The Candlemaker's Companion: A Complete Guide to Rolling, Pouring, Dipping, and Decorating Your Own Candles

by Betty Oppenheimer

Overview

Enjoy some homemade glow. From wax to wick to wrapping, The Candlemaker’s Companion is a definitive guide to modern candle making. Learn how to create rolled, poured, molded, and dipped candles; play with your favorite scents and colors; and use specialty techniques to design glowing luminaria, candle holders, and other gorgeous accessories. With illustrated directions, complete source lists, and plenty of practical advice, Betty Oppenheimer invites even the beginner candlemaker to get in on the action. Fill your house with the warm light and enticing fragrances that only candles can bring.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781580173667
Publisher:	Storey Publishing, LLC
Publication date:	03/01/2004
Edition description:	REVISED
Pages:	208
Sales rank:	806,903
Product dimensions:	7.95(w) x 8.05(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

Betty Oppenheimer is an experienced crafter and seamstress who studied textile science at the Fashion Institute of Technology and has worked as textile quality assurance manager and engineer for several sportswear companies. Betty is the author of The Candlemaker's Companion and Growing Lavender and Community on the Sequim Prairie. She lives on the Olympic Penninsula in rural Washington state.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

A Plea from the Author

Introduction

Chapter 1: The History and Language of Candles

Chapter 2: Wick

Chapter 3: Wax and Additives

Chapter 4: Color and Scent

Chapter 5: Equipment

Chapter 6: Rolled Candles and Sheet Wax

Chapter 7: Poured Candles

Chapter 8: Casting and Moldmaking

Chapter 9: Dipped Candles

Chapter 10: Troubleshooting

Chapter 11: Decorating

Chapter 12: Candleholders and Related Items

Chapter 13: Wrapping, Storage, and Repair

Chapter 14: Moving into Production

Suppliers

Reading List

Index

Editorial Reviews

" In this comprehensive guide, you'll discover the fundamentals of making all manner of candles…" - Sacramento Bee

"There is more wick information alone than most of us will ever need." - Sacramento Bee

From the Publisher

Both these books cover essentially the same ground and are good basic guides for making candles. They deal with waxes, wicks, molds, scents, and a variety of decorating techniques. Oppenheimer's book has a more extensive text with line drawings, while Coney's is completely illustrated with color photographs. Both have more information on candle-making than Gloria Nicol's The New Candle Book (LJ 11/1/95), a guide that emphasizes candle display. These are both good basic books for the library craft collection.

Library Journal