Yes and thank you! I so have to make these! What a great video! We have to decrease what goes in the landfill and in the long run you are saving money!
Yay, I now have an idea for my siblings at Christmas. We don't really exchange gifts but I like making them something useful. Last year was oven mits, this year bees wax cloths. I really like this idea.
I'm with you on that Linda. Hate buying useless or pointless gifts so always make things for my friends and family. Reckon my elderly dad's going to be really excited by the hamper of beeswax wraps, crochet dishcloths and oven gloves I've got planned for him! Might have to stick a bottle of whisky in there to make it more appealing, c x
Thank you for your tutorial, I really want to try it . I think this method can help to use lesser plastic film which is better for the environment , but I have a question... this can be washed? I ask because I guess odors and stains may be a problem. Thank you for your answer! Love your channel!
Yes, they can be washed in warm, mildly soapy water. After a while you might have to re-wax the cloth and once it's become too worn out you can just compost it, c x
So I made beeswax wraps in the oven following different instructions before I saw this vid (which I loved) and have a few issues that maybe you can help me with... Firstly, the recipe called for pine resin and jojoba oil plus 100% beeswax. My wraps are sticky and the wax sticks to your hands. Should I bake them again with a fresh fabric under it to absorb some of the extra wax? How can I make it less sticky. I plan to follow your way now but is it possible to fix the ones I already made? Thank you so much!!
Hi Ariell, I think you could probably reduce the amount of stickiness in your existing wraps with your idea, or maybe by ironing a new piece of fabric on top of them to soak up the excess but you might find the stickiness is down to the pine resin. I don't like my wraps to be too sticky which is why I don't use the resin. My wraps won't stick around a bowl without help from a rubber band but they are much nicer to use and work really well, c x
I just fix them flat on the side of my fridge with magnets once I've rinsed them after use. They stay there till they're dry and I need them again. Maybe pop them in a cupboard with your dry goods or hold them together with a bulldog clip and hang them on a dry wall in the kitchen? c x
I want t have a go at this. If you get wax onto other fabrics by accident , you can place brown paper over the spot and iron it, non shiney side down, drawing the wax up into the paper. This includes sofas and carpets. Just a very low temperature, keep moving to clean area of paper until all wax is soaked out. Bread used to come in a waxed paper package. We would use the empty package for sandwich wrapping.
Ur getting my creative juices going again!! I'm in the middle of packing my home to move!! One question...it doesn't matter if it isn't tightly attached to bowl????
To be honest the food doesn't hang around long enough in my house for it to need to be airtight but you can put a rubber band around the top to keep it fresher. We've filmed some bowl covers (like mini shower caps) and that'll hopefully be online by the time you've moved house, c x
Hi Brian, I'm using normal quilt weight 100% cotton. I got my beeswax online from Livemoor in block form. I mix it with coconut oil and jojoba oil to soften it. I'm still actually using the ones I made in the demo and I've not needed to recoat them! c x
Thank you so much for replying! I love how your one of the youtubers that replies to comments no matter when the video was created. I will be sure to scrub the beeswax wrap with soap and water before I wrap cooked meat and after.
@@melonibuloni5509 No problem Melanie, I'll always try and answer any questions because I believe that crafting is a real community activity and if I can help out it's a good thing! c x
Maybe your iron was too hot, although the beeswax shouldn't burn easily as it has a high melting point. Coconut oil can go rancid so maybe that's the smell. Jojoba is not the sweetest aroma, bit like teatree oil. Or maybe there was some kind of dressing on your cotton; some new fabrics have a starch on them. It wasn't a polycotton mix was it as that may burn if the iron's too hot. c x
Not sure there is such a thing as organic beeswax. You don’t know where the bees have been foraging (3 mile radius) and what chemicals may come through the wax glands. Beeswax is excellent though.
No, looking into it you're probably right but the beeswax I buy is undoctored and hand-filtered so pretty close to natural as you can get. I use it a lot now, made some great beeswax and coconut oil body bars to rub on the skin after a bath! c x
Some of the info in this video is not 100% correct. Technically you cannot get organic beeswax in the UK, and to guarantee it being foodsafe you have to have it tested. The pellets that you are using look like white beeswax which normally has been bleached to get it to that colour, therefore would say not food safe. Also need to be careful of coconut oil as over time it can go rancid.
My mistake, the beeswax was bought in good faith as 'organic'. Also the pellets were yellow but if you leave them in a jar near a window all summer they lose their colour which was unexpected to say the least! Bearing in mind some of the stuff our food is wrapped in/sprayed with/comes into contamination with I'd imagine beeswax is the least of my worries, c x
Yes and thank you! I so have to make these! What a great video! We have to decrease what goes in the landfill and in the long run you are saving money!
I know this is about beeswax wraps, but I have to say, I’M LOVING YOUR HAIR!!!!!
Ha ha, thank you so much! Stopped dyeing it about three years ago now and I'm so happy with it now. #greyhairdontcare c x
Thank you for the tutorial! Your sound like a very smart and sensible person.
Ha ha, don't be deceived. Sometimes I struggle to put my pants on the right way round! x
Thank you for showing the beeswax wraps! I made them some time ago and think they are very good to use! 👍 🐝
I love how your mind works!!! Even if it’s one hundred per cent safe or not! I love it!!
I am sold! Will be making them during this lock down corona virus!
Yay, I now have an idea for my siblings at Christmas. We don't really exchange gifts but I like making them something useful. Last year was oven mits, this year bees wax cloths. I really like this idea.
I'm with you on that Linda. Hate buying useless or pointless gifts so always make things for my friends and family. Reckon my elderly dad's going to be really excited by the hamper of beeswax wraps, crochet dishcloths and oven gloves I've got planned for him! Might have to stick a bottle of whisky in there to make it more appealing, c x
The Crafts Channel Hahaha!! Really nice!!
Thanks! I can’t wait to try this! 😊👍
Thank you xx
Thank you for your tutorial, I really want to try it . I think this method can help to use lesser plastic film which is better for the environment , but I have a question... this can be washed? I ask because I guess odors and stains may be a problem. Thank you for your answer! Love your channel!
Yes, they can be washed in warm, mildly soapy water. After a while you might have to re-wax the cloth and once it's become too worn out you can just compost it, c x
So I made beeswax wraps in the oven following different instructions before I saw this vid (which I loved) and have a few issues that maybe you can help me with...
Firstly, the recipe called for pine resin and jojoba oil plus 100% beeswax. My wraps are sticky and the wax sticks to your hands. Should I bake them again with a fresh fabric under it to absorb some of the extra wax? How can I make it less sticky. I plan to follow your way now but is it possible to fix the ones I already made?
Thank you so much!!
Hi Ariell, I think you could probably reduce the amount of stickiness in your existing wraps with your idea, or maybe by ironing a new piece of fabric on top of them to soak up the excess but you might find the stickiness is down to the pine resin. I don't like my wraps to be too sticky which is why I don't use the resin. My wraps won't stick around a bowl without help from a rubber band but they are much nicer to use and work really well, c x
great ! thumbs up
I love how teeny ur irons are 😂😍
I must have about six irons in my house in varying sizes. You notice how I never iron my clothes though... c x
@@TheCraftsChannel haaa brilliant. Yet so true. I have 3 irons myself. Not one of them gets used for what they were intended for 😂
These are such a brilliant idea. How do we store them ?
I just fix them flat on the side of my fridge with magnets once I've rinsed them after use. They stay there till they're dry and I need them again. Maybe pop them in a cupboard with your dry goods or hold them together with a bulldog clip and hang them on a dry wall in the kitchen? c x
Hello do you have recommendations on where to shop for beeswax? Thank you
I bought mine online, but if you can find a local beekeeper or farm shop you might be able to buy it there. c x
You're the bee's knees, Crafts Channel
Thanks Honey! c x
Is it good if wax side iif v keep our food particles r else why can't v cover it with cotton material on the other side?
I'm not sure what you mean Lalitha. You can wash the wraps in soapy water to remove food particles without losing the wax, c x
Cool idea ✂️😎, I’ve been making these for a few months now, I tend to to use my ironing board but might now try a baking tray - thanks 🙏
The baking tray is much less messy! Are you 'my' Susan Welsh that I went to Brownies with? c x
Don’t think so sorry - never went to Brownies. 😊
I want t have a go at this.
If you get wax onto other fabrics by accident , you can place brown paper over the spot and iron it, non shiney side down, drawing the wax up into the paper. This includes sofas and carpets.
Just a very low temperature, keep moving to clean area of paper until all wax is soaked out.
Bread used to come in a waxed paper package. We would use the empty package for sandwich wrapping.
Great tip, thanks for sharing. I've also waxed patterned paper to wrap soap in, c x
If you ues beewix Pappas for you lunch at college or work or school but it not claen after food so how to clean it good like new
Glad you were Recommended 👍 Great ideas and channel
Ooo, I'm glad we were recommended too. Thanks for watching, c x
so helpful and informative!! thankuu ❤️🙌🏾
Ur getting my creative juices going again!! I'm in the middle of packing my home to move!! One question...it doesn't matter if it isn't tightly attached to bowl????
To be honest the food doesn't hang around long enough in my house for it to need to be airtight but you can put a rubber band around the top to keep it fresher. We've filmed some bowl covers (like mini shower caps) and that'll hopefully be online by the time you've moved house, c x
Where did you get that chicken fabric from? It’s gorgeous ❤️
It's called Lila chickens by Makower. Have a look here... www.remnanthousefabric.co.uk/lila-chicken-fabric-makower
c x
Where would you suggest buying the pellets from in the UK please?
I got mine from the Soap Kitchen in Devon. They have virtually everything on their website, c x
The Crafts Channel wonderful- thank you for getting back to me! 😃✨
There go my scraps I had plans for. Guess I need to buy more fabric 😊
ha ha, perfect excuse to buy more fabric! c x
I made a couple. Missed 2 edges good. Will fix that👏👏👏
Can you please let me know what kind of cloth you are using. Also, where can I find the proper beeswax to use for this?
Hi Brian, I'm using normal quilt weight 100% cotton. I got my beeswax online from Livemoor in block form. I mix it with coconut oil and jojoba oil to soften it. I'm still actually using the ones I made in the demo and I've not needed to recoat them! c x
Interesting. I don't have such iron, I used to but I think it got thrown away ages ago.
Ah, and that's why I never throw anything away! c x
Can I microwave them?
I would say no. The beeswax would melt. You can use them in the freezer though, (not that that helps if you're heating up food!) c x
Can you wrap cooked chicken?
I hesitate to say yes but it would probably be ok, provided you washed the wrap in warm soapy water afterwards. c x
Thank you so much for replying! I love how your one of the youtubers that replies to comments no matter when the video was created. I will be sure to scrub the beeswax wrap with soap and water before I wrap cooked meat and after.
@@melonibuloni5509 No problem Melanie, I'll always try and answer any questions because I believe that crafting is a real community activity and if I can help out it's a good thing! c x
How to store the beeswax wraps when they’re not in use?
I tend to fix them to the side of the fridge with a magnet so they're always to hand but they'd be fine folded or rolled up in the cutlery drawer, c x
I did everything as you did but the smell is absolutely awful, do you know why?
Maybe your iron was too hot, although the beeswax shouldn't burn easily as it has a high melting point. Coconut oil can go rancid so maybe that's the smell. Jojoba is not the sweetest aroma, bit like teatree oil. Or maybe there was some kind of dressing on your cotton; some new fabrics have a starch on them. It wasn't a polycotton mix was it as that may burn if the iron's too hot. c x
A solution to the iron is, just go to your local thrift store and buy a second had iron to use for DIY and crafts.
Yes, I buy a lot of stuff second hand c x
I never managed to fine one. But I bought a cheap iron for all my crafting work and kids project. I never use the steam function
That's what I did! The tiny one without holes turned out being a "travel" iron. It works great!
Can I join the beeswax wrap party?
Ha ha, organise your own! All you need is fabric, wax, gin and an iron x
Not sure there is such a thing as organic beeswax. You don’t know where the bees have been foraging (3 mile radius) and what chemicals may come through the wax glands. Beeswax is excellent though.
No, looking into it you're probably right but the beeswax I buy is undoctored and hand-filtered so pretty close to natural as you can get. I use it a lot now, made some great beeswax and coconut oil body bars to rub on the skin after a bath! c x
buy them at the reliable sources, these days it's easy to find the one with good reputation or the certified organics brand
@@TheCraftsChannel Where do you buy your beeswax from? Looking to buy in UK?
@@chelseahamilton7265 Try the Soap Kitchen online or a company called Livemoor, c x
Some of the info in this video is not 100% correct. Technically you cannot get organic beeswax in the UK, and to guarantee it being foodsafe you have to have it tested. The pellets that you are using look like white beeswax which normally has been bleached to get it to that colour, therefore would say not food safe. Also need to be careful of coconut oil as over time it can go rancid.
My mistake, the beeswax was bought in good faith as 'organic'. Also the pellets were yellow but if you leave them in a jar near a window all summer they lose their colour which was unexpected to say the least! Bearing in mind some of the stuff our food is wrapped in/sprayed with/comes into contamination with I'd imagine beeswax is the least of my worries, c x
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