Re: Made myself a scrub cap
DH travelled from Heathrow to Geneva yesterday (only 17 flights in 9 hrs from terminal 2, few passenger flights? going from anywhere else). He said the big passenger waiting area pre gate was almost deserted, but he saw a woman pull her suitcase through, wearing goggles, a respirator with dual filters *and* a full face shield and accompanied by four children wearing no protection at all. Clearly she was anxious about her own health (and she may have had reason). It¡¯s just interesting to see how different individuals approach public experiences at present. ? Jenny ?
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Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] Made myself a scrub cap? You look good! But the problem is real. I feel the same way when I see people in full PPE in public in photos. Somehow inside the hospital setting, when I see photos of them, they seem OK. In public makes me really feel scared. It is very difficult to be a patient these days and the healthcare workers like you are doing such a fantastic job! ? On Sun, May 3, 2020 at 10:19 PM Laura Need <lrneed@...> wrote: Yes!? And now imagine trying to *connect* w a patient, especially one who is scared and lonely, and....,? with all of that on.....
(Jacqui!? Recognize those owls?)
Laura
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Sent: Monday, May 4, 2020 8:37 AM
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Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] masks and such
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Yesterday my sister saw the masks I made for her kids. She has been coming over and sitting on our patio about 10 ft from any of us to visit my father. She thought the boys won't like the flowery fabric. She
suggested I make others and I said no. I'm done. I have to get on with other work - I haven't cleaned my house is 3 weeks and weeds are popping up in the garden. I need to exercise more.?
But I have some cotton dye (a direct dye) so it doesn't require a mordant, I think. It is old but maybe there is enough strength?in it to dye the masks. I'll experiment with one. It is blue so should be acceptable.?
The problem with making masks for people at home and family is that they think they can customize it to perfection. DH today asked if I could seam the edges of the Filti material so it is easier to insert
into the pocket. It takes about 10 seconds to insert it. i am officially annoyed.?
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On Mon, May 4, 2020 at 8:14 AM Ann McManus <mcmanusab@...> wrote:
I am fast running out of fabric! In the Bin Where I Keep Potential Weaving Stuff, I found a pair of scrub bottoms that Mark wore home from the hospital in December. (He was transported
via ambulance during a middle of the night¡ªthink wearing just the stuff he sleeps in¡ªduring an acute asthma episode.) So I washed and pressed, cut around the rips and stains, and am using that fabric to make lovely soft masks. But I am about done.
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I¡¯ve browsed several fabric sites looking for more fabric, and have decided that I¡¯ve done my part. Will keep a few extras on hand, and rise to the occasion if need be, but I am
closing in on 300.
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Re: Made myself a scrub cap
You look good! But the problem is real. I feel the same way when I see people in full PPE in public in photos. Somehow inside the hospital setting, when I see photos of them, they seem OK. In public makes me really feel scared.
It is very difficult to be a patient these days and the healthcare workers like you are doing such a fantastic job!
On Sun, May 3, 2020 at 10:19 PM Laura Need < lrneed@...> wrote: Yes!? And now imagine trying to *connect* w a patient, especially one who is scared and lonely, and....,? with all of that on.....
(Jacqui!? Recognize those owls?)
Laura
> On May 3, 2020, at 9:44 PM, "Connie@..." <Connie@...> wrote:
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Yesterday my sister saw the masks I made for her kids. She has been coming over and sitting on our patio about 10 ft from any of us to visit my father. She thought the boys won't like the flowery fabric. She suggested I make others and I said no. I'm done. I have to get on with other work - I haven't cleaned my house is 3 weeks and weeds are popping up in the garden. I need to exercise more.?
But I have some cotton dye (a direct dye) so it doesn't require a mordant, I think. It is old but maybe there is enough strength?in it to dye the masks. I'll experiment with one. It is blue so should be acceptable.?
The problem with making masks for people at home and family is that they think they can customize it to perfection. DH today asked if I could seam the edges of the Filti material so it is easier to insert into the pocket. It takes about 10 seconds to insert it. i am officially annoyed.?
On Mon, May 4, 2020 at 8:14 AM Ann McManus < mcmanusab@...> wrote: I am fast running out of fabric! In the Bin Where I Keep Potential Weaving Stuff, I found a pair of scrub bottoms that Mark wore home from the hospital in December. (He was transported via ambulance during a middle of the night¡ªthink wearing just the stuff he sleeps in¡ªduring an acute asthma episode.) So I washed and pressed, cut around the rips and stains, and am using that fabric to make lovely soft masks. But I am about done. ? I¡¯ve browsed several fabric sites looking for more fabric, and have decided that I¡¯ve done my part. Will keep a few extras on hand, and rise to the occasion if need be, but I am closing in on 300. ? Ann in PA ?
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There is no asymmetry in any one mask. But each mask is different. And yes, they feel wonderful. However, I had to starch them to be able to work with them because they are so fine and soft.
On Sun, May 3, 2020 at 8:23 PM erica < knitzz@...> wrote: You are not "bothered" by the asymmetry??
?Are your colors the same or different?
I can feel how wonderful the drape is ...?
And have been touching all my fabrics looking for the best hankie material :-)
erica ... enjoying the New World Order immensely?
On Sun, May 3, 2020 at 7:34 AM Jaya Srikrishnan < ermabom@...> wrote: I think I mentioned that I have been going through my mother's sewing stash looking for white thread. I don't know if I said that I found her hankies and used some of them for pockets on the masks.?
Today I went through her button stash and found buttons for my hemp top. 4 buttons will be visible so they needed to match. The rest will be hidden so don't need to match but need to look nice should I wear it open as a light jacket.
Unfortunately, I made the fabric too wide (better than too narrow, I guess). So I have to cut two pieces lengthwise (warpwise) as well as of course, widthwise (weftwise) to make it the right size. It needs to be 23" of fabric total before seaming and I have fabric that is 10" wide. I can go up to about 25" and increase the seam allowance since my fabric is much lighter weight and gauzy than the pattern I'm sort of following.?
All this means more planning because?I think I need 7" width in the center for the neck width. I may end up doing it asymmetric like the original
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I am fast running out of fabric! In the Bin Where I Keep Potential Weaving Stuff, I found a pair of scrub bottoms that Mark wore home from the hospital in December. (He was transported via ambulance during a middle of the night¡ªthink wearing just the stuff he sleeps in¡ªduring an acute asthma episode.) So I washed and pressed, cut around the rips and stains, and am using that fabric to make lovely soft masks. But I am about done. ? I¡¯ve browsed several fabric sites looking for more fabric, and have decided that I¡¯ve done my part. Will keep a few extras on hand, and rise to the occasion if need be, but I am closing in on 300. ? Ann in PA ?
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Re: Made myself a scrub cap
Ahhhhh, your MIL. The person who cuts the crust off of FIL¡¯s bread because she knows it¡¯s his favorite? ?
Not sure I¡¯d put much store in her perceptions. She really just wants to make him wear the flowers. ? ? ?
Connie
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On May 4, 2020, at 5:59 AM, Jenny Swanson <jenny@...> wrote:
?Could be.....although a bold, colored print also seems to be seen as "powerful". I did pastel florals for my MIL and the exact same pattern in plain blue for FIL, and she wants to wear his because she's convinced they will provide better protection......
Jenny
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Jenny
Perhaps it¡¯s because the ditsy floral is definitely homemade and the bold hospital blue is thought to be commercially made?
Connie
make a mask in a ditsy floral people see it as just a little piece of
fabric, but the exact same size in a bold hospital blue is seen as
likely to prove effective against coronavirus......I had not taken
that into consideration initially.
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Re: Made myself a scrub cap
Could be.....although a bold, colored print also seems to be seen as "powerful". I did pastel florals for my MIL and the exact same pattern in plain blue for FIL, and she wants to wear his because she's convinced they will provide better protection......
Jenny
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-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of connie@... Sent: 04 May 2020 10:42 To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] Made myself a scrub cap Jenny Perhaps it¡¯s because the ditsy floral is definitely homemade and the bold hospital blue is thought to be commercially made? Connie make a mask in a ditsy floral people see it as just a little piece of
fabric, but the exact same size in a bold hospital blue is seen as
likely to prove effective against coronavirus......I had not taken
that into consideration initially.
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Re: Made myself a scrub cap
Jenny
Perhaps it¡¯s because the ditsy floral is definitely homemade and the bold hospital blue is thought to be commercially made?
Connie
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make a mask in a ditsy floral people see it
as just a little piece of fabric, but the exact same size in a bold hospital
blue is seen as likely to prove effective against coronavirus......I had not
taken that into consideration initially.
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Sent: 04 May 2020 02:33
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Re: Made myself a scrub cap
You've got a great fit there, did you have to design the pattern from
scratch?
I get the difficulty connecting with patients when togged up like that. My
parents would be really alarmed by such an outfit (but we're all going to
have to get used to it). I suppose making the cap in something bright and
non-threatening or silly (orange chrysanthemums, purple cats, you get the
idea) would both look less scary and provide a talking point.
I'm noticing that the fabric I make masks in affects how far people
perceive they might be effective (which is interesting, apparently the
colour chosen for capsules in the pharmaceutical industry can affect their
perceived effectiveness and the Far East prefers different colours and
combinations to Europe). So if I make a mask in a ditsy floral people see it
as just a little piece of fabric, but the exact same size in a bold hospital
blue is seen as likely to prove effective against coronavirus......I had not
taken that into consideration initially.
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I do!! Marguerite just read Dinosaur Stomp with her T Rex all by herself last week. ?
Maybe consider adding some horns like owls have to make the cap a little more silly...?
- Jacqueline
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On May 3, 2020, at 10:19 PM, Laura Need <lrneed@...> wrote:
?Yes! And now imagine trying to *connect* w a patient, especially one who is scared and lonely, and...., with all of that on.....
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Re: Made myself a scrub cap
Yes! And now imagine trying to *connect* w a patient, especially one who is scared and lonely, and...., with all of that on.....
(Jacqui! Recognize those owls?)
Laura
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You could rob a bank in that outfit! No one would ever know that it was you!
Connie
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Re: Made myself a scrub cap
Laura,
You could rob a bank in that outfit! No one would ever know that it was you!
Connie
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You are not "bothered" by the asymmetry??
?Are your colors the same or different?
I can feel how wonderful the drape is ...?
And have been touching all my fabrics looking for the best hankie material :-)
erica ... enjoying the New World Order immensely?
On Sun, May 3, 2020 at 7:34 AM Jaya Srikrishnan < ermabom@...> wrote: I think I mentioned that I have been going through my mother's sewing stash looking for white thread. I don't know if I said that I found her hankies and used some of them for pockets on the masks.?
Today I went through her button stash and found buttons for my hemp top. 4 buttons will be visible so they needed to match. The rest will be hidden so don't need to match but need to look nice should I wear it open as a light jacket.
Unfortunately, I made the fabric too wide (better than too narrow, I guess). So I have to cut two pieces lengthwise (warpwise) as well as of course, widthwise (weftwise) to make it the right size. It needs to be 23" of fabric total before seaming and I have fabric that is 10" wide. I can go up to about 25" and increase the seam allowance since my fabric is much lighter weight and gauzy than the pattern I'm sort of following.?
All this means more planning because?I think I need 7" width in the center for the neck width. I may end up doing it asymmetric like the original
-- Jaya
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I think I mentioned that I have been going through my mother's sewing stash looking for white thread. I don't know if I said that I found her hankies and used some of them for pockets on the masks.?
Today I went through her button stash and found buttons for my hemp top. 4 buttons will be visible so they needed to match. The rest will be hidden so don't need to match but need to look nice should I wear it open as a light jacket.
Unfortunately, I made the fabric too wide (better than too narrow, I guess). So I have to cut two pieces lengthwise (warpwise) as well as of course, widthwise (weftwise) to make it the right size. It needs to be 23" of fabric total before seaming and I have fabric that is 10" wide. I can go up to about 25" and increase the seam allowance since my fabric is much lighter weight and gauzy than the pattern I'm sort of following.?
All this means more planning because?I think I need 7" width in the center for the neck width. I may end up doing it asymmetric like the original
-- Jaya
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He's a smart cookie.? Great idea.
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I also really enjoyed Circe, but then again, I have been interested in myths since childhood.
The story is cleverly told and unspools the other side of the story - the woman's side, and the results, extended to their logical conclusion, provides nice unexpected resolutions.
Mary.
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