You are not talking to yourself. I'm just getting started with candles and feel a bit overwhelmed. You are bringing a bit of peace to the wick decision. Thank you.
Thank you for the pointers! This seems like a trial and error process but you helped us beginners avoid a lot of mistakes. Very informative videos on this channel! ❤
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Thank you, thank you, thank you. Your videos are so informative. Thanks for sharing what you have learned through trial and error; saved me from making the mistakes. Now, as a beginner I feel like I'm ahead of the and readyto go. I followed your video and made candles yesterday. They turned out GREAT!
This was very informative and useful. I am very interested in making my own candles and purchased a kit from pro candle supply but feel they set me up for failure in a way. They supplied the jars, wax, FO and wicks. They gave me instructions and after two fails I had to start re-evaluating the steps and now feel the wick they sent with this kit is the wrong type for the supplied equipment. I was really discouraged by this and am finding it hard to self motivate. This is not a cheap process and I want to keep trying. Watching series like this and others, that really help with educating and edifying me and my technique and really helps me stay optimistic. All that to say, thank you. You have a new subscriber in me. 😁 the video was great.
Thank you so much your videos have helped me understand lots I have just started candle making and already I have list the will to live ( as they say 😅) luckily I am not doing it to sell and doing it for a hobby the 1st lot never put enough oils in 2nd lot wicks are just all wrong and I put numerous wicks in so obvious I have wrong wicks in.
I am so glad I found your channel. I’m almost 65 and no one ever said to burn the candle u til you have a nice burn pool. Or however you out it. I bought candle making stuff I believe off Amazon through reviews. It was ok. But now that I am learning more I see I screwed up. I was going for all natural so I bought essential oils, not fragrance oils. The wax I bought is 444. I have t seen many videos on it and have no idea what the difference is. It does melt to a beautiful white which impresses me. The wicks I have are 6” EricX Light. I’m having a hard time finding info on those as well. I just made candles with them in the small mason jars. They are about 2-1/2” wide, 4” tall. They look pretty but they don’t melt to the edge. So I’m wondering, can you melt and repour these once you add fragrance? I did use fragrance oil on these. I was thinking of adding two wicks. Or maybe just keep for myself and let them burn. The flame I think is beautiful. So much to learn. I’m sure I will be binge watching your channel all day tomorrow. I’m still making Christmas gifts.
Happy Sunday ☺️ I am a beginner like some of the others here and I truly am struggling with the Rock size for my 8 ounce candle containers. I was desperately trying to find the proper sized wicks. It seems you have answered my question 🤗🥰 thank you do much. Have a peaceful and blessed day 💕🙏🏾🤗
Thank you. Yes, the wicks are definitely the most challenging part of candle making. It's highly challenging and tests patience big time. It can be very discouraging. Especially for beginners. I wish it was much more direct when picking wicks, but it's just not. It is what it is.
Hello I enjoyed this I am. Beginner I was using two wicks and the flame was very big. I am using one wick now and trying to make it better thanks for this video
This was great information and u wasn't talking to much u broke it down a lot of people don't so thank you and I have a question how many wicks u use in a 8oz jar
Starting my candle business and buying everything today... Thank you for the tips, definitely took down notes on your video. Helps a lot, thank you again! :)
Your video really helped me. I am new to candle making and I am also doing the same mistake not choosing the right size of wick. Thanks for this, it was really helpful.
I think this is the most informative channel I have visited... I alsonthink that the RU-vidr can be my friend too🤣🤣 we have the same interest🥰 I hope I can make it too, just like you did it🥰
Hi first time on your channel I enjoyed your videos I’m new to candle making and been testing since march 2022 you been a big help explaining wicks and sizes everything that you explain I did not know about these wicks but thanks to your videos you are a great help I will subscribe to your channel
As a beginner found you had some fantastic advice - Thankyou so Much for taking the time to explain everything--- & No I didnt think the video was too long :)
Found out I think I need to change my wicks after finally finding what I thought was the "right" wick for me... finding out my hot throw is weak. I started with the ECO series also and I think I'm switching to the CD series too.
This was a great video thank you but a couple of quick questions if not to much trouble. I am very new to candle making and I was wondering a couple of things. 1) what is the best size wick to use with 8oz bell mason jars. 2) I am in MN and if you have either tried or is selling on ETSY or something similar or how did you start out selling your candles before you started your company?
What wick and size would you recommend for the body mould? Everyone’s making them but no one mentions wick size, I’m presuming to big a wick will burn them down to quick.
Thanks for the candlescience link. I'm trying to make beeswax T lights and have been completely unsuccessful, I've been using the wicks that come with the T lights and simply adding melted beeswax, any hints that folks can offer me are welcome
What website would you recommend for a beginner to start selling candles at? I find Etsy & Shopify being too expensive with their fees and I would like to know your opinion on this subject. I am thinking to start with The Big Cartel and through social media for my launch! Thank you! Keep it up!!
I actually started a wix website but for beginners, it seems that a lot of candle makers push starting on etsy. I would rather use wix or shopify and use social media ads to push towards my own website. The fees of etsy can really really add up and once a company starts to see how much they are spending on etsy fees, they normally want to push consumers over to their own website which is hard to do. I've never heard of the big cartel. i will have to look into it! Thank you so much for watching! Ill be doing a video on this soon!
Hi, thanks for the video, it's my first time watching one of your videos, I'm new to candle making and going through the process of picking wicks. I'm using a para-soy wax. What kind of wax are you using with the CD wicks? Look forward to hearing from you. From Frances
Thanks for the video. If the CS guide recommends an ECO 16 and I choose to double WIC, would I double wick with 2 eco 16s OR do I split that up to 2 eco 8s?
@Clayton Candle Co.. Hi Jane, amazing video! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 U are totally correct when we start making candles for the first time we think that we can just melt the wax stick any wick and pour the wax without measuring the heat or figuring out if the wick is good.or not good. Also we are anxious and we want the candle to cool fast so as soon as the candle is room temperature we want to burn it with out curing... Because we didn’t know all this. Then we have tunneling, mushrooming, black smoke ... everything like u explained. I don’t do thin metal container but my son give me some, they are 6 oz. so what wicks u recommend for them? Also for a 10/11 oz. jar? Which one would u use?
hello!! do whipped candle need larger wick. example if Im using eco 10 for my normal container should I use the same wick with whipped candle in the same container or bigger wick thank you
HI Jane can you give some advise on wicks for pillar candles with a width of 3 to 5 inches so that they dont melt and over spill or cause tunneling....
I'm wondering. During the test process if I'm making 15oz candles, I make 15oz candles. Nothing smaller even when testing wicks? Sorry, not worded very well. Also, with curing, using a soy/coconut wax, I still need to wait 2 weeks before I burn test? Thanks in advance for your help.
I hope this is not a stupid question, but my question is if you put 3 or 4 sucker sticks together, the whole entire sucker sticks is dipped in dried candle wax should that work can that work just like wick. I put them 3 sucker sticks in candle wax without the entire sucker sticks being covered in wax and the sucker sticks stayed lit ?
