ELM GROVE, Wis. - In the year since COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic, many things have become part of daily life. At this point, we all have quite a collection of masks---many made by local ...

On April 3, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officially recommended that Americans wear face masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Sewists — a relatively new term for people ...

Let me tell you from the get-go that the creator of one of the nation’s largest and most diverse grass-roots mask-making efforts did not intend to start a movement, to mobilize the masses, to spend ...

The Jefferson County Extension Homemakers Club began sewing masks a few weeks after Arkansas' first covid-19 case was diagnosed in Pine Bluff. "I made masks because I felt it was the best way for me ...

AMES, IA — 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 ...

After sitting idle for several decades, a nearly 100-year-old sewing machine has been put to good use during the COVID-19 pandemic.Giselle Williams' hairstyling and knitting businesses came to a ...

Given the spread and nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, masks have now become an integral part of our “new normal.” Since most masks typically completely hide the user’s mouth, individuals within the ...

Brenda Fotos is seen through her front window in her living room sewing masks to donate to area hospitals as a Curtis Park neighbor walks past with her dog, Thursday, April 9, 2020. Fotos is one of ...