Video: Learn how to make a face mask at home with School of Fashion professor Danielle Martin

Want to learn how to make a protective face mask at home using simple household material?

Now’s your chance with professor Danielle Martin from Ryerson University's School of Fashion.

What you'll need:

• 1 tea towel
• Thinner fabric (such as a bed sheet or similar material)
• Sewing machine
• Printer to print the pattern
• Pins
• Scissors 
• Iron
• Ruler

Pattern:

 (PDF file) Martin posted the pattern online (external link) .

Instructions:

For detailed instructions on how to make a face mask, please visit professor Martin’s website, daniellemartin.com/ (external link) .

Get started by watching the video above.  

NOTE:
This mask is suitable for essential tasks, such as going to the grocery store. It is not COVID-19 proof, nor is it a medical mask.  

Research shows that a mask made using two layers of a 100 per cent cotton tea towel is the most effective textile fabric to protect while completing essential tasks.

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• Ryerson COVID-19 information and updates