Hi Everyone –
This morning a post that I had written earlier was accidentally published. It was a tutorial for reusable lunch bags. I wrote the post and then did some research and found out that the cloth I used for the bags was NOT food safe. So I unscheduled the post because I was working to find a different fabric to use. I planned to update the post with new photos and the new information but somehow it published early this morning. I am not sure how that happened but to my surprise, there it was first thing this morning! Darn it. 🙁
At any rate, do not use oil cloth for this type of project. It is NOT food safe. I am on the hunt for fabric that will work but it is a challenge. I know it exists but I don’t know that it is available for retail sale. If anyone know of any, I would hugely appreciate it if you left a comment with the information.
Thanks for your understanding. I apologize for the accidental post!
These things do happen; good luck finding better fabric! I unfortunately do not know of any to recommend.
Some people use PUL fabrics but they are not “approved” as foo- safe. I found this site, http://www.wazoodle.com/fabrics/pul-fabric/food-safe.html which markets a supposedly food-safe version. I also ran across this article,http://craftingagreenworld.com/2011/09/01/is-peva-and-pul-safe-for-making-reusable-lunch-bags-and-wraps/ Hope this gets you started on the right track.
Gayle, thank you for the links. I will check them out!
Best,
B.