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Initial Design

My first effort was based on this popular design I found online: https://www.joann.com/on/demandware.static/-/Library-Sites-LibraryJoAnnShared/default/dw4148ae36/static/landingpage/assets/MaskInstructions_V2.pdf

After some wear-testing I discovered this design to be fairly unusable. But I already had a couple-dozen masks cut and started, so it was worth it to redesign them mid-way to address some shortcomings.

I added a patch to expand the face a bit, a chin pocket or mouth-bulge. And I added a padded brow with nose-wire.

Second Design

That first design, after redesign elements, took 1.5hrs / mask. Another design had to be more time/results efficient.

This one proved to be better, easier, and faster: https://staging.joann.com/on/demandware.static/-/Library-Sites-LibraryJoAnnShared/default/dw4148ae36/static/landingpage/assets/Combined-Wright-Patterns.pdf

This new design sewed up in ~1hr on my single-stitch sewer. It's your standard:

• faces together
• lockstitch together
• notch curves
• iron seams for folding/flattening
• faces together again
• stitches, notches, ironing...
• flip inside out
• iron again

You know, the normal "blindstitch shuffle".

Second Point Five Design

After working out the second design to about 60 minutes per mask, I obtained a Brother Industrial Serger (under construction) at a steal, and as I tuned it up it became obvious to me I'd save so much time if I embraced its quick, good-enough exposed stitchery. Doing most of the seams on the serger instead saves at least 30 minutes in ironing, flipping, notching, etc.