The cooking process

We had to get an old tray that we didn't mind using only for beeswax and line it with baking paper or tin foil. We searched up (on New World website) for trays that were pretty cheap. But then we saw tinfoil trays. They were cheap and made out of tinfoil meaning we didn't have to line it. So Brianna bought some tinfoil trays.

Our first attempt at making the wraps was a fail, and we had 3 failed attempts on the first piece of fabric (we didnt put enough beeswax so we added more, but then it was too much). We restarted with a fresh piece of fabric and got it on our first try!

Step1: Preparations

First, we had to bring newspaper, the grated beeswax, tin foil trays, the fabric and our phones to film it, up to the staff room where there was an oven. We lay out the news paper so that if there was any dripping wax, it wouldn't drop anywhere. (Beeswax is very very hard to get off of stuff). We searched up what temperature to put the oven on and then we preheated the oven.

Step 2:Cooking/making the wraps.

We got a tray and layed a piece of fabric on it. It didn't fit in the tray so we had to do the 2 bits seperately. We sprinkled a bit of beeswax on it. Then we put the tray in the oven and watched it for about 3 minutes until the wax melted and spread, but if we waited too long it would leak through onto the tray.

Step 3: Drying/cooling down the wraps.

When the wraps come out of the oven we have to cool it down and dry the wax that is on the fabric. Because the wax melts we have to dry it up again, the reason why we melt the wax is to get it spread onto the fabric. All we have to do is gently wave the fabric on top of the tray for a few seconds, and then it's dry. Some spots (especially the corners) still have no wax, so then we quickly dip those spots into the left over wax that's still not dry in the tray. We have to do it quickly before the wax dries.

Our [original] next step/s

We were originally planning to sell the beeswax wraps so that those who didn't have them would have them, meaning less glad wrap would go to landfill and our project would actually have an impact. We also never got to finish and do all the pieces of fabric.

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