Fabric Waxing Tutorial

I'm currently not accepting custom work/commissions.

Not seeing any thorough videos on YouTube about waxing flat fabric, I decided to make my own. This shows techniques I've learned through the trial and error of previous projects. I discuss how to wax uncut fabric but most of the techniques can also be applied to premade items, it will just be harder to control consistency.

A couple items I forgot to include are:

1, Don't drag the squeegee across unmelted portions, you will just remove wax that would otherwise have melted into the fabric, giving you thin spots when you go over that portion with the heatgun.

2, Also, you can take the wax you're using, solidified, and rub it onto the surface of the fabric to add a little bit more to those thin spots where you didn't get enough fabric in the first place. Better than going over the thin spots with a brush because then you get too much wax.

Other methods include using solvents to get the mix absorbed into the fabric (but those smell and take a long time to get the solvent evaporated) or to thoroughly wax the fabric and then place it in the oven and the wax melts into the fabric once it gets up to temp. The way I present controls burning better and still provides super consistant results. My method probably takes longer than the other two, but you wont mind after you're all finished because of how well it's done. 

Cheers all,
Mark van Weerd