What I have found works well for making them is to start with a rectangle of cloth (roughly 8.5" tall by 7" wide for the medium adult size). Do a dart at the nose. Do 2 darts on the bottom - for either side of the chin. The darts are each about 2" tall. I do a nose piece (can order on Amazon). Sew up the top and bottom seams, flip it right side out, and sew the nose piece in a channel. The metal nose piece means that it can fit around the nose and doesn't fog.
Then - pleat/ruffle the sides so that they are about 2.5' tall. I then sew a channel of fabric on either side that elastic or bias tape can be threaded through (bodkins are great). This gets the mask to puff out significantly from the mouth. For the ties, I like to use cord locks - so that it doesn't have to be tied and can be easily adjusted. I prefer that style for longer wear.
You can make this with as many layers as you like; I haven't noticed significant differences between 2 layers of cotton and adding a 3rd layer that is silk.
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Then - pleat/ruffle the sides so that they are about 2.5' tall. I then sew a channel of fabric on either side that elastic or bias tape can be threaded through (bodkins are great). This gets the mask to puff out significantly from the mouth. For the ties, I like to use cord locks - so that it doesn't have to be tied and can be easily adjusted. I prefer that style for longer wear.
You can make this with as many layers as you like; I haven't noticed significant differences between 2 layers of cotton and adding a 3rd layer that is silk.
Feel free to drop a message if you'd like to wander by, visit, and take a look at an absurdly wide variety of masks.