Where to get printed masks in decent quality?
August 20, 2021 9:02 AM Subscribe
I want to get some fun facemasks with stuff printed on them. I was looking at Redbubble, but I can't tell the quality of the (non-fitted) masks. The reviews look sort of suspicious and vague. Is there a go-to place for printed cloth masks?
They don't need to be super-high-quality, but they shouldn't be pieces of garbage. Just the flat kind, not the kind with the central seam.
They don't need to be super-high-quality, but they shouldn't be pieces of garbage. Just the flat kind, not the kind with the central seam.
I discovered these recently via a recommendation that I can't find a link to:
masklab.us
I haven't tried them, but they appear reputable.
posted by jpeacock at 9:28 AM on August 20, 2021
masklab.us
I haven't tried them, but they appear reputable.
posted by jpeacock at 9:28 AM on August 20, 2021
I bought a few masks from TeePublic (which is owned by RedBubble) last year, and they are both attractive and functional. There's a lot of bootlegged and duplicate designs (as well as some eyeroll-inducing political messages) among the user-uploaded designs, but I went for some original designs to support my favorite podcasts, as well as a few fun generic prints in both flat and pleated varieties.
The flat masks are ideal for anything with a detailed design/logo, and the pleated ones are better for textures or repeated patterns; Both feel workable and safe for going out in public or to the grocery store.
posted by Strange Interlude at 10:06 AM on August 20, 2021
The flat masks are ideal for anything with a detailed design/logo, and the pleated ones are better for textures or repeated patterns; Both feel workable and safe for going out in public or to the grocery store.
posted by Strange Interlude at 10:06 AM on August 20, 2021
I've gotten a few masks from Redbubble (with dragons). They're decent quality, they've held up the year or so I've had them - the fabric has maybe stretched a little bit and so have the elastic straps but there's no pilling or fraying or such. They don't get very frequent use (maybe once every couple of weeks?), I have six fabric masks total which I rotate and I've not needed to go out very much.
Mind you, you'd be getting something other than what I got if you ordered now, since when I bought them they only had the one type (which would be equivalent to what is now their "flat 2-layer" type) and they didn't have the bead toggles on the straps, so it looks like they've changed suppliers; but I'd expect the quality to be roughly equivalent.
posted by sailoreagle at 3:57 PM on August 20, 2021
Mind you, you'd be getting something other than what I got if you ordered now, since when I bought them they only had the one type (which would be equivalent to what is now their "flat 2-layer" type) and they didn't have the bead toggles on the straps, so it looks like they've changed suppliers; but I'd expect the quality to be roughly equivalent.
posted by sailoreagle at 3:57 PM on August 20, 2021
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