this is the first mask i made, when it was clear that covering faces was important in spring of 2020
It was Crisp
fresh
new
clean
determined
durable
pretty, for a mask
Here’s a photo of it today
worn
frayed
floppy
soft
showing its age
deteriorating
experienced
flexible
did its job. well.
still pretty
Noticing a theme here? Me too.
If you are feeling frayed or floppy or worn, I expect you are not alone. Pandemics are not just hard on cloth masks.