YouTube and TikTok creators pivot to DIY face mask tutorials

Get the Full StoryWith everyone scrambling to find face masks to wear, DIY tutorials are thriving on YouTube and TikTok.

Many of these videos do more than just teach you how to craft a mask out of stuff you have at home. TikTok creator and model Marc Sebastian primarily uses his Instagram platform for activism, but when he saw young people refusing to social distance, he brought his message to TikTok. In a video that now has more than 450,000 views, he sewed 25 fabric face masks to donate to a local hospital while commenting on the American government's fumbled pandemic response to the new coronavirus.

First, he ironed out unused cotton fabric and cut it to size. Then, he narrated, he went to bed to "dream about universal healthcare and a world in which people actually practice social distancing." The next day, he sewed elastic bands to the fabric while reminding viewers about the absurdity of the medical shortage the country faces. Read more...More about Youtube, Tiktok, Coronavirus, Covid 19, and Face Masks

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