Some months into the pandemic, news outlets began reporting on the ineffectiveness of cloth masks. “Time to chuck the cloth!” they warned. I read on, slightly horrified. While I understand the health and safety benefits of N95 masks and alike, the idea of throwing out my beautiful, handmade cloth masks was devastating. Not only because of my attachment to them (we’ve been through several lockdowns and countless grocery runs together), but also because of my commitment to the classic adage: reduce, reuse, recycle.
I became determined to repurpose my masks in some way, rather
