Our designer Corinne Bradd has found easy ways for you to transform your lockdown essentials into aesthetically-pleasing accessories, designed to help keep you safe in these unprecedented times. Just the right blend of pretty and practical, this free tutorial will help you create a face covering, with a handy matching pouch to tuck into your handbag.
Create a face covering
1 Download the templates and print. Cut pairs of masks from two different fabrics. Place right sides together and stitch along the curved front, from top to bottom. Open out and match up the masks right sides together. Pin and stitch all the way round, leaving a 4cm gap along the bottom lower edge.
2 Clip the corners, turn out, fold over and press the edges of the gap. Topstitch across the top and bottom edges of the mask, 3mm from the seam, closing the turning gap along the way. Fold in 1cm at both ends and topstitch close to the seam to make a channel at each end.
3 Cut two pieces of elastic, 25cm long, thread one