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Option1–thesimplestfacecovering
Thissimplefacecoveringisperfectforanovicesewer.
Thechoiceoffabricisimportant:useatight-weavefabric,suchascotton,cottonlawn,polycottonorquiltingsquares.Avoidusingstretchorsyntheticfabrics,butyoucouldusepillowcases,duvetcoversormen’sshirts.Thefabricmustbewashableandyoushouldbeabletoholdituptothelightandnotbeabletoseethroughtheweave.
YouwillneedSewingmachineorhand-sewingneedlePieceoffabric:measuring31cmx46cmThreadTies:2hairbands(uselengthsofelasticorshoelaces,ifyoudon’thaveanyhairbands)
NOTE:Whiteindicatesrightsideoffabricandthegreyindicatesthewrongsideoffabricinthediagrams.
Instructions
1. Foldyourcutpieceoffabricinhalflengthways,rightsidestogetherandmatchingthetopedgestogetherneatly.
2. Usingasewingmachineorhand-sewingrunningstitchwithaneedleandthread,jointhematchededges1cminfromtheedgeofthefabric.
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3. Turnthefabricright-sideoutwards,sothatthestitchingishiddenontheinsideandpositionthetubeoffabricsothattheseamisinthecentreofoneside.Pressflat(usinganiron,ideally).
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4. Toformthepleats(folds)inyourfacecovering,foldthefabric3timesas
shown(thiswillcreate3pleats).Pinorclipthefoldsinplace.
5. Feedoneshortendofyourpleatedfabricthroughonehairbandanddothe
sameontheotherside(orpositionyourlengthsofelasticorshoelacesat
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eithersideofthefacecovering).Youshouldhaveonehairbandoneachendofthefacecovering.
6. Foldtheendsofyourfabricoverthebands(orelasticorshoelaces)toencasetheminaloosechanneleithersideofthefacecovering.Pinorclipinplace.
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7. Stitchtheturnedfabricinplace,usingyoursewingmachineoraneedleandthread.Useasecurebackstitchtoholdtheseamclosed.Ifyouusedalengthofelasticorshoelaces,tiethemaroundyourheadtothecorrectlengthtosecure.Ifyouusedhairbands,simplyhookthemoveryourears.Yourfacecoveringisreadytowear!