What a interesting thread!! I know last April when I went to a Walmart in central Illinois, I was shocked to see how little fabric there was on the shelf, and no elastic in site! And now I am reading how sewing machines are becoming scarce! The explosion of art that will come out of this mess!! I have made a ton of mask, as well as other projects in the 2.5 months since I have been laid off. My first masks were very generic and functional, now I'm starting to make some fancy ones, simply put, I have the fabric, the technology and the elastic to make them, I'm on it. A 40 plus year stash of fabric, thread and machines can make a ton of mask!