#DIYPPE

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The Coronavirus Pandemic has resulted in a shortage of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for health care workers on the frontline. Here are dozens of ways to help!

CONTRIBUTE 👉 Make PPE , Donate PPE, Request PPE, or Volunteer to aid existing coalitions and grassroots efforts with delivering PPE to local hospitals. You can also help with content writing, coding skills, data visualization, design, campaign organizing, and more!

RESOURCES FOR MAKERS 👉 Specs & Guidelines, Patterns & 3D Files, Tutorials, Articles & Research, and recommendations for making DIY masks, face shields, and other PPE projects that have been vetted by medical professionals.

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How to Sew a Surgical Face Mask for Hospitals – Free Pattern

The DIY pattern in this post will teach you to make a standard pleated face mask with elastic ear loops.
Mask Pros: 3D Printed Face Masks

Get downloadable files and instructions for making: 3D printed mask with filters, Flexible masks from Hong Kong based designer @ICZFIRZ, fashionable open source masks by Italian designers, and HEMASK version 1.2 mask
Olson Mask – Free Pattern

Design by Clayton Skousen and Rose Hedges, powered by MakerHealth
How to Make Your Own Mask and Protective Shield at Home

Required items: kitchen roll, strong tissue paper, elastic bands, a hole punch, paper tape, scissors, plastic-coated steel wire, a pair of glasses, plastic file folders and binder clips.
Plexiglas Droplet Barrier for COVID-19 testing

"In light of the life-threatening, national PPE shortage, my team and I built a Plexiglas Droplet Barrier for COVID-19 testing. No health care worker should test patients without protection. We hope that this barrier will allow our staff to test patients safely" - Alison Craig, Madison, Wisconsin.
What Are The Best Materials for Making DIY Masks?

Researchers at Cambridge University tested a wide range of household materials for homemade masks. To measure effectiveness, they shot Bacillus atrophaeus bacteria (0.93-1.25 microns) and Bacteriophage MS virus (0.023 microns in size) at different household materials. They measured what percentage the materials could capture and compared them to the more common surgical mask.
OSCMS - Face Masks

Find fabric face mask designs that have been approved by the OSCMS Medical Review Team. Includes documentation on filtration efficiency and breathability of different mask materials. Note: Fabric face masks are best used to protect existing N95s and surgical masks.
Cone-shaped Mask with Filter Pocket - Free Pattern

Free pattern and excellent tutorial for how to make a DIY cone-shaped face mask with a pocket for filter insert and metal nose piece. This is the best pattern for fabric masks, IMO.
COVID-19 Protection Equipment

Order the Droplet Barrier Desk designed by Alison Craig, chief of staff for Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin. Find information to assist in the design, construction and sourcing of Aerosol boxes. See specs for ventilated headboards.
Mask Force

The Mask Force is a resource for manufacturing DIY emergency PPE supplies. While factory capacity is limited, we are building a distributed factory of crafters, DIYers, and organizers across the country. Priority items: Surgical Masks, Gowns, Face Shields
DIY Face Shield w Baseball Cap

Learn to make a face shield from a piece of polycarbonate and a baseball cap. Step by step instructions. Download patterns and files.
MakeMasks2020

Make Masks is a grassroots collective seeking to provide short-term relief by mobilizing sewists, makers, and organizers to hand-sew and deliver masks to those affected by mask shortages. Not a sewist? There are plenty of other ways to chip in. Volunteer for outreach and delivery, order coordination, organizational wrangling and more. #MakeMasks #MasksNow #MillionMaskChallenge #PPEShortage
A.B. Mask - For a Nurse by a Nurse - Free Pattern

A.B. Mask - fabric mask and N95 cover sewing pattern - designed by a nurse for a nurse. Recommendation: use tightly woven fabric. This pattern was developed using high quality 100% cotton.
Open Source COVID19 Medical Supplies (OSCMS)

Find engineering, manufacturing and design requirements for the following: Hand Sanitizer, N95 Respirators, Surgical Face Masks, Goggles / Masks, Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPR/CAPR), Examination Gloves, Gowns, Face Shields (Full Face Protection / FFP), Non-Contact Thermometers, Ventilator Machines, and more.
Mask Pros

The Mask Pros provides free resources for making masks including sewing patterns, DIY instructional videos, and downloadable files for 3D-printed masks. It also includes general information about surgical masks and N95 respirator masks.
Tutorial: How to Sew a Face Mask for Hospitals

Help us sew 1 Million masks for the hospitals in a time of need. Join our challenge and come sew with us in our Facebook group to help anyone learn, step by step instructions, and a challenge. Share your inspiration and fun by joining the group. To Download Pattern & Instructions go to www.sewitonline.com
DIY Face shield in under 1min for ~$1

Video tutorial How to make a face shield from vinyl, foam, and elastic. Note: Be sure to read the comments for updates on the design and tips from other makers and medical professionals who have tested them.
CAUTION again using HEPA filters for home-made mask inserts

Sewing a cloth mask with a pocket for a filter is definitely the way to go, regardless if access to an appropriate filter fabric material is available at the time of use. The best mask patterns I have found are the ones where the masks are cone shaped, as they provide the best coverage.
DIY Mask collection by JOANN Fabrics

A collection of accepted Healthcare Resources and "how-to" Tutorials by Joann Fabrics. JOANN will be donating masks collected to hospitals and healthcare systems that are in need and requesting handmade masks.
No-Sew Pleated Face Mask with Handkerchief and Hair Tie

How to make a No-Sew Pleated Face Mask with Handkerchief and Hair Tie. Don not forget to wash your mask with soap or boil it, after every use.

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Masks For Docs

Masks for Docs is focused exclusively on providing protective masks to health care workers. Want to help? Volunteer on the ground, donate supplies, or help facilitate distribution to hospitals in your area.
MassBio: Calling on all Life Sciences Organizations to Donate Supplies to Fight COVID-19

Massachusetts Life Sciences Emergency Supply Hub is asking every life sciences and healthcare organization to consider how they may be able to help, specifically in donating lab, testing, and diagnostics supplies, personal protection equipment (PPE), and medical and scientific expertise needed to combat COVID-19.
Mask Match

Mask Match is a peer-to-peer matching site for direct shipping between those who have masks to donate and those who are in need. Matching Filtration Masks: N95, P95, R95, KN95, All Surgical Masks, Homemade Masks. Send masks directly to healthcare workers without needing to leave your house.
Project N95 Ventilators

In cooperation with FEMA and in view of the US needs for critical medical equipment supplies, as well as United States of Care, the Project N95 organization is providing this page specifically focused on ventilator availability.
PPE Link

PPE Link is working to collect and connect donations of standard PPE (not homemade) from local communities of academic and industry STEM labs as well as any other institutions or companies that use PPE in their operations. PPE needed: N95 Respirators, Surgical Masks, Protective Glasses/Goggles, Nitrile Gloves, Head Covers, Face Shields, Disinfectant Wipes.
Donate PPE

Donate PPE to Bay Area, NYC, SoCal, Boston. Search the database to find the nearest hospitals currently accepting donations. Find Upcoming Drives where you can drop off PPE. Hospitals can also request PPE.
Mask Brigade

The goal of each Mask Brigade’s is to help local residents and small businesses donate their N95 masks to the local healthcare community. Volunteers will pick up donated N95 masks as well as any other PPE and take them to local hospitals. They also offer information on methods for direct donation.
Operation Masks

Operation Masks is a non-profit created by a group of entrepreneurs in healthcare, technology and logistics who want to contribute to the fight against COVID-19. Donate PPE or funds.
Operation We Can Sew It!

Operation We Can Sew It! is providing a cloth mask design approved by Saint Joseph Hospital in Denver, CO and SCL Health facilities. All masks made to the specifications of our pattern will be accepted at these facilities and may be elsewhere but this should be approved beforehand.
GetUsPPE

Find a local donation site to donate high demand PPE: N95 Respirators, Surgical Masks, Protective Googles, Gloves, Face Shields, Coveralls, Booties, Gowns, Wipes & Disinfectant. #GetUsPPE is a movement by people in medicine on the front lines of the COVID pandemic.
DIY Mask collection by JOANN Fabrics

A collection of accepted Healthcare Resources and "how-to" Tutorials by Joann Fabrics. JOANN will be donating masks collected to hospitals and healthcare systems that are in need and requesting handmade masks.
Mask Crusaders

Artists, institutions, workshops, laborers, your extra masks, gloves and other protective equipment could save lives! We are asking for donations of masks, gloves, protective eyewear and clothing, shoe covers, face shields and alcohol. Frontline workers connect directly with donors, with no slow go between. All donations should be no-contact transfers to stem the spread of the virus. Find city donation & recipient links, start a city chapter, or volunteer.
NYC Mask Crusaders

NYC Mask Crusaders Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Mutual Aid Donor Sheet. Help the NYC chapter of Mask Crusaders!
National PPE Coalition

National PPE Coalition members are working on every part of the PPE problem - supply, demand, data tracking, logistics, fulfillment, funding, and more. Members include distributors and hospitals, manufacturers and doctors, teams matchmaking between hospitals and suppliers, 3D printers, grassroots efforts to find unused or novel sources of supply, and importers from global supply chains.
Find The Masks

Find The Masks lets people help the helpers by making it easy to donate your masks or other personal protective equipment (PPE) in your local area. Search their map of 2500+ donation sites to find a donation site near you.
Make A Mask

Make A Mask is providing a tech kit with a free fabric face mask template, complete with digital pattern, suggested materials, and sourcing info for making masks at home. It’s also looking to partner with manufacturers to make masks, accepting donations and distributing masks.
Rosie Sews

Rosie Sews is providing patterns for sewing face masks as well as coordinating the efforts of seamstresses, makers and manufacturers to make masks and other supplies for use by medical professionals, at-risk community members and essential workers. They’re also working on converting maker spaces across the nation into supply production sites.
Million Mask Challenge

Million Mask Challenge is providing protective face mask patterns, hygiene protocol and mailing instructions for finished masks. They’re also offering an N95 trade in program so non-medical professionals who have N95s can trade them in for the masks created from the organization’s specs, which they will then send to the doctors.
Peoples Protective Equipment

Making and sending 1000s of FREE face shields directly to front-line COVID19 workers. Make, Donate, or Request.
HelpHospitals.io

Help Hospitals is making connections between suppliers and hospitals for aggregated purchases.

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Mask Brigade

The goal of each Mask Brigade’s is to help local residents and small businesses donate their N95 masks to the local healthcare community. Volunteers will pick up donated N95 masks as well as any other PPE and take them to local hospitals. They also offer information on methods for direct donation.
EndCoronavirus

EndCoronavirus is led by Yaneer Bar-Yam, president of the New England Complex Systems Institute. Yaneer is an MIT-trained physicist and complexity scientist who studies pandemics. He has warned about global pandemics due to increasing travel for 15 years. He recommended community-based monitoring of symptoms to stop Ebola in West Africa in 2014, and it worked. Join over 5,000 volunteers in our group to fight COVID-19.
Mask Crusaders

Artists, institutions, workshops, laborers, your extra masks, gloves and other protective equipment could save lives! We are asking for donations of masks, gloves, protective eyewear and clothing, shoe covers, face shields and alcohol. Frontline workers connect directly with donors, with no slow go between. All donations should be no-contact transfers to stem the spread of the virus. Find city donation & recipient links, start a city chapter, or volunteer.
Coronavirus Army

CoronavirusArmy is a grassroots volunteer initiative that is organizing in response to the global Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. You can join as a volunteer to help us fight this global pandemic and to be a part of our mission to save lives and provide relief to those suffering.
GetUsPPE

If you have experience in the healthcare system (medical students) and/or community organization (campaigns etc), apply to Join GetUsPPE. #GetUsPPE is a movement by people in medicine on the front lines of the COVID pandemic.
MakeMasks2020

Make Masks is a grassroots collective seeking to provide short-term relief by mobilizing sewists, makers, and organizers to hand-sew and deliver masks to those affected by mask shortages. Not a sewist? There are plenty of other ways to chip in. Volunteer for outreach and delivery, order coordination, organizational wrangling and more. #MakeMasks #MasksNow #MillionMaskChallenge #PPEShortage
Masks For Docs

Masks for Docs is focused exclusively on providing protective masks to health care workers. Want to help? Volunteer on the ground, donate supplies, or help facilitate distribution to hospitals in your area.
MakerMask

MakerMask is a source for science-based mask designs for community makers to combat the spread of COVID-19. The MakerMask designs use latex-free, water-resistant materials that are likely to provide improved protection over cotton and elastic. Currently seeking: makers, sewists, helpers of all abilities to begin ramping up production to meet community needs. Brought to you by a team of volunteers: engineers, researchers, doctors, nurses, and makers.
So You Want To Help with PPE

HUGE list of resources for helping with the shortage of PPE, including places to donate and volunteer, plans and specs for sewing, 3D printing and donating masks, ways to request masks and face shields, answers to frequently asked questions about making masks and other ways to help both regionally and nationally.
Corona Community

If you are at high risk of COVID-19, you may request food delivery or other services. We will connect you with volunteers (where available) who may be able to help. Volunteers can help with meals and shopping delivery, medical necessities, such as wellness checks and prescription pick-ups, and pet supplies, such as food.
Mask Force

The Mask Force is a resource for manufacturing DIY emergency PPE supplies. While factory capacity is limited, we are building a distributed factory of crafters, DIYers, and organizers across the country. Priority items: Surgical Masks, Gowns, Face Shields
U.S. Digital Response

U.S. Digital Response connects states with highly qualified technical support. Seeking volunteers with skills in Data Science, Front-End Engineering, Back-End Engineering, Product Management, Site Reliability Engineering and Operations, User Research / Design, General Management, Manufacturing & Production, Logistics & Supply Chain, Procurement, Healthcare, Public Health / Epidemiology, Health Diagnostics, Disaster Relief and Response
Designs to Combat COVID-19

Over 1000 folks working together to virtually support our communities affected by COVID-19. Offering resume assistance to those who will be affected by potential displacements. Helping Small Business with online media, store signage, or website assistance. Reaching out to local governments or universities to help in sharing accurate and informational visualizations on the changing conditions in real time. Currently seeking: Content Writers, Project Leaders, Connections to Medical & Government Agencies
National PPE Coalition

National PPE Coalition members are working on every part of the PPE problem - supply, demand, data tracking, logistics, fulfillment, funding, and more. Members include distributors and hospitals, manufacturers and doctors, teams matchmaking between hospitals and suppliers, 3D printers, grassroots efforts to find unused or novel sources of supply, and importers from global supply chains.

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MakeMasks2020

Make Masks is a grassroots collective seeking to provide short-term relief by mobilizing sewists, makers, and organizers to hand-sew and deliver masks to those affected by mask shortages. Not a sewist? There are plenty of other ways to chip in. Volunteer for outreach and delivery, order coordination, organizational wrangling and more. #MakeMasks #MasksNow #MillionMaskChallenge #PPEShortage
Rosie Sews

Rosie Sews is providing patterns for sewing face masks as well as coordinating the efforts of seamstresses, makers and manufacturers to make masks and other supplies for use by medical professionals, at-risk community members and essential workers. They’re also working on converting maker spaces across the nation into supply production sites.
So You Want To Help with PPE

HUGE list of resources for helping with the shortage of PPE, including places to donate and volunteer, plans and specs for sewing, 3D printing and donating masks, ways to request masks and face shields, answers to frequently asked questions about making masks and other ways to help both regionally and nationally.
Mask Match

Mask Match is a peer-to-peer matching site for direct shipping between those who have masks to donate and those who are in need. Matching Filtration Masks: N95, P95, R95, KN95, All Surgical Masks, Homemade Masks. Send masks directly to healthcare workers without needing to leave your house.
Make A Mask

Make A Mask is providing a tech kit with a free fabric face mask template, complete with digital pattern, suggested materials, and sourcing info for making masks at home. It’s also looking to partner with manufacturers to make masks, accepting donations and distributing masks.
HelpHospitals.io

Help Hospitals is making connections between suppliers and hospitals for aggregated purchases.
COVID-19 Protection Equipment

Order the Droplet Barrier Desk designed by Alison Craig, chief of staff for Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin. Find information to assist in the design, construction and sourcing of Aerosol boxes. See specs for ventilated headboards.
PPE Link

If you’re a medical facility in need of PPE, PPE Link is now working with GetUsPPE.org to do intake for PPE requests for all types of PPE items including but not limited to masks. They will be publishing the information for donors near you to reach out and drop off supplies.
Masks For Docs

Masks for Docs is focused exclusively on providing protective masks to health care workers. Get matched with supplies from others who can share.
Peoples Protective Equipment

Making and sending 1000s of FREE face shields directly to front-line COVID19 workers. Make, Donate, or Request.
Million Mask Challenge

Million Mask Challenge is providing protective face mask patterns, hygiene protocol and mailing instructions for finished masks. They’re also offering an N95 trade in program so non-medical professionals who have N95s can trade them in for the masks created from the organization’s specs, which they will then send to the doctors.
Masks for Heroes

Donate PPE: 95 masks, Surgical masks, Sewn masks, Disposable Gowns, Face Shields, Hand Sanitizer, Latex Gloves, Material for cloth masks, Material for face shields. Requests for PPE submitted on the site will be made public.
NYC Mask Crusaders

NYC Mask Crusaders Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Mutual Aid Donor Sheet. Help the NYC chapter of Mask Crusaders!
Operation We Can Sew It!

Operation We Can Sew It! is providing a cloth mask design approved by Saint Joseph Hospital in Denver, CO and SCL Health facilities. All masks made to the specifications of our pattern will be accepted at these facilities and may be elsewhere but this should be approved beforehand.
Get Them PPE

Get Them PPE is a crowdsourcing site built to help identify hospitals and other organizations that are severely undersupplied and in need of donations. Use the map to find out what items local hospitals are in need of and get contact info for each hospital to coordinate donations. Submit other hospitals/orgs that are in need of donations.
Donate PPE

Donate PPE to Bay Area, NYC, SoCal, Boston. Search the database to find the nearest hospitals currently accepting donations. Find Upcoming Drives where you can drop off PPE. Hospitals can also request PPE.
Mask Crusaders

Artists, institutions, workshops, laborers, your extra masks, gloves and other protective equipment could save lives! We are asking for donations of masks, gloves, protective eyewear and clothing, shoe covers, face shields and alcohol. Frontline workers connect directly with donors, with no slow go between. All donations should be no-contact transfers to stem the spread of the virus. Find city donation & recipient links, start a city chapter, or volunteer.
National PPE Coalition

National PPE Coalition members are working on every part of the PPE problem - supply, demand, data tracking, logistics, fulfillment, funding, and more. Members include distributors and hospitals, manufacturers and doctors, teams matchmaking between hospitals and suppliers, 3D printers, grassroots efforts to find unused or novel sources of supply, and importers from global supply chains.
GetUsPPE

Submit your needs and be added to GetUsPPE’s list of facilities, which will be visible to the entire GetUsPPE donor network. #GetUsPPE is a movement by people in medicine on the front lines of the COVID pandemic.
Operation Masks

Request PPE. Operation Masks is a non-profit created by a group of entrepreneurs in healthcare, technology and logistics who want to contribute to the fight against COVID-19.

Resources for Makers

Do cloth masks work?

🗣️ "Yep! Cloth masks catch at least 50% of pathogens, which is way better than nothing! Most health care professionals who wear cloth masks do so over their N95’s to make them last longer". ¹

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NIOSH-Approved N95 Particulate Filtering Facepiece Respirators

The N95 respirator is the most common of the seven types of particulate filtering facepiece respirators. This product filters at least 95% of airborne particles but is not resistant to oil. This web page provides a table of NIOSH-approved N95 respirators, listed alphabetically by manufacturer.
OSCMS - Face Masks

Find fabric face mask designs that have been approved by the OSCMS Medical Review Team. Includes documentation on filtration efficiency and breathability of different mask materials. Note: Fabric face masks are best used to protect existing N95s and surgical masks.
Open Source COVID19 Medical Supplies (OSCMS)

Find engineering, manufacturing and design requirements for the following: Hand Sanitizer, N95 Respirators, Surgical Face Masks, Goggles / Masks, Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPR/CAPR), Examination Gloves, Gowns, Face Shields (Full Face Protection / FFP), Non-Contact Thermometers, Ventilator Machines, and more.
CAUTION again using HEPA filters for home-made mask inserts

Sewing a cloth mask with a pocket for a filter is definitely the way to go, regardless if access to an appropriate filter fabric material is available at the time of use. The best mask patterns I have found are the ones where the masks are cone shaped, as they provide the best coverage.
CDC Simple Respiratory Mask

Quality commercial masks are not always accessible, but anecdotal evidence has showed that handmade masks of cotton gauze were protective in military barracks and in healthcare workers during the Manchurian epidemic. A simple, locally made, washable mask may be a solution if commercial masks are not available. We describe the test results of 1 handmade, reusable, cotton mask.
What Are The Best Materials for Making DIY Masks?

Researchers at Cambridge University tested a wide range of household materials for homemade masks. To measure effectiveness, they shot Bacillus atrophaeus bacteria (0.93-1.25 microns) and Bacteriophage MS virus (0.023 microns in size) at different household materials. They measured what percentage the materials could capture and compared them to the more common surgical mask.
Coronavirus Quarantine Guidelines for Communal Houses

The ultimate Google doc for Quarantine Gold Standard and Safety Modes, cleaning and wellbeing guidelines, tips for preparing emergency food and supplies, making all sorts of DIY masks, grocery shopping, mental and spiritual wellbeing, creative ways to support loved ones in public, connecting with folks at a distance, physical wellbeing, and more.
Fabric Mask Best Practices

Another Google doc that aggregates some best practices, including: Things to consider before you start sewing masks, Mask Patterns and Suggested Fabrics – all with citations to credible sources.
ASTM Mask Standards & IFU

ASTM refers to the American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM). ASTM standards are referenced by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as the endorsed standard in the United States. The current standard ASTM F2100-11 (2011) specifies the performance requirements for Medical Face Masks with five basic criteria: 1. BFE (Bacterial Filtration Efficiency) 2. PFE (Particulate Filtration Efficiency) 3. Fluid Resistance 4. Airflow Resistance (Pressure Differential) 5. Flame Spread
#CovidTech rated x Design Justice Guidelines

A Google doc that lists #CovidTech projects and rates them according to design justice guidelines: 😊Amazing (co-created, effective, accountable, & more), 🤢Awful (ineffective, exploitative, or worse), or 😰Ambiguous?
Guidelines for Sewers Choosing a Pattern and Fabric

1. Should be tight enough so that it’s noticeably more difficult to breathe. 2. May include a wire sewn in at the top for better fitting to face. 3. Clearly delineate front and back (for example by using two different fabrics). 4. Pocket between the two sides so tissues or other material can be slid between sides to add filtering. 5. Should be made from thicker woven cotton and be washable. 6. Consider using multiple layers for higher effectiveness.

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Mask Pros: 3D Printed Face Masks

Get downloadable files and instructions for making: 3D printed mask with filters, Flexible masks from Hong Kong based designer @ICZFIRZ, fashionable open source masks by Italian designers, and HEMASK version 1.2 mask
Million Mask Challenge

Million Mask Challenge is providing protective face mask patterns, hygiene protocol and mailing instructions for finished masks. They’re also offering an N95 trade in program so non-medical professionals who have N95s can trade them in for the masks created from the organization’s specs, which they will then send to the doctors.
Maker Mask 3D-printed, reusable, respirator-style mask w replaceable HEPA filter - FREE 3D Files

Anyone with a $300 3D printer can get a respirator to their neighbors within hours. Find 19 3D-printable parts that make up the mask, along with details on materials needed, download instructions, and videos. The cost of each finished mask, printed in about three hours, is estimated to be between $2 and $3.
Olson Mask – Free Pattern

Design by Clayton Skousen and Rose Hedges, powered by MakerHealth
Cone-shaped Mask with Filter Pocket - Free Pattern

Free pattern and excellent tutorial for how to make a DIY cone-shaped face mask with a pocket for filter insert and metal nose piece. This is the best pattern for fabric masks, IMO.
DIY Face Shield w Baseball Cap

Learn to make a face shield from a piece of polycarbonate and a baseball cap. Step by step instructions. Download patterns and files.
How to Sew a Surgical Face Mask for Hospitals – Free Pattern

The DIY pattern in this post will teach you to make a standard pleated face mask with elastic ear loops.
A.B. Mask - For a Nurse by a Nurse - Free Pattern

A.B. Mask - fabric mask and N95 cover sewing pattern - designed by a nurse for a nurse. Recommendation: use tightly woven fabric. This pattern was developed using high quality 100% cotton.
No-Sew Pleated Face Mask with Handkerchief and Hair Tie

How to make a No-Sew Pleated Face Mask with Handkerchief and Hair Tie. Don not forget to wash your mask with soap or boil it, after every use.
Plexiglas Droplet Barrier for COVID-19 testing

"In light of the life-threatening, national PPE shortage, my team and I built a Plexiglas Droplet Barrier for COVID-19 testing. No health care worker should test patients without protection. We hope that this barrier will allow our staff to test patients safely" - Alison Craig, Madison, Wisconsin.
DIY Mask collection by JOANN Fabrics

A collection of accepted Healthcare Resources and "how-to" Tutorials by Joann Fabrics. JOANN will be donating masks collected to hospitals and healthcare systems that are in need and requesting handmade masks.
Open Source Face Shield - Schematics

Download Schematics and instructions for OPEN SOURCE FACE SHIELD V4 by Delve, Midwest Prototyping, UW Makerspace
Operation We Can Sew It!

Operation We Can Sew It! is providing a cloth mask design approved by Saint Joseph Hospital in Denver, CO and SCL Health facilities. All masks made to the specifications of our pattern will be accepted at these facilities and may be elsewhere but this should be approved beforehand.
Made-to-Measure Mask Patterns

FreeSewing is an open source platform for made-to-measure sewing patterns. They’re providing several different face mask patterns on PDF and an instructional video that shows how to make them.
Cloth Mask with Pocket - Free Pattern

Download printable pattern and instructions to make a cloth mask with pocket from RosieSews.org
Make A Mask

Make A Mask is providing a tech kit with a free fabric face mask template, complete with digital pattern, suggested materials, and sourcing info for making masks at home. It’s also looking to partner with manufacturers to make masks, accepting donations and distributing masks.
COVID-19 Protection Equipment

Order the Droplet Barrier Desk designed by Alison Craig, chief of staff for Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin. Find information to assist in the design, construction and sourcing of Aerosol boxes. See specs for ventilated headboards.
Mask Pros: DIY Face Mask Patterns

Get patterns for making: Mask Pro Pattern, Deaconess Mask Pattern, Joann Fabric Face Mask Pattern, The Turban Project Pattern, and Providence Medical w/ Filter Pockets.
UW COVID-19 Medical Face Shield

This design is based on shields currently used in hospitals using very economic materials and scalable, advanced manufacturing processes. The cost per unit will be between ~$1.50 and $3 and could be produced in very large quantities quickly. Materials: Polyethylene Film, Adhesive-backed Polyurenthane Foam, Elastic Latex Fabric, Zinc-Plated Steel Wire

Tutorials View all

How to Make a Dust Mask out of a Tee Shirt

Learn how to make a dust mask out of a tee shirt using just a pair of scissors. Probably not as good as the CDC version, but better than nothing.
Open Source Face Shield - Schematics

Download Schematics and instructions for OPEN SOURCE FACE SHIELD V4 by Delve, Midwest Prototyping, UW Makerspace
Cloth Mask with Pocket - Free Pattern

Download printable pattern and instructions to make a cloth mask with pocket from RosieSews.org
How to improvise a face mask from HEPA Vacuum Bag Filters

These are detailed, step-by-step instructions for home manufacture of face-masks for use by frontline workers or people who have to care for infected or possibly infected people at home. Some experts I have consulted think they will work, but they are NOT lab tested and are not a substitute for genuine N95 masks if those are available. These are only for use as an emergency measure. . .
DIY Mask collection by JOANN Fabrics

A collection of accepted Healthcare Resources and "how-to" Tutorials by Joann Fabrics. JOANN will be donating masks collected to hospitals and healthcare systems that are in need and requesting handmade masks.
DIY Face shield in under 1min for ~$1

Video tutorial How to make a face shield from vinyl, foam, and elastic. Note: Be sure to read the comments for updates on the design and tips from other makers and medical professionals who have tested them.
No-Sew Pleated Face Mask with Handkerchief and Hair Tie

How to make a No-Sew Pleated Face Mask with Handkerchief and Hair Tie. Don not forget to wash your mask with soap or boil it, after every use.
How to Make Your Own Mask and Protective Shield at Home

Required items: kitchen roll, strong tissue paper, elastic bands, a hole punch, paper tape, scissors, plastic-coated steel wire, a pair of glasses, plastic file folders and binder clips.
Tutorial: How to Sew a Face Mask for Hospitals

Help us sew 1 Million masks for the hospitals in a time of need. Join our challenge and come sew with us in our Facebook group to help anyone learn, step by step instructions, and a challenge. Share your inspiration and fun by joining the group. To Download Pattern & Instructions go to www.sewitonline.com
UW COVID-19 Medical Face Shield

This design is based on shields currently used in hospitals using very economic materials and scalable, advanced manufacturing processes. The cost per unit will be between ~$1.50 and $3 and could be produced in very large quantities quickly. Materials: Polyethylene Film, Adhesive-backed Polyurenthane Foam, Elastic Latex Fabric, Zinc-Plated Steel Wire
Maker Mask 3D-printed, reusable, respirator-style mask w replaceable HEPA filter - FREE 3D Files

Anyone with a $300 3D printer can get a respirator to their neighbors within hours. Find 19 3D-printable parts that make up the mask, along with details on materials needed, download instructions, and videos. The cost of each finished mask, printed in about three hours, is estimated to be between $2 and $3.
A.B. Mask - For a Nurse by a Nurse - Free Pattern

A.B. Mask - fabric mask and N95 cover sewing pattern - designed by a nurse for a nurse. Recommendation: use tightly woven fabric. This pattern was developed using high quality 100% cotton.
Made-to-Measure Mask Patterns

FreeSewing is an open source platform for made-to-measure sewing patterns. They’re providing several different face mask patterns on PDF and an instructional video that shows how to make them.
Homemade N95 Respirator Mask Instructions (Using HEPA Vacuum Bag)

The material used to make HEPA vacuum bags has a lot of similar characteristics to N95 masks. HEPA bags remove 99.7% of airborne particles down to 0.3 microns which pass through them, are made of a mat of randomly-arranged melt-blown fibers, trap contaminants through diffusion, interception, and impaction. . .
4 DIY Face Mask Tutorials

Four tutorials by Mask Pros: 1 How to Make a Face Mask, 2 Medical-Grade Fabric Face Mask, 3 DIY with Filter Pockets, and 4 How to Sew a Medical Face Mask for a Cancer Patient or COPD patient
Cone-shaped Mask with Filter Pocket - Free Pattern

Free pattern and excellent tutorial for how to make a DIY cone-shaped face mask with a pocket for filter insert and metal nose piece. This is the best pattern for fabric masks, IMO.
DIY Face Shield w Baseball Cap

Learn to make a face shield from a piece of polycarbonate and a baseball cap. Step by step instructions. Download patterns and files.
Masks for Heroes: How to make a face mask for doctors, nurses and health care workers

Deaconess Hospital provides instructions on how to make a face mask for doctors, nurses and other health care workers during COVID-19 coronavirus.

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Simple Respiratory Protection

Evaluation of the Filtration Performance of Cloth Masks and Common Fabric Materials Against 20–1000 nm Size Particles. Five major categories of fabric materials including sweatshirts, T-shirts, towels, scarves, and cloth masks were tested for and compared with the penetration levels for N95 respirator filter media.
CDC Simple Respiratory Mask

Quality commercial masks are not always accessible, but anecdotal evidence has showed that handmade masks of cotton gauze were protective in military barracks and in healthcare workers during the Manchurian epidemic. A simple, locally made, washable mask may be a solution if commercial masks are not available. We describe the test results of 1 handmade, reusable, cotton mask.
Maker Mask 3D-printed, reusable, medically endorsed, reusable protective masks

Maker Mask, a Seattle nonprofit, are 3D printing a respirator-style mask with a replaceable HEPA filter and other commonly available parts. This mask is easy to make with a common hobbyist 3D printer yet closely matches the functionality of commercial masks. The Maker Mask is nearing approval from the National Institutes of Health. The first set of masks are currently being used at Seattle Children’s Hospital.
Why America ran out of protective masks — and what can be done about it

The Defense Production Act would allow the feds to tell factories making surgical masks to direct their products to New York — which is currently suffering the worst coronavirus outbreak in the US — over states that aren’t as hard hit. Or the federal government can buy up the supply and then direct it on its own accord. Or it can even order some factories that don’t normally make PPE to start producing it...
What Are The Best Materials for Making DIY Masks?

Researchers at Cambridge University tested a wide range of household materials for homemade masks. To measure effectiveness, they shot Bacillus atrophaeus bacteria (0.93-1.25 microns) and Bacteriophage MS virus (0.023 microns in size) at different household materials. They measured what percentage the materials could capture and compared them to the more common surgical mask.
People around the country are sewing masks. And some hospitals, facing dire shortage, welcome them.

One hospital asked for about 15,000 masks. One community is making masks just in case. Hospitals are still discussing how they will use homemade masks.