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I tied up the bag as best I could as a “field fix” and finished up the tour. Oh, how it hurt when this bag which has accompanied me on so many adventures fell off my shoulder. As far as I’m aware, this bag isn’t for sale- and I wasn’t prepared to go on a bag hunt, especially since things were still largely shut down at this point. A few weeks of lollygagging later and it was finally time to stitch my friend back up! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6105ecdb521b3339fe4ece61/1628918589028-1TGUKQZ4YF306CML3HIG/IMG_7440.jpg Blog - Stitching up my Everyday Bag - The Patient Here you can see the clip strap is completely missing, the bottom of the elastic pouch has been torn where the clip strap fell off and is flapping in the breeeze. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6105ecdb521b3339fe4ece61/1628916843709-R0KBBZ58KPZ0GH5N73KG/IMG_7448.jpg Blog - Stitching up my Everyday Bag - Forward Fashion As I decided to start working on this at around 10 pm, and the lighting in my apartment is abysmal, I rigged up my desk lamp on my chair and pulled out the jeweller’s visor to save my eyes some strain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6105ecdb521b3339fe4ece61/1628916832951-5A5YNW8F50J19LQI39PW/IMG_7444.jpg Blog - Stitching up my Everyday Bag - Reinforcing Attachment Point I used a running locking suture technique here to strengthen and reinforce this mesh to reattach the clip strap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6105ecdb521b3339fe4ece61/1628916841748-RMUVYE4H86VG3GJYHXIC/IMG_7446.jpg Blog - Stitching up my Everyday Bag - Finished Mesh Reinforcement I ended up deciding to attach the clip strap at two points to spread out some of the tension and decrease the risk of torsion on a single running suture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6105ecdb521b3339fe4ece61/1628916847881-ZBVFECIG271B2DXHI5KV/IMG_7449.jpg Blog - Stitching up my Everyday Bag - Practice Running Suture Before working on the pieces which would be experiencing fluctuating tension risers, I wanted to try out my technique on a simple straight running suture to positively affix the clip to its strap. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6105ecdb521b3339fe4ece61/1628916851159-8ZGVDFUH5V1DY8JTGH6P/IMG_7456.jpg Blog - Stitching up my Everyday Bag - Reattached Clip Strap Before the repair, this strap was attached between the shoulder band and the elastic pouch, now the strap is affixed on a simpler surface and doesn’t put a strain on any complex joints. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6105ecdb521b3339fe4ece61/1628916854604-ZEW8GTFSN1LD3NXNLR42/IMG_7457.jpg Blog - Stitching up my Everyday Bag - Bottom of Elastic Pouch I think this pouch is meant for things like sunglasses so I was sure to suture the bottom well to the shoulder band and added some extra threading on the bottom of the pouch to dissipate forces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6105ecdb521b3339fe4ece61/1628916857415-8RWY0LI6AHSYO4VDQ992/IMG_7458.jpg Blog - Stitching up my Everyday Bag - Please Don't Judge Me And here was the last repair, and definitely the ugliest. This whole attachment point was about to fall off as the fabric was fraying away, so I did a number of passes, first running locking sutures as attachment points, then standard running to connect the pieces. 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They are designed to attach to both loops of a surgical-style mask and hold the tension from the back of the head. Most design photos will show these worn above the occipital bone section of the head, though in everyday wear some people have worn them on the back of their neck. This design is homemade and was my first attempt at making material-efficient and comfortable equipment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6105ecdb521b3339fe4ece61/1628017441001-RYYAV0G5S05V3ERFI5O1/hwdsbSavers.png PPE - Ear Savers One additional feature of the standard design was customizability, such as the addition of logos and colour changes to match the group of volunteers who would wear the ear savers. This feature largely went unused as the initial outflow of ear savers were for hospitals and volume was the main concern. Though we attempted to donate ear savers to local high schools and teachers, we had issues getting responses from staff in school management. A handful of customized ear savers were distributed casually to teachers who were aware of the project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6105ecdb521b3339fe4ece61/1628015946706-EYKT6NLYJ68L95ZDC06C/V1+Front.JPG PPE - Ear Savers - Modular Ear Saver v1 The next hurdle was alleviating stress from the top and bottom surfaces of the ear cartilage. The solution we found was to print a larger ear saver, similar to the standard design, but with a taller profile to tension the mask loops around the ear. As we printed the larger savers, we found our 3D printers could print two savers at a time on a single bed. For comparison, we could squeeze 7-8 standard ear savers on a single bed depending on the printer. In decreasing our amount of product per print, we had to either lower upcoming order quantities or spend more time each day resetting the printers. The modular design concept was meant to split a single large ear saver into four thin pieces which could be printed in larger batches and pieced together by the wearer. One issue with this design was the tension applied on each end causing the parts to “unbutton” where the central connectors would dislodge. A simple solution would be to affix the parts using a stapler or pressing a soldering iron through the connection sites. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6105ecdb521b3339fe4ece61/1628018074023-KIAZWK3MTBAGVUIWSKEY/Modularv2Saver.png PPE - Ear Savers - Modular Ear Saver v2 One of the final design iterations was inspired by the local hospital staff who faced difficulties from their religious needs. A Sikh nurse reached out and asked for a longer version of the standard ear saver design. In designing a lengthened version, issues of bed space and design complexity began to pop up. The extra-long plastic ear saver was an unrealistic solution, and looking at the design it became apparent the majority of the issues came from the sheer length of the ear saver body. At the same time, we had been producing visors that required elastic straps to hold the visor up. The combination of the two, elastic strap and saver, would open up ear savers to complete customization for the end-user. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6105ecdb521b3339fe4ece61/1628018648839-VRNXG5WKPL76XEB5N0BZ/IMG_6885.jpeg PPE - Ear Savers Recreating the ends of the former ear savers allow for fine control of mask loop tension- while using a button-style attachment means an elastic strap of any length can make up the main body. By decreasing the overall plastic needed per person and print size on a 3D printer bed, more savers were produced with each print and more individuals could be served with a single spool of filament. The donated savers were a success and the local hospital staff without access to their ears or wearing religious garments were able to don and doff their masks with ease. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6105ecdb521b3339fe4ece61/1628019201034-JC8ANXE8C95JTFT05Z7Q/FinalModularSavers.png PPE - Ear Savers The final iteration of the modular ear saver added curvature to the mask attachment site, allowing the ear saver to get within close proximity of the wearer’s ear without the mask touching their ear. This design is intended for those whose mask loops are too tight for the standard ear saver or former button-style modular design. Though this design uses less filament and wasn’t an issue for the printers we used, we reached the end of our project distributing PPE to the local community and had no need to produce more en-masse. The modular ear savers are now produced on an as-needed basis; if you or your community would benefit from this equipment please feel free to reach out.