CF or am I being really tight?

Just reply “if you pop the fabric round once you’ve ordered it I’m happy to make it”

Have you said anything to him yet? Just tell him you’ll crack on once he’s sent you the fabric!

You could say "order it and get it sent to my house?"

What both the pps have said!

I would just say, “yes the masks costs £X and you said you would buy the custom fabric”

I think he’ll be expecting to buy the fabric.

He needs to order it and get it sent to you.

You’re already doing him a favour and costing yourself money. He’s taking the piss. Don’t do his wife work.

Ask him to order the fabric, you're being more than generous with your time and skill

Just tell him - happy to do it when you deliver the fabric. How hard is that?
Don't think homemade facemasks offer much protection, though.

Oh right you’re not charging, then just tell him to order it as he said earlier

What’s the price difference between the two links?

This.

I'd just tell him. I don't think its necessarily cheeky, it was probably his (clunky) way of asking you to tell him how much he owed you.

A bit ungracious but not something to lose sleep over...

To be honest I think I would just find a way to get out of this arrangement full stop. It has all the hallmarks of becoming awkward and souring a friendship

What if this material doesn’t quite work being made into a mask either? You can’t guarantee it would, you haven’t seen it. He’s probably going to be annoyed as you specifically sign posted him to buy it. If it doesn’t look quite right, are you happy to keep redoing it? What if he expects you to pay for a 2nd lot of fabric etc

From what he's said I'd just say "yes please,the fabric cost £x so could you cover that I'll supply the rest."

Say no, you any want any money, just let you know when he’s got the antic and you’ll make it.

Definitely "don't be silly! Just drop the fabric over when it arrives, should only take me a day to sort out" (or similar) basically respond as if it's completely obvious he meant he would pay for the fabric. It is quite possible he intends to!

Absolutely this. Get him to order the fabric and get it delivered around yours.

Come on now OP, bright and breezy, 'just pop the fabric round to me when it arrives and I'll make it up for you! '

so sent a link of one I thought would be better suited. He replied that looks great, do you want me to give you any money for it?

That's unequivocal: if he were expecting to pay for the fabric, there would definitely have been a "just ordering it now" in the middle. If by 'it', he meant the work in making it rather than his own selected fabric, he phrased it very awkwardly indeed. Most people would at least say "How much will they come to?" or "Let me know what I owe you for it all".

If you had a big roll of it in and he was wanting to use a little of it, it wouldn't be so bad, but you never expect somebody to order something in specially for you and then for them to foot the bill. He's a real CF - even expecting you to go to the trouble of ordering it as well, unless you were already putting in an order anyway.

Don't ask him for money, that is awkward. Just say "no payment required, just drop the fabric round when it arrives and I will make it for you". He may well just be trying to ask if you are going to charge for the work, and have every intention of buying his own fabric!

He clearly doesn't feel awkward asking you to do it for nothing! Take a leaf out of his book and make it clear that he has to provide the fabric.

Just ignore him and he'll go away. So many masks available now.