In the past few weeks, a small army of sewers and other makers have been meeting in Facebook groups to show off mask-making techniques and set up an informal distribution system in an attempt to fortify the dwindling supply of personal protective equipment, especially the masks.
A doctor who is one of the founders of a Facebook group called Vancouver Makers for Emergency Response & Support stated that the need is real as healthcare workers battled the pandemic.
The group is focused on organizing a wide range of makers, from sewers who have been asked to create headbands with buttons that make wearing surgical masks less burdensome for nurses, to 3D printer hobbyists who can make mask-holding brackets to go around the back of the head.
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