FREESOURCES

Mask Makers

By quaranzeen 4 years ago

Meet some of the people making masks from home in support of COVID-19 health and safety protocols.

Vanessa White has mostly been making masks for her family and for donations to various organizations, most recently to a school in Navajo Nation. If you want to send donations of handmade or store bought masks, sanitizer, etc. to Navajo Nation, send an email to Cassidy Zachary at hello@orendatribe.com and she will instruct you.

Sparklle T

Custom clothing and make-up styling

Web:
makeupbysparkllet.weebly.com
sparkllet.weebly.com

Instagram:
@makeupbySparklle_T

Femme Brulee: Sparkletown Studios

Order masks through posts on IG: @femmebrulee and @sparkletownstudios, and at sparkletownstudios.com

Rachel Jayson is a queer, black musician and maker. When she’s not conducting orchestras or playing viola in her band, Walter Sickert & the Army of Broken Toys (@armyoftoys), she’s designing, sewing, and wearing colorful geometric outfits. Her style has been profiled by Boston Magazine, Qwear, and Dapperq. She is spending her quarantine away from her home, and luckily packed her sewing machine. For years, fans of her aesthetic have asked for a way to own a part of it, now that she is making masks, they can!
https://www.bostonmagazine.com/life-style/2018/12/04/hub-threads-rachel/
https://www.dapperq.com/2016/10/hi-femme-rachel-jayson/
https://www.qwearfashion.com/home/self-proclaimed-power-crafter-assembles-dresses-out-of-unorthodox-materials
About the Masks-
All masks are cut and sewn exclusively by Rachel. They are made of 100% cotton and feature a dual-layer design that includes a pocket for a filer. The masks are fastened using nylon parachute cord, allowing for knots that don’t slip. The fabrics are African Wax Print Cotton, a durable, vibrant, and truly complex fabric. Because the patterns are so large and varied, every mask- even from the same fabric- is completely unique. Rachel carefully selects the placement for each part of the pattern pieces, ensuring an intentional layout for the final design. Each piece is finished with cord in a complimentary color.
Masks can be purchased through Rachel’s instagram page- @musykchyk by claiming one of the handful of completed masks posted on her “highlights” or by ordering a custom mask from her assortment of prints. $20 each or 3 for $50. Shipping is included. Altered sizes (smaller or larger) are available.

Rachel Jayson is a queer, black musician and maker. When she’s not conducting orchestras or playing viola in her band, Walter Sickert & the Army of Broken Toys (@armyoftoys), she’s designing, sewing, and wearing colorful geometric outfits. Her style has been profiled by Boston Magazine, Qwear, and Dapperq. She is spending her quarantine away from her home, and luckily packed her sewing machine. For years, fans of her aesthetic have asked for a way to own a part of it, now that she is making masks, they can!
https://www.bostonmagazine.com/life-style/2018/12/04/hub-threads-rachel/
https://www.dapperq.com/2016/10/hi-femme-rachel-jayson/
https://www.qwearfashion.com/home/self-proclaimed-power-crafter-assembles-dresses-out-of-unorthodox-materials
About the Masks-
All masks are cut and sewn exclusively by Rachel. They are made of 100% cotton and feature a dual-layer design that includes a pocket for a filer. The masks are fastened using nylon parachute cord, allowing for knots that don’t slip. The fabrics are African Wax Print Cotton, a durable, vibrant, and truly complex fabric. Because the patterns are so large and varied, every mask- even from the same fabric- is completely unique. Rachel carefully selects the placement for each part of the pattern pieces, ensuring an intentional layout for the final design. Each piece is finished with cord in a complimentary color.
Masks can be purchased through Rachel’s instagram page- @musykchyk by claiming one of the handful of completed masks posted on her “highlights” or by ordering a custom mask from her assortment of prints. $20 each or 3 for $50. Shipping is included. Altered sizes (smaller or larger) are available.

Brigid Beller-Ducey
I’ve been sewing some in exchange for donations to Dignity Matters (dignity-matters.org) who work to end period poverty and support people in need with menstrual hygiene products. Their work is especially vital during these pandemic times! I will keep sewing and accepting donations for as long as my fabric stash lasts and there is a need for masks.

https://www.etsy.com/shop/saltcirclesquareknot
IG @saltcirclesandsquareknots
https://www.facebook.com/saltcirclesandsquareknots

Emma

“Sourcing spooky fabric and making these is keeping me sane atm… it’s been cool to revisit my creative side.“

Etsy shop Link:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/GrownUpEmma

Jacqueline Rose

Hello, my name is Jacqueline Rose and I’m a crochet/fiber artist. My work focuses on the body with sex positive background while playing off the fun and playful side of sexuality.
My Instagram is @jaxxoffdixx where I currently take orders through direct message.

Materials:
100% Cotton yarn
Fiber Fill stuffing
Wire

Jacqueline Rose

Hello, my name is Jacqueline Rose and I’m a crochet/fiber artist. My work focuses on the body with sex positive background while playing off the fun and playful side of sexuality.
My Instagram is @jaxxoffdixx where I currently take orders through direct message.

Materials:
100% Cotton yarn
Fiber Fill stuffing
Wire

Kimmy Moore

Place orders through IG @kimmy.moore

Sarah Strangie

https://www.etsy.com/shop/iHeartMasks

Sarah Strangie

https://www.etsy.com/shop/iHeartMasks

Rae Mansfield

First I want to extend huge huge thank yous to all of stitchers, crafters, costumers, and artists for the masks for my students (I’m currently living on a closed university campus with students experiencing homelessnes, international students, and students for whom home is an unsafe place). Your amazing efforts helped provide masks for 265 students in need.

And shout outs to the folx keeping me fashionably, colorfully, and Queerly well-masked at work:
AmdishMakes
Sparkletown Studios
Skeletons in the Closet
Dolly’s dLite
Mall Goth Masks

Tara Roux
Instagram @suicidequeen138

https://www.etsy.com/shop/SuicideQueenDesigns?ref=ss_profile

Photos 1 & 2: Kelly– “Beautiful handmade sewn beaded face mask for when I’m feeling fancy!”
Photo 3: Kellyanne– “(Tara Roux) is based in Boston, and donating 60% of proceeds to @redbeansparade #feedthesecondline in New Orleans.“

Tara Roux
Instagram @suicidequeen138

https://www.etsy.com/shop/SuicideQueenDesigns?ref=ss_profile

Photos 1 & 2: Kelly– “Beautiful handmade sewn beaded face mask for when I’m feeling fancy!”
Photo 3: Kellyanne– “(Tara Roux) is based in Boston, and donating 60% of proceeds to @redbeansparade #feedthesecondline in New Orleans.“

Nasty Canasta is a burlesque performer and producer, writer, tailor, and the perpetrator of the Dollar Store Showgirl movement.
For details on ordering her masks, check her Instagram highlights : @nastycanastanyc or email booknastycanasta@gmail.com
Venmo: @nastycanastanyc