Candle Making Basics: All the Skills and Tools You Need to Get Started by Eric E

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The complete guide to candle making, from equipment and materials to finished product. Step-by-step photographs and expert advice guide you through the process, showing you how to avoid common mistakes along the way.

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description

The complete guide to candle making, from equipment and materials to finished product. Step-by-step photographs and expert advice guide you through the process, showing you how to avoid common mistakes along the way. Step-by-step colour photographs and descriptive detail make this book indispensable for beginners looking to create beautiful and functional scented candles on their very first try, and for experienced crafters who want to sharpen their skills.Precise instructions eliminate the guesswork that too often creeps into how-to books and help you avoid common mistakes. Gleaned from the expertise of master candle makers, this guide presents everything a novice needs to know to get started crafting traditional tapers and moulded candles, container and rolled beeswax candles, and interesting variations on each.Includes guidelines for buying tools and materials, preparing the work space, and working safely and effectively, as well as suggested shopping lists and information on scents and dyes. New edition includes a gallery of candle-making projects.

Author Biography

Eric Ebeling is an editor of the Stackpole Books How-to-Basics series.Scott Ham, master candle maker, owns and operates The Gettysburg Candle Company and Moonacre Iron Works in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.Alan Wycheck is an award-winning photographer who lives in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Review

Have you ever admired the gorgeous scented candles displayed in shops, or online at websites like Etsy, Instagram and DecoratorsWisdom.com? Have you ever yearned to understand how, exactly, candles are made? Would you be interested in learning how to make your own candles to give as gifts to your inner circle or keep for yourself?Or perhaps you've already attempted to make your own candles, but they turned out so badly that you got discouraged with the craft. Maybe the candles you made wouldn't burn, and you don't understand where you went wrong. Or maybe they turned out too soft or too hard to remove from the mold you used, leaving you frustrated and confused about how to fix the problem.If any of these scenarios describes your situation, there's a book you're really going to want to add to your library ASAP. It's called Candle Making Basics: All the Skills and Tools You Need to Get Started. Whether you're a complete beginner at candle-making or you need some help with fixing mistakes you're making when crafting your own candles, I think you're going to be really excited about this book.

Long Description

The complete guide to candle making, from equipment and materials to finished product. Step-by-step photographs and expert advice guide you through the process, showing you how to avoid common mistakes along the way. Step-by-step colour photographs and descriptive detail make this book indispensable for beginners looking to create beautiful and functional scented candles on their very first try, and for experienced crafters who want to sharpen their skills. Precise instructions eliminate the guesswork that too often creeps into how-to books and help you avoid common mistakes. Gleaned from the expertise of master candle makers, this guide presents everything a novice needs to know to get started crafting traditional tapers and moulded candles, container and rolled beeswax candles, and interesting variations on each. Includes guidelines for buying tools and materials, preparing the work space, and working safely and effectively, as well as suggested shopping lists and information on scents and dyes. New edition includes a gallery of candle-making projects.

Review Quote

Have you ever admired the gorgeous scented candles displayed in shops, or online at websites like Etsy, Instagram and DecoratorsWisdom.com? Have you ever yearned to understand how, exactly, candles are made? Would you be interested in learning how to make your own candles to give as gifts to your inner circle or keep for yourself?Or perhaps you've already attempted to make your own candles, but they turned out so badly that you got discouraged with the craft. Maybe the candles you made wouldn't burn, and you don't understand where you went wrong. Or maybe they turned out too soft or too hard to remove from the mold you used, leaving you frustrated and confused about how to fix the problem.If any of these scenarios describes your situation, there's a book you're really going to want to add to your library ASAP. It's called Candle Making Basics: All the Skills and Tools You Need to Get Started. Whether you're a complete beginner at candle-making or you need some help with fixing mistakes you're making when crafting your own candles, I think you're going to be really excited about this book.

Details ISBN0811718360 Year 2018 ISBN-10 0811718360 ISBN-13 9780811718363 Format Paperback Publisher Stackpole Books Series How To Basics Language English Pages 184 Author Sandy Allison Media Book Photographer Alan Wycheck Imprint Stackpole Books Subtitle All the Skills and Tools You Need to Get Started Country of Publication United States Edited by Eric Ebeling DEWEY 745.59332 Place of Publication Mechanicsburg Edition 2nd NZ Release Date 2018-03-01 US Release Date 2018-03-01 Publication Date 2018-03-01 UK Release Date 2018-03-01 Birth 1912 Death 1982 Affiliation University of Wisconsin-Madison Position Former senior instructor and associate head, English (deceased) Qualifications Ph.D. Edition Description Second Edition Audience General AU Release Date 2018-03-14 Illustrations Text Boxes; Illustrations; Halftones, Color including Color Photographs; Color Illustrations We've got this

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