Lay the bags between parchment paper and iron making sure to only let your iron come into contact with the parchment. ( you will have a messy iron otherwise) it will melt and redistribute the wax evenly on and into the fabric. For bags, cut a piece of parchment to lay inside the bag to prevent the sides of the bag from sticking together. Yours are very cute!
@mrsfalldowngobump do you put the beeswax on the top of the sewn bag. Or turn it inside out then do the beeswax. Do you had anything other then the beeswax
I think you can, I was slightly worried about it getting my machined gumed up which it why I tried the sew first method. I am sure waxing firs them sewing would be better. Maybe I'll try and see. I could hand sew it!
I need to better coat them with beeswax, using the parchment paper and the iron as mentioned in the comment from @Mrsfalldowgobump . I wipe them down with water after use and let them air dry. Light soap if it gets extra messy.
Use a blow dryer to smooth out the creases. Abeygale has a very good tutorial on beeswax cookie bags 👍🏼 th-cam.com/video/S1IhhrTDQXI/w-d-xo.htmlsi=AdHYefHaw7KcdbqP
So these don't like stick to the side of the bowls? Mine aren't real sticky!
Lay the bags between parchment paper and iron making sure to only let your iron come into contact with the parchment. ( you will have a messy iron otherwise) it will melt and redistribute the wax evenly on and into the fabric. For bags, cut a piece of parchment to lay inside the bag to prevent the sides of the bag from sticking together. Yours are very cute!
Thanks for the tips!
@mrsfalldowngobump do you put the beeswax on the top of the sewn bag. Or turn it inside out then do the beeswax. Do you had anything other then the beeswax
Would it be better to wax the material then sew the bag? Or maybe I should ask…can you sew waxed material? I’ve never made one but going to. TY
I think you can, I was slightly worried about it getting my machined gumed up which it why I tried the sew first method. I am sure waxing firs them sewing would be better. Maybe I'll try and see. I could hand sew it!
I was hoping you had posted an update on how the bags have worked out. I'm especially interested in the practicality of cleaning them.
I need to better coat them with beeswax, using the parchment paper and the iron as mentioned in the comment from @Mrsfalldowgobump . I wipe them down with water after use and let them air dry. Light soap if it gets extra messy.
You might want to add some jojoba oil to the beeswax to make the bags more pliable. th-cam.com/video/6_bsxrqAF-s/w-d-xo.htmlsi=2nLQohAy8A_SoVLx
Nice tip!
Use a blow dryer to smooth out the creases. Abeygale has a very good tutorial on beeswax cookie bags 👍🏼
th-cam.com/video/S1IhhrTDQXI/w-d-xo.htmlsi=AdHYefHaw7KcdbqP
It stinks because beeswax has a low smoke point so it was heated too high/too long. Needed to be laid out in a single layer :(