I am doing a tool bag, and I am making internal pockets from waxed canvas. I used regular canvas, and melted 2/3 paraffin wax (I used tea candles from IKEA for this) and 1/3 bees wax in a water bath (I put the wax in a tomato tin that I had washed), and then applied the melted wax liberally to the canvas with a brush. I then used a hairdryer on the fabric (don't tell my wife) to make sure the wax penetrated the fabric properly, and left it overnight. Then I used the hairdryer to melt the wax, and brushed the fabric with a cloth to remove the excess.
I am happy with the result. The first picture shows the waxed canvas and a piece of untreated canvas, and the second shows the pockets attached to the lining of the bag.
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