SanBieri Creations

Here’s a few snapshots of what goes on behind the scenes! (click left/right arrows at edge of images to scroll through slideshows)

Building a Premium Shaped Mask

This was a Bring Your Own Fabric (“BYOF”) project where the client provided sports fabric in the form of a cotton bandanna. Being that there was a very limited amount of (rather fragile) fabric to work with, I had to be extremely careful. This mask took a long time to make, but I was very pleased with how it turned out.

Building a Deluxe 3-Color Shaped Mask

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  Selecting Colors
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  Pressing cut fabric pieces
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  Sewing the first seam
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  First and second seams are done
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  Finishing raw edges of cheek pieces
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  Sewing mouth and cheek pieces together
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  Pressing before attaching the rest of the mask
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  Pinning the front and back together
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  Stitching front and back of mask together
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  Mask turned right side out and pressed again
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  A ribbon slider has been attached
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  Completed mask
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  Completed mask

Building a Basic Pleated Mermaid Mask

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  Starting a Mermaid pleated mask
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  Adding the elastic for over-ear fasteners
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  Clipped and ready to sew!
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  Sewing around the edges, leaving a gap to turn the mask right side out
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  Finished initial stitching
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  Time for the first pressing
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  Pinning the pleats
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  Sewing down the pleats and around the edges to reinforce the mask
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  The mask has now been sewn around the edges
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  Completed mask