MATERIALS: cotton fabric(9′ x 15′), polypropylene(8′ x 12′), elastic straps (8.5′-9.5′), pipe cleaners, heat bond, threads, toggle beads.
Fold material face in. If it has an orientation be sure the upsidedown side is pinned to the folded polypropylene. Mark a 3 inch gap to remain open for flipping mask right-side-out and inserting nose piece.
Sew the two sides of the gap. Then take it to the ironing board to iron along seam, shift seam down 1/2 an inch and iron again.
The space you created is where you will glue the nosepiece / pipe cleaners.
Clip elastic straps to the corners to be sewn. These are inside which will be the outside.I sew back and forth across the straps three times to make them secure.Flip the mask right-side-out through the three-inch slot. Pull the straps out to square the corners.I twist two pipe cleaners together and then iron heat bond glue on both sides.I iron in the nose piece either before or after sewing the pleats in.Sew down the pleats after pinning them. I make two pleats. One for the chin and one for the nose.I sew down the pleats and iron the mask flat.I sew along the pipe cleaner nose piece to keep it in place.
I WASH THE WHOLE MASK.
After a last ironing, I put toggle bead on the straps for adjustment.Do I look tired to you? I am tired…sew tired.