WEST CHESTER-Sewing machines are whirling and needles are being threaded as several local grassroots organizations battle the coronavirus pandemic. Handmade masks are filling a void as the supply of ...
Since the early days of Covid-19, we’ve heard lots of inspiring stories about businesses, especially manufacturers, stepping up to provide critical supplies. What we’ve heard less about is how (or if) ...
As shoppers scavenge to find toilet paper and other quarantine essentials, some crafters who are making protective masks said they struggle to find another necessary item: elastic. With protection ...
KALAMAZOO, MI -- Kellie Boers sits at her sewing machine in the living room of her Portage home with her dog, Lucy, by her side. Boers has been working 12-hour days at her makeshift workstation, ...
The call for more masks in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic has been answered in the greater Pottstown area. VideoRay employee Tim Good didn’t have to think twice when asked to help take up the ...
Lowell resident Judith Durant has been making cloth masks like these for the past several weeks to donate to area organizations and individuals. (Courtesy of Judith Durant) LOWELL — Over the last few ...
When Mary Ann Laverty started Brevard Mask Makers early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, she never could have imagined how big the group would grow. With more than 500 members joining the Facebook-based ...
Efforts to make the supply chain more resilient after pandemic shortages are no match for low-price foreign products, the companies say. By Joe Nocera The DealBook newsletter delves into a single ...
Cloth masks that the federal government advises will help stem the spread of coronavirus are in short supply. The answer? Make them yourself. And you don’t even have to have a sewing machine. Alia ...