#LMDCORONAVIRUS: SUAY COMMUNITY MASK COALITION - OPENSOURCE MASK PATTERNS 87% AS EFFECTIVE AS AN N 95
Lily McCullough
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Suay Sew Shop took matters into their own hands and created masks 87% as effective as an N95 mask for the coronavirus. What an accomplishment! They tested a variety of materials with the mask designs to filter out coronavirus-sized particles on a PortaCount Pro machine and found that Zep or Wypall shop towels worked the best. There are 2 variations of 1 mask design and multiple fabric recommendations along with instructions.
You can make a mask for yourself and for others with their free downloadable pattern available in English, Spanish and German. Support their opensource pattern and continued mask production at GoFundMe or on Venmo (@suaysewshop).