On 23rd May Diana and Pat attended this meeting to learn how to make beeswax wraps and crochet scrubbies. The morning was taken up by the instructor telling us how she got involved with making more eco friendly wrappings and explaining how she did it. We all then went into the kitchen and she demonstrated how to put the pieces of cotton fabric onto a dedicated metal tray, scatter beeswax pellets and some coconut oil to keep the wraps flexible and place it into a warm oven until the wax melted. the picture shows Diana brushing the melted wax evenly on the wrap she was making. Once the the wrap is coated it is taken out and hung up to dry for a few minutes. One of the members was a beekeeper so she was able to explain how the bees produce the wax and how she and her husband send their bees wax to a company who then produce the pellets we were using.

After Lunch we were to learn how to crochet various scrubbies which could be used to scrub pans or apply creams depending on the yarn and stitch used. As 4 of the 6 members didn’t know how to crochet this became a lesson in the actual art of crocheting, so it proved useful even if we didn’t get very far in making a scrubbie!

Karen, chairman of Art& Craft committee had a display of various reusable bags and flexible tops which are available to buy to reduce the use of one off plastic. It was an interesting day and gave us food for thought.