How to make candles

Although there are many ornate, decorative candlesneatly and evenly.
you can make, if you're a beginner, the best place to5) Keep rolling the candle slowly, pushing the
start is with a basic beeswax candle. Here are thebeeswax with your hands with even pressure on all
easy steps.areas. Keep an eye on the edges and make sure
1. Gather some scissors, a sheet of beeswax, and ayou're rolling straight. Make sure the end of the
cotton wick at least a centimeter longer than thecandle is rolled as tight as the beginning.
beeswax sheet.6) Now finish off the candle by sealing the edge to
2. Fold a sheet of beeswax in half; press along thethe roll so it doesn't come undone. To do this, start in
fold to flatten it. Cut the sheet in half with yourthe middle of the roll of beeswax, and press your
scissors.fingers along the edge of your piece of beeswax. Do
3. Lay a cut piece of the beeswax sheet on a cleannot push too hard or you'll damage the candle. You
work surface. Lay your wick on the edge of thejust want to stick the edge to the rest of the
beeswax. You need a half-inch of wick extendingcandle. Continue until the entire edge is sealed to the
past each side of the piece of beeswax.candle body. Now trim the wick. Congratulations:
4. Roll the edge of the beeswax nearest you overYou've created your first candle, suitable for
the wick. Tuck the edge of the beeswax in aroundburning!Bill Thompson also writes on topics such as
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continue rolling the candle, the beeswax should roll upHow to make candles.