Make wax wraps - PEP BB textile.straw.wax.wraps

This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEP curriculum.  Completing this BB is part of getting the straw badge in Textiles.

For this BB, you will make three wax/oil cloths to use to wrap or store food.



With Beeswax

Here's a tutorial on how to make wax wraps with just beeswax, a baking sheet, cloth, and an oven:



You can also find recipes for mixing in oil like jajoba oil and pine resin to make the wrap easier to use here: The Complete Guide to DIY Beeswax Wraps (AND Beeless Vegan Food Wraps!) Apparently coconut oil made the wrap leave a oily film on everything the wrap was used on, but the jajoba oil and pine resin did not.

Mike Barkely shared this recipe here on permies:



Vegan Wax Wraps:

These can be made with soy wax:



Or with candillia wax:



And, Mountain Rose Herbs shows how to make them with carnauba wax, here: The Complete Guide to DIY Beeswax Wraps (AND Beeless Vegan Food Wraps!)


To complete this BB, the minimum requirements are:
- all natural cloth (cotton or linen are recommended, but any all natural fibre will work for the badge bit)
- all natural waxes/oils (no petroleum-based wax or mineral oil, etc)
- three wax cloths
- the wax cloths must fit around containers you have

To document your completion of the BB, provide proof of the following as pictures or a video (less than two minutes):
 - describe what oils/waxes you used, and what type of cloth you used
 - a process picture of applying the wax to the cloth
 - your finished wax cloth on to a storage container (jar, dish, bowl, etc), showing it works.