making reusable sandwich wraps with cotton infused with beeswax...help! - Page 2

[Sew Green Momma]

PUL is NOT food-safe. I have looked at several different options and I have thought, what if you treated the one side of te fabric (nylon) and then put that side not upagainst the food? That way, its hidden, but still waterproof. Also thought why not  use nylon, then a layer of fleece, then the layer of cotton?? I like snack baggies but my biggest reason for looking into this, is making freezer-safe bags. Tupperware just dosent do it for me (too $ and too bulky), and I dont want to use Ziplock. Im thinking if I treated one side of the fleece with beeswax and then layered it between nylon and cotton, that that would work?? What do you think??

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Wow, this is so cool! subbing!

[freyamaclean]

I have a tutorial on my blog, and I also sell reuasable sandwich bags lined with beeswax cloth in my Etsy shop. We love ours. Time consuming, but easy to make!

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Originally Posted by freyamaclean 

I have a tutorial on my blog, and I also sell reuasable sandwich bags lined with beeswax cloth in my Etsy shop. We love ours. Time consuming, but easy to make!

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[Masel]

Originally Posted by sdia  snipped

Beeswax melts at 140*F, and is flammable at 212*F, so DO NOT try to heat fabric in the oven until excess wax flows out -- you will have a hellacious oven and house fire.
 

My lowest oven setting is 200. Granted I was using leather not fabric but there was no fire. 

[freyamaclean]

Oops!

I now have an updated tutorial here:

http://tutorialadventures.blogspot.com/2011/09/updated-tutorial-making-your-own.html

And also sell custom made ones here, for the less crafty:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/freyamaclean

The tutorial for making the cloth is very simple and there are lots of great patterns and tutorials all over the web for making the bags.

[freyamaclean]

If you are looking at buying a handmade beeswax cloth sandwich bag, one or two really should be enough. I wash mine by hand in the sink (takes about 45 seconds) in cold water and it dries overnight. If you pack lunch in the morning, one is enough and if you pack it in the evening, two will do. Also, they should last for 1-3 years! We used ours 3-4 times a week last school year and it still looks brand new.

I tried re-posting my Beeswax Cloth tutorial link, but I don't think it worked, so here it is once more for good measure:

http://tutorialadventures.blogspot.com/2011/09/updated-tutorial-making-your-own.html

And my shop link for buying them if you're not crafty:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/80719034/all-natural-reusable-sandwich-bag-for

PUL is definitely not food safe. Little Moose Diapers has a good post on it, as well as Crafting a Green world. Plain cotton or beeswax cloth are the only good natural options I've come across.  Everything else is petroleum based, just like a Ziploc or Tupperware.

http://craftingagreenworld.com/2011/09/01/is-peva-and-pul-safe-for-making-reusable-lunch-bags-and-wraps/#comment-301043268