Making a Mask

Face mask patterns abound on the Web, but if you’re looking for designs by the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences’ professor Shu-Hwa Lin and the Fashion Design and Merchandising Textile Lab, then look no further. According to Shu-Hwa, the patterns were developed for people want to make their own reusable masks, or people can wear them over disposable masks to prolong their effectiveness.

• Download a Re-Usable Mask pattern here, and watch Shu-Hwa’s how-to video, narrated by FDM student Ailee Antipala.
• Download a Boat-Shaped Re-Usable Mask pattern here.
• Download the Textile Lab pattern here.