From her home in Willow Spring, Amelia Patel is sewing face masks — and encouraging others to do the same. Over the weekend, the mom of two and CPA launched a Facebook group where she's sharing a ...

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 ...

Though COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on businesses, communities and schools, many people are choosing to create. Old, long-time crafters and young sewing newbies united, both reaching for a needle and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 published ...

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