The Complete Candlemaker: Techniques, Projects, and Inspirations - Hardcover

Coney, Norma

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1887374426 ISBN 13: 9781887374422

Publisher: Lark Books, 1997

Synopsis

SYNOPSIS: Now you can make 40 kinds of gorgeous candles - from hand-dipped to tie-dyed, from molded to marbleized, from carved to appliqué! It's fun and easy! This book provides everything you need to know to make your own beautiful candles. Guided by clear instructions and how-to photography, you'll soon know how to: find and use the necessary equipment; select wicks, waxes, and additives; choose and care for candle molds; perform magic with fragrance and color; practice work safety. Learn to make a dazzling array of candles, including container, molded, hand-dipped, rolled beeswax, chunk, tie-dyed, hurricane, votive, interior decorated, water, sand, floating, cut-and-curl, overdipped, marbleized, stippled, embossed, carved, and appliquéd. This truly is a complete candlemaking book! - and - The magical light created by a flickering candle casts an irresistible spell. In fact, illumination once was considered so precious that all but the crudest lights and candles were reserved for religious purposes. Then as now, the flame of a candle symbolized hope, faith, eternity, and home. The Complete Candlemaker offers easy-to-follow instructions and how-to photographs that explain the basics of candlemaking - from priming the wick to pouring the wax. This book demonstrates everything you need to know to make a wide variety of popular candles, from elegant hand-dipped tapers to festively-colored chunk pillars. Beautifully photographed throughout, the book features gorgeous and distinctive candles made by some of the finest candlemakers in the United States. The book walks you through every phase of the candlemaking process: finding and using the necessary equipment and supplies; understanding how wicks, waxes, and additives give candles their special properties; selecting and caring for candle molds; performing magic with fragrance and color; practicing work safety. More than 40 examples are described, including container, molded, hand-dipped, rolled beeswax,

Edition details

• Publisher: Lark Books
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1887374426
• ISBN 13: 9781887374422
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 128