More Face Masks 2020 Part 2 – Its Jaw dropping.

More Face Masks 2020 Part 2 – Its Jaw dropping.

In the last blog I had made a peculiar Shaped Face Mask. So what was I going to do with it?

Rough Drawing

First I drew a Rough Drawing on the Mask

Grey Felt

Next I selected some Grey Felt and Pinned it in Half.

Cut and Curve

I carefully cut a Curve at the Top and Bottom of the Felt. I then snipped a small Triangle out of the Centre then opened it up. I Trimmed the Centre and Edges until I had the shape outlined in the Rough Drawing.

Circular Red

 

I haven’t Sewn the Grey Felt as yet as I want to slip material underneath it. I started adding Red Felt to the Centre. I Sewed it on in a Circular Pattern. This was to give the impression of a Tube or in this case a Throat .

Add Teeth

I took three strips of White Felt and cut a zig-zag Pattern into them forming irregular shaped Triangular Teeth. I slipped these strips under the Grey Felt and Sewed in place.

Fins and Eyes

Once the Triangles were Sewn I then Sewed around all the Grey. I then added a slightly Curved Triangle to the Top forming a Fin. I added a Fin either side of what you probably now recognise as a Shark. I also Embroidered the Sharks Eyes.

Gills and White

After Embroidering the Black Eyes I added a touch of White as when Sharks attack their Eyes roll back. In addition to this I Sewed on some Gills either side.

Next I Sewed White Felt underneath the Grey Felt. This gave the characteristic colouring of the Great White Shark.

Press Stud

I hadn’t quite finished with my Shark. I Sewed a Press Stud In the Sharks Mouth.

Oxygen Tank

 

This was definitely the fiddliest and time consuming part of the Mask. I had to do some research to find the Iconic Oxygen Tank.

I cut out the Shape of the Tank and it took quite a few hours of Embroidery to give the semblance of the Logo. Due to the small size I had to omit the writing.

Be Afraid

Here I am wearing the Jaw (or should I say Jaws) dropping Mask. I felt it was well worth the effort I put into it.