The CDC has announced
that we should all be wearing masks when we are out in public, even though
we’ve been told not to go out in public. During your minimal grocery store
runs, wear a mask. If you know someone who has an essential job, make them a
mask.
We are still scrambling to keep special items in stock for those of you sewing
masks and PPE items. They come in and out of stock so quickly. If there is
something you need please call customer service and get on the wait list. We’ll
contact you the day it is back in stock! We have thousands of yards of elastic
now, and more on the way. We encourage you to make masks with homemade bias
strips, but if you need elastic there will be plenty this week and plenty more
in a couple weeks.
Our shipping time is taking a little longer than usual, because these are
unusual times. If you search for ‘COVID’ you will pull up all the mask-making
and PPE items in stock. We are giving these orders priority because we know
these sewing projects for our communities are most urgent.
This week was also about bigger statewide projects for those who remain on the
job but don’t have protective masks. We are still collecting your DIY face
masks for healthcare workers and government workers here in Colorado. We’ve
been making phone calls to match up sewing groups around the state, with groups
of essential workers who need masks. You can do this in your community also – check out our info page and see if you
know somebody on the front lines of this pandemic who could use a mask.
Mission of Love is
asking for masks and help for the Lakota people of Pine Ridge South Dakota. If
you would like to help this impoverished community during the crisis, follow
the link to Mission of Love
and see how you can help Kathy Price with this project on the reservation.
We have 2 trunks outside our front door now:
One is to receive your beautiful donated handmade face masks. The other is full
of colorful fabric, strips for ties, and this week we will have some elastic
for those of you who are sewing masks but don’t have your own stash. Please
take only what you need.
Due to further state shutdown orders, and to give our staff more protection, we
have had to stop our curbside pickup. However we send out our most sincere
gratitude to those who have continued to make and drop off dozens and hundreds
of handmade masks. I am going out about every 2-3 days to deliver another batch
to those in need…healthcare workers and government employees. Those of you in
this army of sewing volunteers are demonstrating true patriotism, and I wish I
could give each of you a big hug. We will get through this, together.
Please do share our Mask-Making info-page
with anyone who might be interested in sewing face masks or other PPE for their
community.
sharing your Passion for Fabric…
Luana and Paul
Luana:
No one has mentioned the trash folks. I handed out masks to them along with bottled water and thank you note. They do some really dirty and nasty work, and without them, think of where all of the neighborhoods would be.
Hugs
Barb
Luana:
I forgot to mention….thanks to you and all of your staff for all that you have been doing. I am sure once this is all over with you will be rewarded, even thou you don’t want to be!!!!
Hugs, again
Barb