3. Heat an empty iron on a wool setting, or to around 150°C. 4. Gently iron over the top sheet of baking paper to melt the beeswax into the cotton and use it to gently push the wax to the edges. If ...

In the 1500's, beeswax was introduced as an alternative to tallow ... which is made from coal and oil shales, and bayberry wax, which is a residue left from boiling huge quantities of bayberries.