Hello! Just started experimenting with candle making. Live in a developing country (former Soviet country) with little access to all the materials available in the US. A few questions: 1. Is it possible to make your own cotton core wicks? if so, how? 2. We melted some available long thin candles and poured them into a container. The candles were white but looked clear instead of opaque after they were set. How can we change this? I think it will be fine if we add color? 3. Does anyone know how/if we can manufacture our own wax? I ordered a soykit from the States and had great success, but we can't order from the States all the time like that! There is potentially a really big market here for decorative candles! Anyone interested in "adopting" us?