109 Yards of Soft Black Elastic Cord String for Mask Making - 1/8 Inch (3mm) Round Stretchy Band Rope

Christina Castro: Money well spent

United States on Feb 01, 2023

Amazon Customer: I needed this soft elastic to add to or switch out those flat scratchy ear loops on my masks. Perfectly soft, not irritating behind my ears any more. I tied a tiny knot in the original mask flat loops to form a small loop to thread this white smooth elastic through. Measure the length you need to cut to go around your ear and back through the existing mask loop and be able to tie the white elastic cut piece to each other. This way you can create whatever length, tension, fitness you want by forming a 'double-loop'. You might be able to just sew the cut ends of the white elastic to any mask, but it probably won't last as long as using the existing flat elastic loops and just adjusting with a small knot to loop another elastic through them.

Sorry I don't have a pix handy to show you this. If you want an additional fitness tip for some circumstances. I also can loop-through the left ear loop in front and tie a shoe string and bring both shoestring ends to the right front loop; only loop one shoestring end through the ear loop and then bring behind the ear, tie both ends together at the side to get a tighter yet fit. (Find the center point of the shoestring, mark it, and tie it...

United States on Dec 01, 2022

Siren61: This is a very lightweight elastic - I'd compare it to the soft cord you find on disposable face masks. I was really hoping for something more durable and with better stretch, so it did not meet my needs. However, if you're buying elastic for single use, light-duty projects, this might be a good bet for you. You get a lot of it, so it ends up being a good value if it's what you need.

United States on Sep 22, 2022

Mr jonathan Allen: Product is very good for face masks. However its price has gone up significantly since we bought the last batch

United Kingdom on Dec 10, 2021

OrcatrainerOrcatrainer: I have a mask that has a very small elastic that was contently cutting my ears when wearing it, so I needed to replace this.

There is a lot of material in this spool, so that was great to know i had plenty spare to use on other project after I was done fixing my mask. However, may be I missed to check the dimension correctly, but I was a bit disappointed when discovering that this elastic was as thin as the one I already had on my mask. So, I was afraid it was going to be cutting the back on my ears as the other one was.

Fortunately, the material is very soft and, after replacing the previous elastic by this one, my mask was much more comfortable to wear. This elastic was indeed soft at the touch, and comfortable to wear behind the ears for a long period of time too.

United States on Oct 17, 2021

SniffNYSniffNY: I have been making masks since the pandemic began, first starting with any stretchy fabric I had on hand or could get my hands on for the ear straps including cut-up t-shirts, elastic, thin stretch cords, very thin string elastic and finally this soft elastic cord rope. It is the same or similar to what I had discovered on surgical masks. It is the most comfortable and easiest to work with. My husband hated having the straps behind his ears and advocated for them begin around his head, which I hated. Since I make masks for friends and family, I use the design in the picture that allows the user to decide whether they want behind the ears or head. I use a thin wire to pull the elastic cord through the adjustment washers. Can't go wrong with this purchase.

United States on Feb 03, 2021