Waxing Leaves for Stitching and Journal Making

Published 2024-07-01
How I wax leaves for use in my slowstitch and mixed media journals.

The eco friendly medium I refer to is by Natural Earth Paints.

There are two other related videos, one showing how I stitch on leaves and another showing you some of the ways I have used leaves and other natural materials in my stitch journals.

Stitching on real leaves
   • Slowstitch Week 27 - Stitching on Rea...  

Using leaves in my slowstitch journals
   • Using real leaves in my Slowstitch Jo...  

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All Comments (21)
  • Thank you for showing how to wax leaves, I was thinking of ways to do it but they were much more messy.❤
  • @valeriet457
    An ideal video for those of us whose autumnal walks are punctuated by picking up 'interesting' leaves (and conkers and acorns and twiggy bits and ...) I think my mantelpiece is a grown-up version of a primary school Nature Table!
  • I am going to grate some beeswax because I have lots of it. They're the only candle I use. I think it will work well !
  • @gonerustic
    I am loving this! Can’t wait to get started - I just need to press some leaves as I haven’t had time yet. I will though 🌿😊
  • @JournalBreeze
    What fun and so easy it is. Who knew! Thank you for the demo Katherine.
  • Who knew this was possible. Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to the stitching video.
  • @maz3002
    Thanks Kathryn, i love that it's so simple ~ i look forward to waxing my leaves 🍃🍂
  • @fayneilly833
    It’s a great thing to do I’ve never done anything like waxing so easy.
  • @Sa_Stafford
    Brilliant. Thank you. 😘😘 I’m going to try this method with some of my rust dyed papers too.
  • @poodlegirl55
    Very interesting, I will try it!! Years ago we would put leaves between two sheets of wax paper, cover with a cloth and iron.