How To Make Pleats In A Face Mask

How To Make Pleats In A Face Mask. 2.5cm each in size, using steam or pins to hold. After you turn the mask right side out, press flat.

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We switched up the pattern and then adjusted the original measurements for this new jig. Turn the face mask inside out and press the edges flat with an iron. To form the bottom of the mask, start with the front of the mask facing down.

Repeat with the second and third pleats.


Do the same along the other edge. Sew a 0.6cm seam on each side of mask, securing pleats. We switched up the pattern and then adjusted the original measurements for this new jig.

Measure down about 1 from the top of the mask and make a 1/2 pleat.


Making sure the pleats are going in the same downward direction. Luckily, face masks only have three pleats, so you can stitch them one at a time in a way that keeps them from pulling apart and breaking needles (needles are most likely to break while moving from thinner fabric onto bulkier fabric. For those who want a face mask without pleats, here are 2 popular options:

To form the bottom of the mask, start with the front of the mask facing down.


2) use pins to secure the pleats (see picture) 3) after pleating the width of the mask should be 2.5 inches (see picture) Fold about 2/3 of it back up. Turn the pleated mask face down, and place a fabric tie on one side of the mask, where the main fabric extends past the lining.

Turn the face mask inside out and press the edges flat with an iron.


I snapped off 2 tines to get the perfect size, and now i can pleat a whole mask in 1 min and 30 seconds. Then press the pleats in place. While making these masks i wanted to show you the many ways a face mask can be made.

Fabric face masks continue to be in high demand and since not everyone likes to make pleats, i created a free face mask pattern with no pleats.


Make sure the opening for the nose wire on the back it at the top. She designed her jig specifically for a mask pattern from a hospital system in her area. Lay the mask on a flat surface, front side up.

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