Create your own personalised candle.
We’ll cover options for vegans, eco warriors and plain old romantics.
Suitable for vegans, eco warriors and plain old romantics

This fun workshop will take you through candle making basics whilst making a couple of different candles including an eco-friendly aromatherapy soya wax container candle which you can take home and enjoy.We’ll cover health and safety, equipment needed, wax types, wicks, fragrance and moulds/containers.

This hands-on workshop gets you practiced in candle making basics including the selection of wicks, scenting, colouring and using different types of moulds under the watchful eye of an experienced tutor. In creating different types of candles we aim to teach the subtle difference in techniques and wicks needed in different situations and to inspire a passion for candle making. Students will also get to look at and handle different types of moulds. You’ll get to make and take home an aromatherapy scented container candle, a moulded candle,  and a candle of your choice. This is a comprehensive introduction for beginners which goes beyond most introductory candle making workshops.

We’ll cover:

• Equipment
• Wax types
• Mould types
• Wick selection
• Wax heating, mould preparation and pouring
• Health and safety
• Candle fragrance
• Colouring using micas and dyes
• De-moulding
• Cleaning equipment
• Overview of different candle types including more advanced candle making
• Safety labelling
• Suppliers