American companies, including 3M and Prestige Ameritech, are investing in expansions to produce more N95 masks domestically, according to The Wall Street Journal. Before the coronavirus pandemic, ...
In this undated photo provided by Outdoor Research in September 2020, a worker handles filter material for face masks in Seattle. A key challenge for N95 mask manufacturers racing to meet spiking ...
FARGO — Since the pandemic began, south Fargo sewer Cindy Holtan has turned her apartment into a mask factory. The reason for all this giving? She hasn't been able to spend much time eating dinner in ...
Steve Engel repairs sewing machines for individuals and companies, nearly all of whom are now focused on making face masks. Courtesy Steve Engel. While businesses and industries across the state have ...
Hapenney got into serious mask making with three colleagues at Joann Fabrics last spring during the early weeks of the pandemic, partially because of an emergency need for personal protective ...
As shoppers scavenge to find toilet paper and other quarantine essentials, some crafters who are making protective masks said they struggle to find another necessary item: elastic. With protection ...
The Singer sewing machine in Lisa Morton’s Alexandria home has been in her family for generations. Morton says, “This is my grandmother’s machine that my mom used for years.” Now it’s a part of a ...
When Mary Ann Laverty started Brevard Mask Makers early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, she never could have imagined how big the group would grow. With more than 500 members joining the Facebook-based ...
Some of us name our computers. Some of us name our cars. Janet Rose Wojtalik, of North East, named her 1970s Kenmore sewing machine Wanda the Warrior months ago when she started making masks for ...