Want to make your own face mask? This DIY will show you how to sew a reusable fabric face covering. It fastens with ties since elastic is in short supply at the time of making, plus it has a pocket for a disposable filter and optional nose wire for a closer fit. Please be sure to wash the mask at a high temperature between uses.

PLEASE NOTE: This is NOT designed to be a medical grade mask, it is for personal use, and is not intended to replace social distancing or hand washing. Advice about wearing masks and their possible effectiveness in helping to prevent the spread of Covid-19 is changing all the time and is different from country to country, so please check current guidelines where you are.

This is designed to be a unisex adults covering. If you'd like to make it for a child, you could either try making the main dimensions about 6cm (2 1/4in) smaller, or try an adults size mask on the child to work out how much smaller to make it to fit them. Please note that UK guidelines don't recommend face coverings for young children, and it would be a good idea to replace the ties with elastic if you can find it to avoid the ties getting trapped in something.

If you would like to attach elastic instead of ties, measure the area you would like the elastic to go around, then take off 10-15% for stretch.

Filmed and edited on my phone at home during lockdown, without my usual trusty filmmaker Jenny - so apologies for the shakey cam / changing sunlight / stained ironing board! ;)

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