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Face Mask (In-the-Hoop) file:///C/Users/christa.davis/Desktop/Face%20Mask%20Tutorial/PR2252.html[3/27/2020 1:14:27 PM] Face Mask (In-the-Hoop) The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus has created a shortage of protective equipment for doctors, nurses, other health care providers, and patients. Many health care centers have issued requests for homemade masks -- and around the globe, sewists are answering the call. That's why we've partnered with our sister brand Urban Threads to create this FREE new in-the-hoop face mask machine embroidery design. It's created for comfort and durability, and is available in two sizes, for adults (6"x10" hoop) and children (5"x7" hoop). While this mask is not rated for disease prevention, the CDC has posted new guidelines stating that in a crisis, a shortage of standard face masks can be supplemented by other fabric face coverings. You can use materials you likely already have on hand, and follow our instructions to stitch masks completely in the hoop. To donate masks, contact your local health care system to ask if they are accepting mask donations, and how to deliver or send them. You can also visit WeNeedMasks.org for a list of facilities requesting masks. We invite you to join us in stitching to help address this urgent need for our medical community! Plus, you can also download the We're All In This Together freebie to decorate hand towels and more, too! Project Needs & Notes: - 1/2 yard of tightly woven quilters cotton - 1/4" elastic for ear loops (bias tape for ties may be used instead) - Scissors - Pins - Masking tape or painter's tape - Tearaway stabilizer or water-soluble stabilizer Designs featured in this tutorial include: - X15149 and X15150, Face Mask (In-the-Hoop) When you download the in-the- hoop face mask design, you will find multiple files. One is an embroidery file, and the other is a
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Face Mask (In-the-Hoop)
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Face Mask (In-the-Hoop)
The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus has created a shortage of protective equipmentfor doctors, nurses, other health care providers, and patients. Many health care centers have issuedrequests for homemade masks -- and around the globe, sewists are answering the call.
That's why we've partnered with our sister brand Urban Threads to create this FREE new in-the-hoop facemask machine embroidery design. It's created for comfort and durability, and is available in two sizes, foradults (6"x10" hoop) and children (5"x7" hoop). While this mask is not rated for disease prevention, theCDC has posted new guidelines stating that in a crisis, a shortage of standard face masks can besupplemented by other fabric face coverings. You can use materials you likely already have on hand, andfollow our instructions to stitch masks completely in the hoop.
To donate masks, contact your local health care system to ask if they are accepting mask donations, andhow to deliver or send them. You can also visit WeNeedMasks.org for a list of facilities requesting masks.We invite you to join us in stitching to help address this urgent need for our medical community!
Plus, you can also download the We're All In This Together freebie to decorate hand towels and more, too!
Project Needs & Notes:
- 1/2 yard of tightly woven quilters cotton- 1/4" elastic for ear loops (bias tape for ties may be used instead)- Scissors- Pins- Masking tape or painter's tape- Tearaway stabilizer or water-soluble stabilizer
Designs featured in this tutorial include: - X15149 and X15150, Face Mask (In-the-Hoop)
When you download the in-the-hoop face mask design, you willfind multiple files. One is anembroidery file, and the other is a
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dieline file marked with the letters"DL". Dielines are used to cut thefabric to the correct shape andsize. Open the dieline file with anembroidery software and print it.
If you do not have embroiderysoftware, Wilcom TrueSizer is afree program to use. Printenough copies of the dieline soyou can cut out each shape. .
You can also cut a papertemplate for this mask designwithout using the dieline files. Forthe large mask, cut a paperrectangle 10.5"x7.5". For thesmall mask, cut a paper rectangle9"x7".
Once the dieline is cut, begin bypinning down the paper dieline tothe quilters cotton. Avoid usingtemporary spray adhesive for thisproject, to prevent users frombreathing any adhesive fumes.
Cut out two fabric pieces usingthe dieline. One will be the frontof the mask and the other will bethe back.
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Place the pieces on top of eachother with wrong sides together.Match up the edges.
You will be pleating both piecesof fabric together.
To begin pleating the mask, findthe center point and fold over1/2" to make the first pleat.
With an iron, press the first pleatwell. Then re-pin the pleat onboth sides to hold it in place.
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For the large/adult face mask, thepleats should be about 1" apartand 1/2" deep. Repeat thepleating process until there arethree pleats total.
To prevent the pleats fromgetting sewn down by theembroidery machine at the topand bottom edge of the mask,make sure the pleats arecentered. There should beroughly 1/2"- 1" inch above andbelow the top and bottom pleats.
Press each pleat until they holdthemselves in place.
For the small/child face mask, thepleats need to be closer together.For this size, all pleats should beabout 1/2" apart and 1/2" deep.Like the larger mask, all pleatswill need to be centered on thefront of the mask and pressedwith an iron until they can holdthemselves in place.
As you can see here, the pleatsfor the smaller size need to becloser together as the mask isshorter. The large size is foradults, and the small size is forchildren or adults with a smallerface and head.
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Next, hoop a piece of tearawaystabilizer. Madeira E-Zee 1.5 ozor Floriani Tearaway Medium aregood choices. Those brands aremore fibrous, less like paper, andwill tear more cleanly.
If tearaway stabilizer is notavailable to you, water-solublestabilizer can also be used. Ifusing water-soluble stabilizer,make sure to trim away theexcess stabilizer and wash themasks in a washing machine toremove all the stabilizer beforeusing or donating the masks.
There are different kinds ofwater-soluble stabilizer. Someare clear and plastic like SulkyUltra Solvy, and others are softand fibrous like Vilene. Both willwork well.
Attach the hoop onto themachine and load the embroideryfile (not the dieline files). Use asize 11 or 75/11 sharp sewingneedle. A sharp sewing needlehas a finer point than anembroidery needle. That means itwill make smaller holes in thestabilizer.
Embroider the design. The firstthing to embroider will be adieline (or outline stitch). Thismarks the area on the stabilizerwhere the fabric piece will beplaced.
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After the dieline has sewn,remove the hoop from themachine, but do not unhoop thestabilizer. Place the pleatedfabric over the dieline. Make sureto center the pleats so they donot overlap the top or bottomedge of the sewn dieline. If theyoverlap the sewn dieline at thetop or bottom, they will get tackeddown and the pleats won't beable to open as needed whenwearing the mask.
Make sure the pleats are openingtoward the bottom edge of thedieline, especially if you arerotating the file. This way themachine will sew the pleats downin the correct direction,preventing them from gettingcaught on the machine hoop.
Next, take masking tape and tapedown the edges of the face maskto the stabilizer. Again, do notuse spray adhesive.
Place the hoop back onto themachine and embroider thetackdown for the face mask. Thetackdown holds the fabric inplace for the remainder of thedesign.
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After the tackdown has sewn,remove the hoop from themachine but do not unhoop thestabilizer. Remove all the tapefrom around the edges of thefabric.
Trim the excess fabric around thesewn tackdown as close to theoutside edge of the tackdown aspossible. Be careful not to cut thestitches or pull the stabilizerloose in the hoop.
To make elastic loops for straps,cut two pieces of the elastic thatare 7 inches long.
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Take the first piece of elastic andplace the ends of it within thetackdown at both the top andbottom left corners. Overlap theends of the elastic past thetackdown by at least 1/2" andtape the ends in place. Also tapethe created loop to the stabilizer.
Repeat the previous step to placeand tape the second elastic pieceon the other side of the mask.
If elastic is not available, ties canalso be used. To make easy ties,cut four pieces of bias tape at 30"long, sew the open side of thebias tape closed, and tape one inplace at each corner. Make surethe ends of the ties overlap pastthe tackdown at least 1/2". Tiescan also be cut and sewn out offabric, if preferred.
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Return the hoop to the machineand embroider the elastictackdown. This will sew the endsof the elastic or ties in place.
After the elastic tackdown hassewn, remove the hoop from themachine, but do not unhoop thestabilizer. Trim the ends of theelastic or ties as close to theinside edge of the tackdown aspossible.
As all the stitching from here onout will be seen from both sides,wind a bobbin to match thethread being used in the topneedle. This step is notnecessary and can be skipped ifdesired.
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Remove any tape that is on ornear the fabric, but make surethe loop is still taped down to thestabilizer. Place the hoop backon the machine and embroiderthe finishing border. This will sewthe final border around all fouredges of the fabric.
Once the finishing boarder isfinished, unhoop the stabilizerand remove the excess fromaround the face mask. If usingwater soluble stabilizer, makesure to trim away as muchstabilizer as you can, and washyour mask in a washing machineto remove any remainingstabilizer.
For tearaway stabilizer, also tearoff the remaining stabilizer fromthe backside of the face mask.After this is torn away, nostabilizer should be visible, andthe fabric mask should be softand flexible.
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