by The Beacon Staff

If you need to get busy with your hands and want to feel proactive about your own safety, here are some patterns for home-made face masks!

This video shows you how to sew a simple face mask. You’ll want to measure the length from the back of one ear, around your mouth area, to the back of your other ear, and make a few adjustments.

https://www.deaconess.com/How-to-make-a-Face-Mask?fbclid=IwAR3UrBzXfX5yiBwIcodIjRJNR6oWGOI4cHq9cMMEgRdl0J6CcHlbpnLC-QA

Starting at 6:04, you can see how to make a great face protector with a soda bottle.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUi2_AwDnqE

This article shows how to make your own gas mask in case of a real apocalypse:

https://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Gas-Mask/