ELM GROVE, Wis. - In the year since COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic, many things have become part of daily life. At this point, we all have quite a collection of masks---many made by local ...
On April 3, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officially recommended that Americans wear face masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Sewists — a relatively new term for people ...
The Jefferson County Extension Homemakers Club began sewing masks a few weeks after Arkansas' first covid-19 case was diagnosed in Pine Bluff. "I made masks because I felt it was the best way for me ...
After sitting idle for several decades, a nearly 100-year-old sewing machine has been put to good use during the COVID-19 pandemic.Giselle Williams' hairstyling and knitting businesses came to a ...
Brenda Fotos is seen through her front window in her living room sewing masks to donate to area hospitals as a Curtis Park neighbor walks past with her dog, Thursday, April 9, 2020. Fotos is one of ...
AMES, IA — During a critical face mask shortage at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, home sewers responded by pulling out fabric stashes, threading their machines and getting to work. Recently ...
Given the spread and nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, masks have now become an integral part of our “new normal.” Since most masks typically completely hide the user’s mouth, individuals within the ...