tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276266847729349745.post4372457225652534827..comments2023-10-11T14:00:20.756+01:00Comments on Great Balls of Wool: Done with masks....Unahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03398380737025120541noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276266847729349745.post-90746832363850394322020-07-09T16:36:27.989+01:002020-07-09T16:36:27.989+01:00Good work! I've made quite a few. They are rat...Good work! I've made quite a few. They are rather thick and hot, but I'm glad to have them in reserve. However, I bought a box of surgical masks (for way too much money) at a pharmacy, and I bought 5 white masks at WalMart, made by Hanes, for $7.50. Not bad. Seamstresses are selling their cloth masks for $5 each.M.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09205619221345704689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276266847729349745.post-25275701705675921392020-06-29T11:52:10.460+01:002020-06-29T11:52:10.460+01:00I don't own a sewing machine so I was left wit...I don't own a sewing machine so I was left with purchasing whatever I needed. I have a mix of cloth and disposable paper. Regarding wearing them ... well, I will do anything that involves reducing my chances of catching this virus no matter how small that percentage is. Social distancing is a bigger bullet in the fight with vaccines the biggest bullet creating herd immunity - the shield we really need. It all counts. little and big. And yes, I do think life will change permanently in some ways - even after a vaccine is in place. After all, once this virus is tamed - there will be others.Retired Knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13662288640032813770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276266847729349745.post-63859683931257628832020-06-29T09:33:52.473+01:002020-06-29T09:33:52.473+01:00Well done on having the patience to make so many m...Well done on having the patience to make so many masks Una, I've only made two and I can't seem to force myself to make any more. I haven't been on public transport yet and I don't really want to unless I absolutely have to and I'm shopping in quiet times when the shops are virtually empty, luckily when I'm out walking people are keeping their distance so I haven't needed to wear one yet. Enjoy your crocheting I'm looking forward to seeing your crochet blanket. Oh I bought a sewing machine from Lidle several years ago and it's very flimsy and temperamental nothing like as good as the singer I had to leave behind in Syria. :) xxlindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139295265567390855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276266847729349745.post-15422080439835375802020-06-29T08:57:04.815+01:002020-06-29T08:57:04.815+01:00Yes, the huge crowds recently are worrying. Some p...Yes, the huge crowds recently are worrying. Some people feel invincible.Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03398380737025120541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276266847729349745.post-29275053734752780222020-06-29T08:55:45.390+01:002020-06-29T08:55:45.390+01:00That's a really interesting anecdote. It confi...That's a really interesting anecdote. It confirms what I suspected. Daughter helped herself to my old hand sewing needles years ago. I really miss them. They were so strong.Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03398380737025120541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276266847729349745.post-34532495707815295872020-06-29T08:53:50.959+01:002020-06-29T08:53:50.959+01:00Strangely I started doing a little shopping every ...Strangely I started doing a little shopping every day as a way to get out of the house. Social distancing is almost impossible in shops though. Maybe I should do what you do and wear a mask. I've only worn them on buses so far, but don't feel very safe on them.Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03398380737025120541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276266847729349745.post-13195083297458314822020-06-29T08:50:34.572+01:002020-06-29T08:50:34.572+01:00I put down a crochet blanket to make masks, but al...I put down a crochet blanket to make masks, but also because the weather was too hot for crochet. I'm looking forward to picking it up again.Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03398380737025120541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276266847729349745.post-34460854953467041722020-06-29T04:40:19.479+01:002020-06-29T04:40:19.479+01:00What a great way of repurposing tee shirts! Here i...What a great way of repurposing tee shirts! Here in Australia we get conflicting info from various health experts about the efficacy of masks but in the mass demonstrations ( which people ignored the govt advice and went ahead any way) people did tend to wear masks. I go out very little and have been able to avoid crowds being retired. Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594244181463706442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276266847729349745.post-19224675270592882272020-06-29T01:25:10.260+01:002020-06-29T01:25:10.260+01:00I've found that modern hand sewing needles are... I've found that modern hand sewing needles are not as strong as older ones. Is the same true of machine needles?<br />Back when we sewed for sale to the public, suddenly my sewing machine needles were breaking. Singer needles! On a whim I took a new one from the back and broke it by hand. I sent an angry letter to Singer and one day had a phone call from a plant manager who wanted me to know that she was about to go to the manager of purchasing and show him their Singer needles could be broken by hand. It was a long story, but basically they fired Brazil from making needles and went back to Germany and we had a letter from Germany thanking us.<br />Moral: don't take anything for granted.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276266847729349745.post-52401010253102227682020-06-28T20:01:08.478+01:002020-06-28T20:01:08.478+01:00Your masks look great. I flip flop about whether t...Your masks look great. I flip flop about whether the protection they afford is worth the discomfort and isolation felt when wearing one, but I wear one most of the time I visit a store (that's about it, if I'm completely honest). I go to a store so little anymore, if most people are like me, our shopping habits will have a huge impact on the economy, or maybe just brick and mortar stores. FWIW, I broke two needles sewing masks. They were probably 25+ year-old needles, though, so I don't know what that tells you (except that I don't sew much anymore). Beckihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16940604077427078249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276266847729349745.post-71402071669374244512020-06-28T18:47:34.839+01:002020-06-28T18:47:34.839+01:00Well done you on making all those masks.Before shu...Well done you on making all those masks.Before shutdown I managed to buy some FP3 masks from our local iron monger.They are the strength that was used in the Ebola outbreak.We also have Virustatic masks which were featured in BBC news.They cost £20 each but can be washed and have been proved to be the most effective against Covid 19.<br />Stay safe and please show us what you are knitting.I am using up my stash to crochet a blanket.I think lots of blankets will be needed in the winter this year with a lot of poverty around.busybusybeejayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04570020362062932692noreply@blogger.com