steve_e
House Bee
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Hi -
Totally inexperienced in candlemaking and I was hoping someone could advise. I thought I'd try dipping candles (see photo). All seems to have worked pretty well, but I'm just wondering how it works with the wick and whether I should leave them this shape or if I should do something else to make them more even?
Wicks are different for different diameter candles - this wick is suitable for 3/4" candles. but as they are strongly tapered this will only be for around an inch around 2/3 of the way down.
Should I be turning them over and dipping them from the other end to make them more cylindrical? Or do you use different types of wick for dipped candles? I probably should have thought about this more before starting, but it just seemed like a good spontaneous idea on a cold and rainy weekend!
Totally inexperienced in candlemaking and I was hoping someone could advise. I thought I'd try dipping candles (see photo). All seems to have worked pretty well, but I'm just wondering how it works with the wick and whether I should leave them this shape or if I should do something else to make them more even?
Wicks are different for different diameter candles - this wick is suitable for 3/4" candles. but as they are strongly tapered this will only be for around an inch around 2/3 of the way down.
Should I be turning them over and dipping them from the other end to make them more cylindrical? Or do you use different types of wick for dipped candles? I probably should have thought about this more before starting, but it just seemed like a good spontaneous idea on a cold and rainy weekend!