Category: Candle making

Candle making progress

I’ve been putting a lot of effort into this lately. I’ve made several candles and then I’ve tried burning a few, with mixed results. What has become clearly apparent is that “Pillar” candles, as in, ones that are not in any sort of container, made of Soy Wax, do not work. Soy wax melts at […]

Reviving the topic of Candles

Many years ago, in fact too many to remember, I used to play about with making candles. Indirectly heating wax in a saucepan of water. Mucking about with Stearin and colours. Occasionally adding scent. Trying to get the wick sizing right. Looking for good containers to uses as moulds. More recently, as in the last […]

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