CHICAGO -- Bill Purdue waterproofs basements for a living, but he has spent the past few days in his buddy's Washington, Indiana, auto trim and upholstery shop cutting rectangles of cotton fabric that ...

From her home in Willow Spring, Amelia Patel is sewing face masks — and encouraging others to do the same. Over the weekend, the mom of two and CPA launched a Facebook group where she's sharing a ...

As COVID-19 continues to spread throughout California, many people are wondering how they can protect themselves and the people around them while out in public for essential needs. Earlier this month, ...

During a critical face mask shortage at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, home sewers responded by pulling out fabric stashes, threading their machines and getting to work. Recently published ...

Like countless Minnesotans in this COVID-crushed economy, Katherine Elliot recently found herself without a job. A fashion designer by avocation, she supported herself with a great day job — selling ...

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PEORIA ― Vicki Ghidina and Charlotte Cronin were feeling pretty good about their sewing group’s demanding effort of returning 22,600 outdated N-95 face masks to the OSF HealthCare supply line.

Still, if you want to make a mask, here are simple, step-by-step instructions from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to do just that, whether or not you know how to sew. Not sure ...