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CHICAGO -- Bill Purdue waterproofs basements for a living, but he has spent the past few days in his buddy's Washington, Indiana, auto trim and upholstery shop cutting rectangles of cotton fabric that ...

Masks are worn for performance, entertainment, disguise, concealment, or protection. They have been around since ancient times and have been used in ceremony, storytelling, and dramatic enactment.

Thomas Nakazawa, the owner of Stitch Master Custom Embroidery and Screen Printing, is using his machines to make face masks and cover-ups for medical workers and hospital patients.