all the time and effort it took to make a video for everyone to be able to have this cool mask!
Try using plastic from a comforter bag...works amazing😊
Please watch this new video! th-cam.com/video/n6tUYmHLwRw/w-d-xo.html In this version, the window is removable! I have also included tip on how to reduce fogging.
I have read not to use a shower curtain liner as they are often treated with a chemical to prevent mildew build-up. I have used a clear plastic table cloth from the dollar store.
I tried (and binned) 2 other masks. This one is fantastic. Really comfortable mask and easy to follow video. I am a sign language interpreter so this is really helpful.
Sam Tucker that’s great to hear! Thank you for your kind review.
Would like to welcome you to join our online community to share your experiences!
facebook.com/groups/1588984701178450/?ref=share
Exact same, Sam. I'm an interpreter and wanted to make my own and tried a few other patterns and tossed them. This is the best! Cheers!
Aside from the window, this is an excellent design. I have made adjustments to it and perfected it in a way. My doctor said it is a great design that covers the face properly. I enlarged the pattern a little and I don't string an elastic through the sides, I use a quarter inch wide by 7 inches and sew the ends on to the top & bottom of the mask. Don't fold it over, just tuck it in the unsewn triangles. Then sew it in there. Perfect
thank you very much for this superb video
You’re very welcome!
Thank you! I have been searching for something like this. Of all the videos I've watched, this is, by far, the clearest to follow. The template is especially helpful. I will be making this and sharing the video with others.
Were did you get the template?
@@karlscustomsashdoors8555 Click on the link in the video description.
Please watch this new video! th-cam.com/video/n6tUYmHLwRw/w-d-xo.html In this version, the window is removable! I have also included tip on how to reduce fogging.
I was so intimidated by this pattern when I first saw it and thought "that'll take too long." I'm on my third and fourth masks using this pattern and it gets easier every time. I also like the fabric choices more each time I see it.
e penn pls share on Instagram if you have!
#ssolsmilemasks ! Thank you!
Please watch this new video! th-cam.com/video/n6tUYmHLwRw/w-d-xo.html In this version, the window is removable! I have also included tip on how to reduce fogging.
If you use the tape on all sides of the vinyl it will help close up the holes from the sewing needle in the window. Just get a nonstick needle first. Cuz the tape will really gum up a regular needle.
Im a beginner sewer, I love how easy this looks. Thank you!
I work for a NonProfit PreSchool in Austin whose Mission is Inclusion! I am making these masks for our staff, thank you. Many of our children have special needs and are on the Spectrum, being able to see our faces makes so much difference.
Ginger Lynn Stevens you’re most welcome! I am glad to be able to help in little ways.
I just finished making one. It’s really nice.The plastic touches your lips. However, It is a very well made mask.
Try printing pattern at 105% or 110%.
Very good! Was the best mask video, in my opinion! thank you so much to share your knowledge with us!!
Magnífico trabajo 👏 muchísimas gracias
These look fantastic! I am a psychotherapist, and I will use these in my office so my clients and I can see each other better.
Doesn’t it get foggy?
Please watch this new video! th-cam.com/video/n6tUYmHLwRw/w-d-xo.html In this version, the window is removable! I have also included tip on how to reduce fogging.
Please watch this new video! th-cam.com/video/n6tUYmHLwRw/w-d-xo.html In this version, the window is removable! I have also included tip on how to reduce fogging.
OK. I'm going to sew some of these. SEW EXCITED! Now, I'm old school. Just asking whether there is a "written tutorial" that I can print out??? I printed the pattern & studied both videos. I believe I've got it, but since I'm old school, would be nice to have written instructions to refer back to as I go along (instead of start, stop, rewind the video)
Hello, I’m sorry there isn’t any written tutorial for this, only video. 😃
@@SewingSeedsOfLove Thanks for the reply. I can do it "new school". :)
Thanks 👏👏👍👍
As a deaf person I find this great! Not to mention that this is gonna be very easy to make!
Please watch this new video! th-cam.com/video/n6tUYmHLwRw/w-d-xo.html In this version, the window is removable! I have also included tip on how to reduce fogging.
I tried sewing the two pieces together - then cut the hole and clipped to the corners of the larger box - then pressed on both sides. Worked!
Thank you!! I have made some of these to my mom who is a speech therapist, and she is so happy with them! Thank you very very much 🥰
Such a great idea! We just released an app called Hear / Be Heard the Pocket Interpreter that can help too 📲 the app transcribes & speaks aloud giving everyone 24/7 access to communication! Please check it out on the APPLE store and help us spread the word so all who need this amazing tool can know it’s there for them and
투명한 원단이 모예요?
Please watch this new video! th-cam.com/video/n6tUYmHLwRw/w-d-xo.html In this version, the window is removable! I have also included tip on how to reduce fogging.
Amanda, has she said if the vinyl layer makes is more difficult to breath than an all cloth mask?
I am hard of hearing & this masks is amazing! I read lips so this helps tremendously!
Glad that this was helpful!
This may be the best video I've ever seen for how to make a mask if you have no sewing experience. You could even leave out the window and still figure it out. My only "tweak" was I didn't want holes through both layers of the window, so i sewed into the outer piece and used fusible them tape on the inner window edges. Seems to work ok. Thanks for how to do the fisherman's knots! Your video is very easy to follow. Thank you for sharing!!!
Hollie Matthews you’re most welcome!
Have you seen my other video where the window is removable?
th-cam.com/video/n6tUYmHLwRw/w-d-xo.html
Thank you. Simple and precise explanation..will start making for the hair impaired community
I love this! How do you sanitize it with the plastic in in it? I'm looking for some new masks to.try ❤️
using a bobby pin the thread the elastic.... genius.
I just made mine! This tutorial made it so easy to follow! Thank you, from a novice sewer
Is it easy enough to breathe with this window mask? I made one (different pattern) and found I couldn't breathe well in it. Thanks.
Yes it’s very breathable. My 9 year old went to school with it without any problems.
+Sewing Seeds Of Love, Thank you! This mask was thought out so very well and done so very well. I think everybody would benefit from wearing masks like this. We all need to see smiles. 😊
Muchas gracias, soy de Colombia y me encanta su trabajo, felicitaciones 💞👏👏👏
Hola, pudiste sacar el patrón? Gracias soy de Venezuela
@@rosaramos3341 si, muy bonitos
Thank you 😊 for making this video tutorial the best ever i have seen.
I can’t find the printable pattern. There is no link in the description box. Please help! This is such a cool mask! I have a friend who is an interpreter and my daughter teaches Kindermusik. She will need a window mask when classes start up again in the fall. Great video tutorial!
th-cam.com/video/fEwFi6lS2bA/w-d-xo.html
There is. Pls follow this video.
You are the best for posting this! Thank you so much. I work with elderly patients who are HOH and the masks make communication very frustrating. I'm going to make a few for work. Thank you again! 💗
I’m glad it was helpful for you. 🤗
Ty. I already make 2 and I give one away to one of the girls at Walmart she's deaf and I'll give it to her she was so happy. And me too,,💝😉, ty!!
I’ve been following a similar, but not quite the same, pattern and made about 20 for family and work mates so far - but not with so much top stitching & no window. I’m going to give this one a go next. Very good tutorial video with good step by step and closeups. Just wondering if the plastic steams up when breathing though. Love the fabric choices too. Not just for lip reading- it’s much less intimidating for very small children to be able to see more of the facial features in those around them wearing masks
Please watch this new video! th-cam.com/video/n6tUYmHLwRw/w-d-xo.html In this version, the window is removable! I have also included tip on how to reduce fogging.
VERY clear instructions! Great job! I just don't think I could breathe tho...due to the plastic.
Yes it’s breathable. Many have tried this and it’s fine.
Is so f ,,,, easy, ty much!😍😍😍😍😍👍👍👍
This is the best tutorial I have seen yet!!! So easy to understand and doesnt rush thru the process. Thank you so much ♡
You’re most welcome!
One thing I just found out from an interpreter advocate, it should be a solid color. Dark colors for white and light skinned people. Colors such as black, dark purple, hunter green, etc. For African American skin, light colors such as a pale yellow, pale pink and light blue. At least that is what they have taught interpreters all these years. I know some want patterns but it would be too much because at best, only 30% of words can be read on the lips. It's fatiguing on the eyes.
Yeah that's brilliant too!!
It's like selecting perfect background for the lips to be readable just like white subtitles can't be read on white background!
👏👍👍👍👏👏👏👏
Please watch this new video! th-cam.com/video/n6tUYmHLwRw/w-d-xo.html
In this version, the window is removable! I have also included tip on how to reduce fogging.
You did a fantastic job! I love this pattern. Thanks for making it available in multiple sizes too :)
I lobe everything about this! Thank you!
I finally got it. Thank you.
SUPER GREAT IDEA! I CAN SEE ITS GREAT PURPOSE! MYSELF, I USUALLY DON'T SMILE WHILE WEARING A MASK. 😩
What do you use for insert??? Help!
This was an innovative and uniques method for patterns being used multiple times. I saved the video just for pattern ideas. I like the smile feature, but think as a basic mask the pattern is nice and easy to sew! Thank you! Great job all the way around!
Please watch this new video! th-cam.com/video/n6tUYmHLwRw/w-d-xo.html In this version, the window is removable! I have also included tip on how to reduce fogging.
Gosh, I hadn't even thought about lip readers!! Congrats and thanks!!
On the pattern it says to cut clear vinyl (7cm x 11cm)..when i print it with the little 1" square the vinyl window is way bigger than the cm measurements given.
Anita Barnes the clear vinyl has to be bigger than the actual window to catch the stitching.
Thanks so much for making this wonderful pattern available!
Elizabeth Burns you’re very welcome! Please check out my other videos as well in the description box.
What a wonderful idea! Thank you very much. I am making some for my community
Great pattern and instructions, thank you very much!
This will also allow all people to be able to share smiles again!
Georgia AtTheLake I’ve just uploaded a new method for making the plastic window removable for easy washing. Do check it out!
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Great idea! What kind of plastic where found??👍
JOann has it 8 Gauge Vinyl 54" Clear
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Can you tell me what stitch length you’re using please? This is by far the best way to do this face mask I have seen!!! I wish I’d have
found it earlier!!
2.5 🙂
This looks like a great pattern and I am going to use it.The double-sided tape stays in. Are there any problems with it after being washed? I know the window is stiched in and won't come out, but does the tape disintigrate?
It’s water-soluble tape.
With the small kids going back to school, I honestly think this is useful for teachers too! Just want to check, has anyone have experience wearing this for extended hours? Would the plastic fog up with the respiration? And since there's an impermeable plastic on the mask, does it make it harder to breath? Also, could you share what needle size would be suitable to sew the plastic? I suppose this will have to be hand-washed too, right?
Thank you so much. Your design is perfect. I've been struggling for several days to make a pattern that worked.
Please watch this new video! th-cam.com/video/n6tUYmHLwRw/w-d-xo.html In this version, the window is removable! I have also included tip on how to reduce fogging.
I made masks for myself and my student. They were easy to make and fit great but when I wear it, and talk for over half an hour, I get a lot of moisture build up. By the end of my 50 minute tutoring time, the vinyl is dripping wet on the inside. I tried different methods of keeping it from fogging and found that dawn dishwashing liquid worked best for me. The vinyl isn’t fogging but is gathering moisture. Any suggestions?
Darlene Larson I don’t have a solution for it right now but the advice I can think of is to change your masks regularly. More moisture comes out from our mouths especially when we talk a lot. If we were using a regular mask, that would have been absorbed into the lining fabric. In this case, the main part of it is the vinyl which does not absorb and so moisture starts collecting. The only scientific way I can think of is to have a valve so that moisture can escape. But it defeats the purpose in the covid case.
Otherwise, use a double gauze cotton for your lining, it is more absorbent than regular cotton.
Awesome, brilliant!!! And I agree with @Creative Planet Janet - we should all be wearing these! We could all stand to see as many smiles as possible ATM.Thank you so much for sharing this design @Sewing the Seeds of Love!
Please watch this new video! th-cam.com/video/n6tUYmHLwRw/w-d-xo.html In this version, the window is removable! I have also included tip on how to reduce fogging.
Thank you so much for this pattern! It really fits nicely & it was also very helpful of you showing how to tie the fisherman's knot too - thank you!
Please watch this new video! th-cam.com/video/n6tUYmHLwRw/w-d-xo.html
In this version, the window is removable! I have also included tip on how to reduce fogging.
i just made this and i have to say your directions were great and precise. i am concerned that with the plastic one would be breathing in too much co2 and not enough oxygen. What are your thoughts on this and if you have any suggestions to fix this.
There are so many holes with the stitching that breathing shouldn’t be a problem. But don’t think this will protect you OR others from “the virus”...
What a great job you did! Love it.
Peefect. I loved it. Thank you for sharing
Why people say asians aren’t creative is beyond me!!!! They are amazing!
Thank you very very much!!!! Kisses from Grecce!!!!
Brilliant tutorial
Thank you
Fabulous video - truly the best tutorial I have ever seen! Blessings to you!
Do you have exact measurements for your face mask sizes? I’ve downloaded the patterns but they contain no measurements. I don’t have a printer so I have to draw them out myself.
Hi, is it possible that you ask a friend who works in an office to get them printed for you? The sizings are calibrated proportionately and it would be difficult to get an accurate measurement when rounded off.
Alternatively if you have a computer screen big enough, you can increase the pattern and physically measure (with a ruler in hand) the 1” test square till it measures 1”x1” exactly and you could then trace it off the screen. Hope that helps.
How did you download pattern?
Underrated mask and video
I’ve just uploaded a new method for making the plastic window removable for easy washing. Do check it out!
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Link to the measurements pic
drive.google.com/file/d/11l3nx1xzYj605_WLXtMmEAc1KZ5uuLc9/view?usp=drivesdk
Link to pattern file download:
drive.google.com/file/d/1-RelTNEfXn8a4GLdV8MZLVsuaDB5qLmf/view
Really good tutorial, excellent detail
Hi , what type of plactic you use gor this mask ? Thank you for your video
Hello. It’s a type of vinyl like those used as a table top protector. You could try Walmart.com
How does it wash pls
Fiona Day handwash
My 1inch box is not measuring up. Is there something I can do to fix that? I’d really like to make this 🙁
1) print from computer
2) use adobe reader
3) print at 100% or actual size.
The design on this is so well thought out. Thank you!
Please watch this new video! th-cam.com/video/n6tUYmHLwRw/w-d-xo.html In this version, the window is removable! I have also included tip on how to reduce fogging.
Great video
Is this the same measurement for 3D or different? Don’t have a printer. Would like to know the measurements.
ilcu4p sewingseedsoflovestudio.com/products/ssol-smile-mask-pattern-free
In the product details.
Without a proper fit at the nose (wire, pipe cleaner, anything to customize fit for nose shapes) air will escape upward and steam glasses for those who wear glasses. I love thisconcept for all customer service settings because we never know which customers might need to read our lips. As retail employees go back to work, I think this is a thing we need to think about.
A Masquerade I do wear glasses and I haven’t had any issue with fogging of glasses with this style so far. But having said that, a nose wire can easily be inserted and concealed. Just slide it in and sew around it to secure before the clear window is stitched up.
My sister has been wanting something like this because she cares that people see her smile. She'll love this, but, what kind of vinyl material would work best? Like the plastics they have at the fabric place for seat covers? Also, how washable is this.
Tabletop protector type of vinyl. Something like this. www.walmart.com/ip/1PC-CLEAR-TRANSPARENT-TABLECLOTH-HEAVY-DUTY-KITCHEN-TABLE-TOP-COVER-WATER-PROOF-HARD-PLASTIC-VINYL-SPILLS-PROTECTOR-60-X-90-OBLONG-REGTANGULAR/752404318
Please watch this new video! th-cam.com/video/n6tUYmHLwRw/w-d-xo.html In this version, the window is removable! I have also included tip on how to reduce fogging.
I have made two of these masks but they turned out too thigh around the lips and touches the lips when I talk. What am I doing wrong?
You might need a bigger size. Everyone’s face is different. Try adding 1cm around.
@@SewingSeedsOfLove ok thank you. I will try it
Love this, thanks for sharing. Do you have a kid size of the clear window?
sewingseedsoflovestudio.com/products/ssol-smile-mask-pattern-free
yes its available here, new option for 8 sizes with a small fee.
@@SewingSeedsOfLove Is the version with 8 sizes also a digital download? - after payment of course
This is a wonderful tutorial, and you did a great job. My problem, however, is that the mask fogs up too much.
Please watch this new video! th-cam.com/video/n6tUYmHLwRw/w-d-xo.html
In this version, the window is removable! I have also included tip on how to reduce fogging.
Adorei o modelo da máscara parabéns. ..
abraços vilminha.
I am having trouble printing the template where the box is exactly 1 inch!! any suggestions? Great video!
Hi Amy, check before you print that you don't have the option "Fit to page" then you'll get it.
Hope you get it!
I’m having the same problem 🧐
This is great! What would be the dimensions for a child who is 3 years old? Thank you!
You could print at 70%
@@SewingSeedsOfLove Thank you! :)
Good Idea, But how can you breathe through plastic? It's hard enough breathing through a reguler mask.
You can't this mask is ridiculous
jS Twitter it’s easy enough to breathe through. The majority of the mask is still cloth, so it’s fine
Precisamos do molde , ela é muito linda Eu quero fazer . Obrigada .
Excellent clear instructions and pattern.
Please watch this new video! th-cam.com/video/n6tUYmHLwRw/w-d-xo.html In this version, the window is removable! I have also included tip on how to reduce fogging.
What is the actual size of the hexagon pattern? I have not seen any measurements for that.
Link is in the video description.
I will be making these for all my Speech Pathologist Friends. Thank you for the video!
Please watch this new video! th-cam.com/video/n6tUYmHLwRw/w-d-xo.html
In this version, the window is removable! I have also included tip on how to reduce fogging.
Your SLP. Friends are so lucky to have you! I need to find someone to make some for me.
This is great! Thanks!
Thank you for sharing us and I will make it for myself. That is very useful. 😘👍
Helen Sydenham welcome!
I’ve just uploaded a new method for making the plastic window removable for easy washing. Do check it out!
th-cam.com/video/n6tUYmHLwRw/w-d-xo.html
Does it wash well?
Yes it’s fine.