Tailor's Ham for Face Masks
Since I've been sewing face masks, I've found that the curves of tailor's ham don't quite fit the mask. So it's been difficult to get the iron in there.
I decided to make a dedicated ham for face masks!
Basically I took the shape of the Jesse Killian Face Mask (free pattern!) and extended it (toward where the ears would be). Once cut of paper, the next step is drafting a base.
I didn't have an elegant method for this. Honestly, I just kinda pressed the bottom of the assembled paper template and traced a round outline, leaving a generous seam allowance.
Once I had my upper fabric pieces cut and prepped, I traced the opening on to the bottom again, just to get an even closer fit; then trimmed the excess. I transferred this shape to my paper template to record it. Pattern drafting, apparently is also about record-keeping!
As with Bentley, the upper is made from boiled wool. The base is cotton twill. Both fabrics were backed with fusible buckram (or similar stiff, heavyweight woven cotton interfacing).
I'm contemplating names for this ham. Strong contenders include:
[the Right Honourable] Vincent Maskey