Recommended reading - The Complete Candlemaker: Techniques, Projects, and Inspirations (1999)

The Complete Candlemaker: Techniques, Projects, and Inspirations (1999).

by Norma Coney.

 

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 1887374507

ISBN-13: 978-1887374507

Description:

Now you can make 40 kinds of gorgeous candles – from hand-dipped to die-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!