Creating a whole team of headband makers!

Kathryn Gerth started out making headbands with buttons for front line workers to attach their masks to after hearing nurses and other essential workers were experiencing irritation behind their ears from wearing masks for prolonged periods of time. She sewed as many headbands as she could, but quickly realized that the demand was far greater than what she could produce alone.

Kathryn quickly shifted her focus to creating a whole team of sewers to make these headbands. She created a pattern, sourced fabric and buttons, managed donations and volunteers, created little kits with material to make 20 headbands at a time, and got this team of local sewers going, producing over 3000 headbands! She then managed fulfillment of all of the orders coming in from essential workers across Durham Region and surrounding areas. All at no cost to the workers.

Kathryn saw a problem, created a solution, and worked tirelessly to provide for anyone in need of a headband and to support anyone wanting to help! Her and her team made a real difference to many front line workers during the pandemic!