Giselle Williams has used a sewing machine her great-great grandmother passed down through the family as a decorative piece in her living room for years. It wasn’t until Giselle’s Arvada business came to a halt during the pandemic that she thought it might be useful.
After noticing that there was a shortage of masks at the time, she decided to see if her and her husband (who’s a Vietnam vet) could “revive” the 1922 pedal-operated machine..and after watching multiple YouTube videos, they were successful. So they have been working on making hundreds of masks and sending them to churches, restaurants and businesses across their home state of Colorado.
Speaking of masks, one of the complaints of wearing one is that it’s hard to hear the person speaking behind it. A Japanese robotics company has developed a smart mask that can amplify voices, transcribe dictation and translate speech into eight languages – and they’ll be available to purchase as soon as September, costing between $40-$50 each!
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