Akira san dropping his candles into the can of melted beeswax
This afternoon Tomoko san showed us these knobbly homemade beeswax candles she made for selling in her shop. Apparently candles aren’t that popular in Japan so she doesn’t make huge quantities but asked myself and Akira
My beeswax candles in the making…you can see one thin one on the outside of the tin
So first we tied the candle string to little bits of wood. Next melt the beeswax into a pan of simmering water and then dip the ends of the string into the hot beeswax one at a time and hang to dry. Once the first coat has been done, repeat until the candle gradually becomes thicker. Cut candle string shorter, wrap in cling film, label, job done. Simple!
My knobbly homemade beeswax candles…!
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