Mask sources and suggestions?
Now that we all have masks, I have a question: where did you get your most comfortable one? I bought a couple from Camélia Couture, via Etsy, and they’re as pleasant to wear as possible, considering. These are not friends and this isn’t a paid ad – I simply wanted to give a recommendation.
denpanosekai 20:14 on 2020-08-01 Permalink
my wife made a bunch. quite a few people in my neighborhood started offering masks on our local facebook group
Kate 20:38 on 2020-08-01 Permalink
I have a decent one made by a neighbour and offered the same way. It’s also nice, but I don’t think she wants to keep cranking them out.
John B 21:25 on 2020-08-01 Permalink
My business partner ordered some from China for his other job, and at the same time put in an order for some with our logo on it. They’re super comfy and have the metal nose thing. It’s not locally sourced or organic or whatever, but I like it. If you want some Montreal City Weblog masks he might share how to get them 😉
And it arrived, which is more than we can say about the ones we ordered from Bigarade back in April…
Sean 22:35 on 2020-08-01 Permalink
Kim Yen makes some great ones! https://instagram.com/kimyencrafts
Francesco 23:19 on 2020-08-02 Permalink
I have a couple of custom-pattern masks made by a good friend, an Expos mask from Claridge courtesy of Exposfest, plus a few Tilley masks (made in China!) from Costco.ca along with a few disposable masks and N95/KN95 respirators. I only really wear the custom mask with disposable filter medium in it. It works well and is comfortable.
Ian 08:13 on 2020-08-03 Permalink
I have a short-trimmed beard but even so haven’t been able to find a custom mask that actually fits well enough to stay in place, even the ones with the metal strip and adjustable straps. The disposable paper masks stay in place well enough to get by, but still…
I’ve seen a few places that made smaller masks for children but never any large ones.
I’ve got a professional quality N99 cartridge filter mask that fits great, but it’s a shop mask so has one-way valves – not really the point of the masks in the contagion. I’ve been seeing a lot of people wearing one-way masks – mostly the kind for joggers with pollen allergies. I’m surprised the word hasn’t gotten out that those are actually worse in terms of transmitting the disease than no mask at all.