Joann Fabrics Will Provide You With Supplies To Make Face Masks For Nurses
Are you a crafter or sewer? Do you live near a JOANN fabric store? If so they have an excellent opportunity to help get masks and gowns to medical workers in your area.
In a press release, JOANN stores laid out their plan to let people come into their working classrooms, and make masks and gowns for FREE, as long as you plan to donate them.
Beginning Monday, March 23, while adhering to social distancing guidelines, JOANN will open its classrooms to any who want to help make these essential items. Participating locations will offer sewing machines, materials and guidance to help customers safely make facemasks and covers, gowns and other items to donate to America’s hospitals. JOANN will provide and donate 100% of the supplies needed for these projects for those who come in to make.
JOANN Press Release
Those who want to make-to-give to the effort at home will be able to take advantage of JOANN’s Ship-to-Home and Curbside Pickup options, and find tutorials to create the items at joann.com/maketogive.
JOANN Press Release
Hospitals and healthcare facilities across the country are scrambling to find enough PPE — Personal Protective Equipment — including masks and gowns to deal with this coronavirus epidemic.
This is a GREAT way to help donate to the cause! Reusable masks and gowns would GREATLY help the medical community.
All open JOANN locations will serve as collection points for those making in their homes, and all items created by customers will be donated to help medical systems extend their dwindling supplies of protective equipment, and will be used at the hospital’s discretion.
JOANN Press Release
Now, at first, I’ll admit, I wondered why JOANN fabric stores wouldn’t just provide fabric, thread, and elastic to people that wanted to make masks and gowns from home.
But, think about it. Not everyone is as honest as you and me. They could potentially lose TONS of product and money, if they just handed out free fabric and supplies.
JOANN is giving a DEEP discount on cotton fabric, and the supplies you will need to make masks at home.
Then, you just drop them off to any JOANN store, and they will have them delivered for you. It couldn’t be easier.
I would like to help make mask for the hospitals. But when I went to JoAnns to get the fabric to make the masks, they told me no they don’t do that. It must be false advertising then I said. They just laughed at me. I asked for kits to make 100 masks for the hospital, was given nothing, so I ended up buying my own fabric. I will go else where from now on for my fabric. Way to go JoAnn Fabrics.
I would like to help
How can I sign up to help?
Good night. I live in the Bahamas and I would like to make mask how can I get materials to used and make mask
I would love to have the pattern & use up my stash. Don’t do tutorials that good.Just need a good old simple
instruction sheet.Thanks
I have plenty of fabric but would like a paper pattern and instructions please. Good way to use it up!
would like to help with making face mask. Would need supplies.
I would like to make some masks to help out can you send me the measurements and what supplies I need thank you
I live 1 1/2 hours from any store but want to make masks for our local hosp. Have used up all my supplies. Is there any way to get supplies sent to me so I can continue on? Thanks
How do we receive these masks? I work in the medical field specifically with older adults and currently don’t have the time to make these. I was willing to pay, but saw you are giving them for free. This is a WONDERFUL gesture and so appreciated.
I work in a hospital and was wondering how to get some masks. I’m a recent widow and really can’t afford them but work in a hospital and we have to wear them now. Please help me. I really need help. Roberta
I would like to make masks for the nhs, how do i go about it
I’m currently making masks but am rapidly running out of supplies. If you can help me out I’d be very grateful. If anyone can share a pattern for the gowns I’d be happy to have a go at them too.
Which Joann is open in Albuquerque New Mexico would love to run by and get good cotton materials for making mess
I would like to help the NHS by making some masks
Please can you provide me with the filter Please
I have cotton material and already cut for 28 masks if you can provide me with more material and filter that would great and will be happy to make these as quick as possible
I am a healthcare worker and I’m am making masks for our clinics. How do I participate in this?
Would like to receive free materials in order to help make masks , add statement said you’d provide everything we need! Well please let me help.
I would like to make some masks can you send me some material
Ordered fabric and elastic on line, but got an email saying elastic no longe available. But I keep seeing posts saying you are giving these supplies away. How can I get them to make masks for local health-care providers?
Hi I’m a care worker, self isolated at home ,I have a sewing machine ,been making some mask for co workers, cud do with supplies to carrying on making them .thank you
Paitoon green
Where is there a gown pattern saw mask info but no gown.
Do you have 1/8 inch flat elastic
This is a tutorial from a doctor in MN. It has the pattern attached. They recommend using hair bands instead of elastic. Happy sewing!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erQuW8eDCew&fbclid=IwAR3_GoMAVQfTRbrMAKZpW6pC-2BA74Jmbv4jDrtmgfSNZnG-8OYVdEu8hRE