Beeswax Wraps with Patty Rudge
Photos + story by Heather Phelps-Lipton
Make your food storage a little bit greener with reusable fabric wraps.
Scroll through the images for complete instructions on how to make your own.
Take a piece of 100% prewashed cotton fabric
It can be 6”x6”, 11”x11”, a 14” round or any other preferred size.
With pinking shears, cut the fabric
one piece at a time
A template made of rigid paper or cardboard
makes the cutting easy-peasy.
Cover your ironing board with a double layer of parchment paper.
Tape down one edge to secure (book cover-style), but don’t use duct tape - it melts!
Give your fabric a light press while you’re there.
Lay fabric in between the layers of fabric.
Sprinkle beeswax, pine resin* and jojoba oil* as uniformly as you can.
*See direction sheet for measurements.
Beeswax makes the wrap airtight.
And functions as an antibacterial.
Pine resin is sticky
and prevents the wax from cracking.
Jojoba oil softens the wrap
and also has antibacterial qualitles.
Use a dropper
to dispense the oil evenly.
With a hot iron, press the fabric between the layers of parchment
until the fabric appears soaked through.
Peel off
and hang to cool / dry.
When the fabric is cool
enough to easily touch…
...activate by scrunching!
Make an envelope for crackers.
Wrap a sandwich.
Or cover a bowl.
To clean, wipe with a damp, cold cloth. Hot water would overly soften and break the bonds.
Use them over and over and say good-bye to plastic wrap.
When they lose their stickiness, reapply the sealant and you are good to go again!
This is the instruction sheet.
From Catskills Magazine 2020 Issue. 2
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