"I was just hearing so much fear and despair that I posted on Nextdoor that I would make masks for free. I have tons of fabric and realized quickly that hair ties would make perfect ear loops ...

Adding a filter, such as a coffee filter or paper towel, can help make your fabric face mask more effective. Fit is also all-important. Gaps around your nose and jaw will make your mask much less ...

Japanese casual clothing chain Uniqlo, owned by Fast Retailing, said it plans to sell face masks made of fabric used for its ... had previously been wary of making face masks, but a spokeswoman ...

However, no procedures for cleaning these masks or filters at home have been approved. Fabric face masks, on the other hand, can and should be washed at home. They can be reused until they're torn ...

Onishi found that cloth and gauze masks had 100-percent leakage rates. Dust masks had the lowest rate, 1 percent, when they were worn correctly. When they were worn casually, the rate was 6 percent.

In recent days, health experts have started suggesting a new approach - that the public should try to wear non-medical, cloth masks - which they could even make themselves - to help flatten the ...