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

by Eric Ebeling (Editor)

Step-by-step color 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 molded 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.

Genres: Crafts, Nonfiction

184 pages, Paperback

Published March 15, 2018

Reviews

[Shayshkers · Rating 4 out of 5]

Compared to some other candlemaking books I've read, this was a great find. It included more detail without overloading you with information. Tons of pictures to show every step. Great material for a total beginner.

[Ambrose Miles · Rating 5 out of 5]

Photographs of this step by step beginners manual is excellent. A very helpful book.

[Juli Anna · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very in-depth guide, covering all aspects of beginning candlemaking. The emphasis on petroleum-based wax is not for me, but I understand why the author chose to work with it in this context.

[Jodi Geever · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book starts with very basic container candles and progressively moves to more challenging projects. Each project includes an approximation of how much time crafters need to dedicate to each one.

[Jamie Meinsen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book for the beginner candlemaker. It includes a lot of good resources and pictures for references in the candle making process.

[Melissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Perfectly good for modern candle making with clear instructions and lots of pictures. Just not what I was looking for.

[Lin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Now that I have read a few other books on the subject, this one is one of the better ones. Full of color photographs and detailed step-by-step directions, I found this book most attuned to my tastes (i.e., not gaudy or questionably safe) and style of learning.

(Bumping up the star almost one month later.)

[Mel Ro · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’ve only tried making candles once before with a neighbor. I had no instruction other than his experience, but he was out of practice and we had poor results. Enter this book. It is definitely basic, and sometimes really overdoes it. Who needs four pictures of someone submerging a wick in hot wax, or a full seven pictures illustrating how to wrap a wick around a wooden stick? But overall definitely helpful. I expect more success next time, with this book as a guide.