In the iniatial days of mask wearing here (April/May) - there were no masks to be found in stores and you had to make them. I tried several patterns - the pleated ones don't sit very well on any of our faces so I went with shaped ones. This pattern - the Olson pattern - is by far the best. It does require turning inside-out (outside-in) but is easily sewn and has a filter pocket. I did add nose wires to some that I sewed but have found them mostly unnecessary. (I wear glasses too) This pdf has clear instructions, and the youtube link is very helpful too. I used hair elastics for the ears (couldn't find elastic either in the stores) - the thin ones are very comfortable. https://www.unitypoint.org/filesimages/COVID-19/UnityPointHealth-OlsonMask-Instructions.pdf
Mask pattern that really works
This pattern - the Olson pattern - is by far the best. It does require turning inside-out (outside-in) but is easily sewn and has a filter pocket.
I did add nose wires to some that I sewed but have found them mostly unnecessary. (I wear glasses too)
This pdf has clear instructions, and the youtube link is very helpful too. I used hair elastics for the ears (couldn't find elastic either in the stores) - the thin ones are very comfortable.
https://www.unitypoint.org/filesimages/COVID-19/UnityPointHealth-OlsonMask-Instructions.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnVk12sFRkY
-M