Best method I’ve seen on KZfaq

Don’t use a towel, it will just absorb lots of wax. Very wasteful. Use oven paper.

Thank you! I have been looking around for videos to get a good idea of the different waxing techniques. This by far seems to be the most proficient. Appreciate it.

Love the iron. I've done this many times, without the iron = pain. Thanks my man!

Very informative. Thank you for taking the time to share this with us.

Awesome video, never new it was so easy to make your own waxed canvas.

When I batik fabric I use unprinted newsprint, you can get it in bulk from a moving supply company, it’s called packing paper. Then when finished you can roll the paper up as fire starters

Thanks mate! I'll try it now actually!

ehxs so much i love so much this process

Nice one. I nearly went to buy the waxed canvas just now, but in the last 2 weeks I’ve been doing a lot of research on different waxes and all the uses I was interested in. And then it just hit me - waxed canvas is probably nothing more than fabric that was coated in wax. Googled it, found your video. Awesoooome!!! Thank you very much, that will save me loads of money. Add to the fact that I have all kinds of fabrics. Is it just 100% cotton you can use? Thank you.

Very nice video and relaxing. Thanks so much. Gives me a few cool ideas😁❤

Wow...saves me money big time. I have seen it at $38/yard. Thank you!

Thanks for that, I like working with waxed canvas but it's quite expensive to buy. I think doing my own would work out a bit cheaper, worth a try.

Thanks!!! I tried your technique and it works great!! Making beautiful bags now!

Thanks for the video brother

A hairdryer is your friend with this.

Great stuff, looks amazing. I might give it a bash

Awesome

Drop cloths from H-F. Inexpensive. Good.

Amazing video , well explained. Time to get waxing lol

Amazing.. love that material.. do you know whether it is suboptimal to use yellow bees wax?

Best video on the process thanks so much. I want to do this to a customer mad jacket with canvass fabric. I seen that someone mentioned the care instructions... how do you care for it after wards like washing and ironing instructions

Would this technique work on 15oz cotton duck fabric? Also I'm dying the fabric which I'll do first. My question is will a fresh dye job affect the waxing process, I will dye the fabric 5-7 days prior to waxing. Also could I cut the pieces and wax them one by one?

Could you iron it over the baking paper? To save myiron completely unwaxed 😇 or it wouldn't give the same result?

Thanks for the video. I'm going to try this on a canvas rucksack to see if I can get it rigid enough to stand up on it's own.

Thank you very much for this! Awesome! Can you tell me please what the ratio of beeswax is to the paraffin wax? Thank you - Tina I liked and subscribed!

Do you think recycling birthday candles would possibly work for the wax? I know it may not work as well, but it may be a great free option if it works

Perhaps the wax could blended with petroleum jelly in a ratio that will stop the wax cracking at typical in-the-field temperature.

How to make n maintain the folds so that they are always stay like that eveegreen patently

Hi. Do I suppose to wax both sides?

Can you sew a project with regular canvas first and then wax it afterwards?

I better buy a cheap iron, the misses won't be happy.

Brilliant 👏 👏

Another question: is it sticky when it's dry? And another one: do you wash that towel or just keep it as it is?

Love this iron technique, thanks! Some helpful safety hints from another Video: 1. Wax is flammable, right?! So you may want to take some extra care. Another friend shared that they put the wax in a can in a hot water bath in another pot, if heating over a gas flame. Also, melted wax is extremely hot, so take care handling it, and best not done around little kids. Not being "overly cautious" but some people with less experience, may be watching this video. thanks again!

OK, good. Very easy. Although would it be good for a coat or a tarp? And also, could you explain why others add turpentine or silicone to the mixture of waxes? I've been searching for water proofing materials for at least a year now, so...saw a lot of things about it. Anyway thanks for this video.

I’ve used a hair dryer on high instead of an iron. Yours looks better

Great vid!, would a layer of greaseproof paper between the fabric and towel save the towel a bit?

Any video on making a waxed canvas back pack?

Thank you. I would like to use this for an apron,but I assume it's not machine washable?

Do you wax both sides or does it soak through,,,Thanks going to try it. New sub and like

This technique should work fine on a painters canvas drop cloth?

What type of thread do you use when sewing the waxed canvas? How do you clean it and do you line your bags if so what type of lining?

What is the benefit of using beeswax? I have 15 pounds of paraffin wax that I use for nylon whip making and I don’t want to add any beeswax to the mix

How hot should your iron be? What's the ratio of beeswax to paraffin?

I would think you wd have to be careful not to have your iron " steam" while you're smoothing the wax!

You keep saying remember the drive. Make it easy. Just rename the drive to what your media is. I.E. "Recovery" and "Hirens"

Why do you use paraffin wax and just a little beeswax? The first one isn't particularly environmentally friendly so I rather use the latter one. Is it only the price?