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TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Acknowledments
- CHAPTER 1: History of Candlemaking
- Candle Renaissance
- Earliest Traces of Candlelight
- Who Made the First Candle?
- Development of Rushlights
- Nothing New Under the Sun
- Advent of Modern Candlemaking
- Candle Streetlights
- First Candle Molds
- All the World's a Stage
- Fire Without Matches
- Revolutionary Developments
- Illuminating Gas
- From Past to Present
- CHAPTER 2: Candles in the New World
- Colonial Period
- Burn That Fat
- Superior Spermaceti
- Wick Development
- Introduction of Stearin
- Made in the USA
- Flip of the Switch
- Modern Romance
- Candlemaking as a Natural Act
- CHAPTER 3: Candlemaking As a Sacred Art
- Marvelous Mythology
- Candles in Christianity
- Jewish Candle Symbolism
- Let There Be Light
- Sacred Candlelight
- Making Candle Magic
- Everyday Rituals
- Candle-Gazing Meditation
- Ritual Candle Sets As Gifts
- Mind-Calming Visualization with Candles
- Healing ith Candles
- CHAPTER 4: Candles- All You Need to Know
- Candle Industry Facts
- Industry Directory Available
- Lost Art of Burning Candles Properly
- How to Put Candles Out Correctly
- Storing Candles
- Basic Methods
- Candle Shapes
- Significance of Candle Colors
- Keep a Notebook!
- CHAPTER 5: How to Get Started
- Candle Terminology
- Wax 101
- Minding Your Beeswax
- All about Paraffin
- Suppliers
- Recycle Your Wax
- Wicks
- Wick Priming
- Burn Rate
- How to Avoid the Draft
- Fire Retardant Is Better
- Candlemaking Equipment
- Safety First
- Do's and Dont's of Candlemaking
- What to Wear
- CHAPTER 6: Handmade Rolled and Poured Candles
- Roll Your Own
- Making Your Own Wax Sheets
- Start Rolling!
- How to make a diagonal Rolled Candle
- Making a square-shaped Rolled Canlde
- Homemade Birthday Candles
- May I Pour You a Candle?
- Advantages of Additives for Paraffin Wax
- Stirring the Pot
- Making Container Candles
- Selecting Containers
- How to make a Container Candle
- Making a Candle of Many Colors
- CHAPTER 7: Molded Candles
- Using Disposable Molds
- Molds, Molds, Molds
- Molding Terminology
- Molded Candle Basics
- Molding Process
- Finishing the Candle
- Automatic Wicking
- Technical Assistance Online
- Craft of Moldmaking
- Moldmaking Step by Step
- Two-Piece Moldmaking
- Making a Latex Mold: Step-by-Step Guide
- Complex Molded Shapes
- Plaster Bandage Molds
- CHAPTER 8: Dipped Candles
- Dip Your Wick
- Skinny on Dipping
- Take the Plunge
- Troubleshooting
- Dipping in Quantity
- Dipping for Kids 101
- Candle-Burning Safety
- Good News about Wax Removal
- Create a Pure Beeswax Dipped Candle
- Overdipping: Another Kind of Dip
- Method for Overdipping Candles
- CHAPTER 9: Introducing Unusual Candles
- Most Unusual Candle!
- Creative Contemporary Candlemaking
- Danish Tapers
- Cutout Tapers
- Birthday Candles
- Making Wax Matches
- Making Glow-Through Candles
- Hand-molded Candles
- Unusual Rolled Beeswax Candles
- Beaded Candles
- Surface Mottling
- Unusual Molds
- Unusual Candles Made with Large Molds
- Multiwick Candles
- Dripped Dipped Candles
- CHAPTER 10: Shape, Color, and Fragrance
- Infinite Variety
- Blending Waxes for Molding
- Basically Interesting
- Identical Twins
- Improvise
- Using Color and Fragrance
- Delightful Shades
- Colorants at Home
- Mix and Match
- Blending Basic Colors
- Making Sense of Scents
- All About Essental Oils
- Herbal Scents
- CHAPTER 11: Advanced Creative Methods
- Making Braided Tapers
- Twisted Tapers
- Winding Waxed Wicks
- Making Spiraled Tapers
- Advanced Creative Techniques
- CHAPTER 12: Holidays and Special Occasions
- Gift-Giving
- Yule Rules!
- Hearts and Candles
- Spring!
- Fourth of July
- Halloween Candles
- Making Candles for Thanksgiving
- New Baby
- Romantic Weddings
- Birthdays
- Candle Centerpieces for Special Occasions
- CHAPTER 13: Surface Techniques for Decorating Candles
- Candle-painting
- Stenciling Canldes
- Other Surface Decorations
- Making Textured Candles
- Adding Texture to Finished Candles
- Carved Candles
- Surface Decorating Methods
- Mixing Methods
- CHAPTER 14: Appliqued and Inlaid Candles
- Using Pressed Flowers and Grasses
- Wax Applique Method
- Waxing Real flowers
- Openwork Applique
- Inlays
- Inlays with Dried Fruits
- CHAPTER 15: Making Decorative Shapes with Molds
- Built It yourself
- Copycat Molds
- Casting Candles
- Casting Sand Candles
- CHAPTER 16: Decorative Candleholders and Containers
- Candleholders Galore!
- Shimmering Glassware
- Wax Will Bowl You Over
- Nature's Beauty
- Punched-Tin Holders
- Potted Candles
- CHAPTER 17: Novelty Candles
- Novelty Challenge
- Floating Candles
- Making Floating Flowers
- By the Beautiful Sea
- Whipped Wax
- Appendix A: Quick and Easy Molded Candle
- Appendix B: Quick and Easy Seashell Candle
- Appendix C: Quick and Easy Sand Candle
- Index