FRESH PRINCESS | How to Make Reusable Beeswax Wraps and GIVEAWAY!! | Fresh P @Thefreshp | Uploaded June 2017 | Updated October 2024, 11 hours ago.
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Making Beeswax fabric wraps at home is a rewarding project, not only is it a great way to use up scraps of old cotton, linen or silk fabric, you can recycle old dress shirts and bed sheets giving them new life. These wraps are made using beeswax, pine resin and jojoba oil, they are very sticky and will stick to themselves, holding their shape whether it be adhering to a cereal bowl or wrapping up a sandwich or handful of granola. When you are done using them, simply give them a rinse in warm water and shake dry. I'm giving away three sets of three to those who enter the giveaway.
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To make these at home you'll need:
an old pot and stir stick
beeswax, pine resin and jojoba oil
Everything you need is here: goo.gl/BU2L8m
100% natural fiber fabric: cotton, linen, silk
a piece of craft paper or a paper grocery bag cut open to line your work space. You'll be blotting the wax sheets on this paper.
You can use equal parts beeswax to resin, for extra stick, but I prefer slightly more beeswax in a 1.4:1 ratio, so for every lb of resin you'll want 1.4 lbs of beeswax. The ratio of jojoba oil is .3:1 of your beeswax. So if I'm using 1lb of beeswax, that's 1/3 lb, or 5.3 oz of jojoba oil, for the rest of the world, I used 640g beeswax, 500g resin and 210g jojoba oil for a large batch. Convert to percentages to scale it down for just a few sheets. This amount treated approximately 3 yards of fabric cut into various size pieces. The sizes I find most useful are:
(in inches)
6X6 $3.00
8X8 $3.00
10X10 $4.00
14X14 $6.00
16X16 $8.00 - sold out
20X20 or 20X24 $10.00/$12.00 - sold out
(in centimeters)
15X15
20X20
25x25
35X35
40X40
50X50 or 50X60 for large loaves of bread or party platters
Now you see why I love the metric system so much, it's so easy to calculate and the sizes make much more sense when scaling.
Melt the wax, resin and oil in a pot over LOW heat. Do not leave teh pot unattended; wax has a low flame point and you do NOT want a giant candle on your stove, trust me. Low heat is enough to completely melt the wax without burning you when you touch a corner of the fabric after removing it from the pot.
Once melted dip your small squares of fabric into the pot starting with the smallest first until you get a system that works for you. Carefully remove the dipped fabric allowing it to drip for a few seconds. Work quickly as they dry in seconds. lye flat on your blotting paper and turn over a time or two until your fabric begins to stiffen. It will dry before you finish dipping the second piece. Rotate through this process until you've gotten all of your fabric covered. If you have extra wax, you can pour it into a container to store for another day. simply remelt it when you're ready to make more.
WASH your hands with lotion, soap and water won't touch the wax.
Reuse, gift them to friends, make little bags from them and say goodby to ziplock sandwich bags for good. I LOVE them for storing cheese and covering bowls of leftovers. Let me know how you plan to use them.
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Making Beeswax fabric wraps at home is a rewarding project, not only is it a great way to use up scraps of old cotton, linen or silk fabric, you can recycle old dress shirts and bed sheets giving them new life. These wraps are made using beeswax, pine resin and jojoba oil, they are very sticky and will stick to themselves, holding their shape whether it be adhering to a cereal bowl or wrapping up a sandwich or handful of granola. When you are done using them, simply give them a rinse in warm water and shake dry. I'm giving away three sets of three to those who enter the giveaway.
To enter to WIN THREE BEESWAX WRAPS:
1. SUBSCRIBE
2. Leave a comment (creativity here might get you TWO entries)
to DOUBLE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING:
share this video on social media and leave a comment as to where it was shared. Each SHARE earns you another entry.
To make these at home you'll need:
an old pot and stir stick
beeswax, pine resin and jojoba oil
Everything you need is here: goo.gl/BU2L8m
100% natural fiber fabric: cotton, linen, silk
a piece of craft paper or a paper grocery bag cut open to line your work space. You'll be blotting the wax sheets on this paper.
You can use equal parts beeswax to resin, for extra stick, but I prefer slightly more beeswax in a 1.4:1 ratio, so for every lb of resin you'll want 1.4 lbs of beeswax. The ratio of jojoba oil is .3:1 of your beeswax. So if I'm using 1lb of beeswax, that's 1/3 lb, or 5.3 oz of jojoba oil, for the rest of the world, I used 640g beeswax, 500g resin and 210g jojoba oil for a large batch. Convert to percentages to scale it down for just a few sheets. This amount treated approximately 3 yards of fabric cut into various size pieces. The sizes I find most useful are:
(in inches)
6X6 $3.00
8X8 $3.00
10X10 $4.00
14X14 $6.00
16X16 $8.00 - sold out
20X20 or 20X24 $10.00/$12.00 - sold out
(in centimeters)
15X15
20X20
25x25
35X35
40X40
50X50 or 50X60 for large loaves of bread or party platters
Now you see why I love the metric system so much, it's so easy to calculate and the sizes make much more sense when scaling.
Melt the wax, resin and oil in a pot over LOW heat. Do not leave teh pot unattended; wax has a low flame point and you do NOT want a giant candle on your stove, trust me. Low heat is enough to completely melt the wax without burning you when you touch a corner of the fabric after removing it from the pot.
Once melted dip your small squares of fabric into the pot starting with the smallest first until you get a system that works for you. Carefully remove the dipped fabric allowing it to drip for a few seconds. Work quickly as they dry in seconds. lye flat on your blotting paper and turn over a time or two until your fabric begins to stiffen. It will dry before you finish dipping the second piece. Rotate through this process until you've gotten all of your fabric covered. If you have extra wax, you can pour it into a container to store for another day. simply remelt it when you're ready to make more.
WASH your hands with lotion, soap and water won't touch the wax.
Reuse, gift them to friends, make little bags from them and say goodby to ziplock sandwich bags for good. I LOVE them for storing cheese and covering bowls of leftovers. Let me know how you plan to use them.
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My Favorite Cookbooks - goo.gl/mv9SLu
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