These video links show how to easily make face coverings with no sewing. Bullet point 5 links devices that take the ear loop pressure off of our ears. (They include a safety pin securing the loops behind our head) You’ll also see links that show how to make masks using a sewing machine. The conclusion links COVID-19 survival tips you may not have seen.

Making Masks and Face shields

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(1) This video shows how to make a mask with a T-Shirt and explains why using a paper towel is so important when wearing cloth masks. It’s presented by Jeremy Howard who is a research scientist at the University of San Francisco

https://youtu.be/DA946qRocuY

(I used two paper towels between the mask and my face the last time I went shopping. I did have to speak louder because the self check out cashier I needed to speak to told me she could not hear me.)

(2) Here is the Surgeon General with an easy mask (that requires no sewing) that he posted on April 3^rd :

https://youtu.be/tPx1yqvJgf4

You’ll also need to use a paper towel between the mask and your face. If available you can also use ponytail holders instead of the rubber bands he uses.

(Additionally to keep the mask from coming apart there probably needs to be a staple or a few stitches on the last folds where he puts each thumb right before he puts the mask on. That last fold will need securing or you’ll constantly need to push those pieces into place. That could place virus that may be on your hands onto your mouth or nose.

(3) This excellent instructional video is from Operation Come Together in Clarksville Tennessee. They’ve made and delivered thousands of masks to medical and emergency personnel. You’ll see an excellent video that shows how you can make them with a sewing machine. They have a sleeve where a paper towel or any type of added protection can be added. They urgently need more volunteers to either sew or deliver them.

https://youtu.be/j88POVQ7U8s

You can view their Facebook page at this link or enter Operation Come Together Clarksville, TN in Facebook search 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2882371958475549/

They work together with a group that makes face shields. They have an excellent video that shows how to make them. It is seen in the March 29th post from Kelly Sal seen on the Facebook page titled Face Shield Makers For OCT. If you’re looking at this on a website and the following link won’t take you to them then in Facebook search please enter Face Shield Makers For OCT

https://www.facebook.com/groups/673444420072388/

(4) This is my favorite homemade mask because anyone can make this using a square piece of cloth including a square cut out of a shirt. After he ties the mask to the back of his head I would not tuck the bottom into the top like he does UNLESS this causes a better seal. He needs a paper towel between the mask and his face.

https://youtu.be/0B67BdDe2yk

(5) Devices That Take Ear Loop Pressure Off of Our Ears -

One of the easiest ways to take the stress off of your ears is to connect the ear loops behind your head using a safety pin as seen in this video. This has three ways to take pressure off of our ears when we wear masks often.

https://youtu.be/pJP2HGZTYO4

You can also use a larger paper clip by doing what the young lady in the video did with the safety pin. It was a very tight fit for me using the paper clip but I have an extra-large hat size of 7 and 3/4. Inserting the loop into the clip could break the loop if we’re not really careful.

This Nurses' organization page shows ten ways to relieve ear pressure. One of my faves is in the 8^th vid seen on this page. (They use a strip of cloth cut from a T-shirt)  

https://nurse.org/articles/face-mask-ear-pain-relief/

Video links continue after these 137 words – If you're viewing on a phone I hope that later you'll use a computer to print this and the COVID-19 survival guide linked below. I’m paying Facebook to distribute this because I hope it’s helpful for many. I humbly tell you I wrote training manuals for national teams I managed including the LEGO Toy merchandising project. When I worked for PIA Merchandising representing BVHV/Disney Movies I won an award for my ability to analyze, create, and problem solve. I also won their Friendly award. I’m visually handicapped now but I hope and pray you’ll help by sharing this website with everyone you know. The survival guide has taken over a month to create and it has a detailed list of ways to protect your family and home including some I bet you haven’t heard. Sincerely, Barry Schmittou

3D Printer Ear Savers - This fascinating link shows how to use a 3D printer and make “ear guards” to help take the pressure off health care workers ears from wearing masks all day.

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4249113 

Here's the master search link I used to find ear protections on Youtube :

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ear+protection+for+masks+   

Here is the link to the CDC’s new guidance regarding face coverings

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/diy-cloth-face-coverings.html 

(6) This video shows how to put on an N95 respirator mask. I’m linking this because it shows the importance of having a good seal around the mask. For the billions of us who don’t have access to an N95 mask it shows one reason the use of a paper towel with our homemade mask is so important 

https://youtu.be/0d_RaKdqeck

(7) This face mask video from JoAnn Fabrics also shows how to sew buttons onto a headband so the ear loops can be attached. That will relieve pressure on the ears of anyone who has to wear masks often.

https://youtu.be/BnhePGv0gmQ

(8) A DIY face Shield made with a plastic bottle begins at 5:50 of this video

 https://youtu.be/YUi2_AwDnqE

(9) Here’s a mask similar to the Surgeon General’s example :

https://youtu.be/okMOKYC1uiI

I saw a link to a mask made with a HEPA vacuum bag but I’m not sharing it because I saw a post that said some of these bags have fiberglass in them and they could cause huge health problems if they get into our lungs. I talked with the source of that info and she read the contents of her HEPA vacuum bag and it had fiberglass listed.

(10) This article shows which materials work best for face masks:

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/making-your-own-face-mask-some-fabrics-work-better-others-n1175966?fbclid=IwAR3rX-I40uIoq9tbsqlYys4C8lugIAGoabFJu_p-KTVqz-d1gU2JKKad0D0

Here's an important addition regarding using a coffee filter or paper towel between our face and the homemade mask to increase the protection that's provided. Multiple face mask makers commented on my posts suggesting the Blue Scott Shop Original towels that are lint-free and inexpensive. Some of the examples of using coffee filters I've seen cut the filter too small. It should cover our mouth and our nose.

The face coverings can lessen how much our saliva and droplets from sneezes and coughs are spread in the air. This will provide additional protection for those who are most at risk and for everyone. Since widespread testing is not available we have people who are infected but don’t know it and they are spreading the virus exponentially.

I believe any chance of our society and economy returning to how it was before COVID-19 depends on everyone wearing face coverings in public and practicing social distancing and the other recommended practices.

The Survival guide is seen at www.cvillenews.org It has important tips including (a) quarantining items we bring in (b) leaving our shoes at the door and creating a clean zone in our homes (c) using sunlight to increase our Vitamin D levels. (d) Some of the experts suggest using a disinfectant to wipe everything we buy and bring into our home. That may be helpful but it's very hard to get every square inch where the virus may be. I use an 18 gallon storage container and quarantine the nonperishable items I bring in. You can do the same with cash and mail. I insert my hand into a gallon ziplock bag to open the mailbox and grab my mail. 

You will still need to figure out what you do need to wipe with disinfectant. Alcohol is one of the very best disinfectants. I imagine any residue it may leave on anything is safer than the residue left from some of the other disinfectants.

(I hope you'll print the survival website too) 

I’ve set up a Facebook page with the title Easy Face Masks and Ear Protection With No Sewing. I paid to boost that post and it's getting lots of views. I hope you'll like that page and share it.

It's a difficult effort trying to get everyone to follow safe practices. I’ve been posting info in Facebook groups regarding how to make face masks and info about persons who are infected but have no symptoms so they are spreading the disease without knowing it. 

Most people have liked the information but there are some who very assertively comment they will never wear a mask unless it is required. 

After my signature you'll see quotes from the CDC and others regarding infected people with no symptoms spreading COVID-19 and how there can be an airborne cloud of virus created by infected persons. I hope everyone reading this will view that contact your local and State elected officials, Governor’s, and Congressional Representatives and encourage them to do everything they can to get EVERYONE to wear face coverings in public until this is over. As a bonus for reading this much you'll also see a few links to some fun videos including a fantastic view of the Northern Lights from the Space Station.

I'm dyslexic from the removal of internal eye cancer. Please excuse any errors caused by my rush to get this published.

God bless you and your family and friends,

Sincerely,

Barry Schmittou

Clarksville Tennessee 

(1) The CDC wrote 46.5 percent of passengers who were infected with COVID-19 on the Diamond Princess had no symptoms when they were tested. They also wrote, “17.9 percent of infected persons never developed symptoms.” Both of those quotes prove people with no symptoms are spreading the disease without knowing it. (2) An MIT researcher wrote “a “gaseous cloud” that can carry droplets of all sizes is emitted when a person coughs, sneezes or otherwise exhales. The cloud is only partially mitigated by sneezing or coughing into your elbow, she added.” (4) We can be infected by contact with our eyes!! That’s another reason it’s very important for EVERYONE to wear face coverings in public to lessen the amount of airborne virus that’s being spread by infected people who have no symptoms!!

It’s also important to wear safety goggles in public or if you don’t have them wear warp around sunglasses or some kind of eye wear to lessen the probability of virus making contact with your eyes.

(5) Saliva projects out of our mouth every time we speak. If we’re infected our saliva can infect people too but face coverings can help to prevent that.

Kentucky's Governor wrote Hopkins County Kentucky had "six deaths linked to a revival held in Hopkins County last month."

I posted that in Facebook groups and comments included “I still don’t care” and “What a joke.”

Over half the comments supported the use of face coverings but there were some who insisted they will never wear a face covering unless they have to.

(6) The VA’s Office of Emergency Management wrote “The event could last 18 months or longer and could include multiple waves of illness.”

The U.S. Government COVID - 19 Response Plan dated March 13th said: “A pandemic will last 18 months or longer and could include multiple waves of illness.”

(7) With businesses being shut down and some cities having people standing in long lines to get food this should certainly be considered serious enough that we need everyone to wear face coverings in public.

(8) We also have a tremendous need for the media and community leaders to communicate to EVERYONE regarding how to make their own face coverings. If we don’t we'll have people who won’t come out of their home because they have no face-covering !!

Ft. Campbell’s official Facebook page wrote “face coverings are required for anyone that visits or works at the Commissary.”

They also wrote “Remember, a face-covering does NOT need to be a mask, but can be any of a number of cloth items that cover both the nose and mouth. These can include but are not limited to bandanas, scarves, cloth, neck gaiters or "medical type" masks.” (end of quote)

(9) Media and community leaders need to diligently communicate and show the easiest ways to create a homemade face covering. Until we can provide the best face coverings for everyone we must communicate simple ways such as using a T-Shirt to cover our mouth and nose and tie it behind our head, or using a square piece of cloth to create a bandana.

Using a coffee filter or paper towel between our face and the homemade mask increase the protection that is provided. Multiple face mask makers have commented on my posts suggesting the Blue Scott Shop Original towels that are lint-free and inexpensive. Some of the examples of using coffee filters cut the filter too small,

The face coverings can lessen how much our saliva and droplets from sneezes and coughs are spread in the air. This will provide additional protection for those who are most at risk and for everyone.

I’m visually handicapped from the removal of an internal eye melanoma cancer so please excuse any errors caused by my rush to distribute this.

Thank you and God bless!!

Sincerely,
Barry Schmittou

Here are some bonus tips for everyone who has read this far. I knew that every part of dandelions is edible and very healthy. As seen in the videos there are many more plants that are too. If we put a good salad dressing on them we may not know the difference in taste between them and store bought greens.

Edible Plants

https://youtu.be/EcQChJ-5XxE

Foraging plants

https://youtu.be/g8kq1_1zwv8

More edible plants  

https://youtu.be/809Tf7RK95M

You can read a booklet I feel blessed to have written at www.proofgodexists.net -  It shows some of the numerous complexities in life that many of us believe proves God exists. Fatih in God helps us to get through this with as little stress as possible. 

You can hear a prayer song I wrote that two musical groups recorded by entering @DearGodWeLoveYou in Facebook search.

You can see my fave YouTube vid shot from the Space Station at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6U2qXfdk6I

Very relaxing music can be heard at these links

Please click the small icon on the bottom right of the screen to enlarge the vid to full screen

(1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vvpsIiUVKY

(2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i52pWPcU-bE

(3) I love the video on this but please close the live comments on the right because they have some crazy comments from viewers sometimes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNkZsRW7h2c

Here are two more of my fave songs

Quiet Friend

https://youtu.be/dMBBeND2zNU

The Other Side

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=hearts+of+space+starflight&&view=detail&mid=74896CAF99C43AD24A0574896CAF99C43AD24A05&&FORM=VRDGAR

You can see very close up pics of bees butterflies and flowers at www.barrycreative.smugmug.com I was blessed to be able to take them a few years after surgery for an internal eye melanoma cancer caused permanent visual distortions. 

I pray the best for all of you and hope you’ll keep me and the feral cats I help in your thoughts and prayers too.

God bless us everyone,

Sincerely,

Barry Schmittou

Clarksville Tennessee