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You won't be able to make a good wick like the real manufacturers do, because you don't have the proper materials or the equipment to braid it properly.

However, it might be a neat thing to do as an experiment and a learning experience about candlemaking, if you could limit it just to that.

The wicking needs to be soaked in flame retardant solution to work properly. They used to call this "pickling" and the manufacturers still use an equivalent chemical treatment. It's essential to do it.

Typically you can use boric acid. There are some instructions here. http://www.endtimesreport.com/making_candles.html

Don't sell these candles. Burn them under controlled conditions where they won't start a fire if anything goes wrong. But yeah, it should work.

thank you so much

P.S. I was never planing on selling the candles I just like having them to look at

Besides that I can buy a wick and tab already made for a penny, so why use one just to hold a wick? You might even get in trouble with drilling a hole in the penny if someone wanted to push the issue. Bruce

why would you get in trouble with drilling a hole in a penny???????

But you aren't little anymore and if you are gonna make candles, you REALLY need to read about different wicks and wicking a cande!! If you aren't kidding, you'd better make sure your product liability insurance is paid and you have LOTS of coverage!!

I am making it for me not to sell so their should not be a problem with that right????

I can not help you their but I do like your idea:highfive:

Is making your own wick bad??????? when I was little I would always take rope and dip it in wax a few times and then you tie it on to a penny that has a hole in it and you have a wick.

thanks

if you are dipping long candles what do you use to hold the wax???

P.S. I am just starting