The complete candlemaker: techniques, projects, inspirations

Best-selling author Norma Coney guides the reader through this easy and inexpensive craft, beginning with a section on finding and selecting wicks, waxes, and the other candlemaking supplies, then moving on to detailed instructions for making 40 kinds of candles -- from handsome hand-dipped tapers to intricate cut-and-curl pillars. Information on fragrance, color, and surface decoration is also included, as well as scores of color photos of candies by some of the finest candlemakers in the world.