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[johnpalmer]

Wow... have I been untalkative here.

Good news: I got some new candle molds in time for holiday gift giving. Bad news: how the *heck* am I going to thread a wick through these two?

I opened up the box from CandleWic, and looked inside to see a six-pointed star candle mold (I thought I'd bought a *5* pointed one, but, oh well) and two... uh... well...

Two large, thick, unpointed... well, see, I think they're made of silicone. And they're molds for tapers. You know, long candles that people could jokingly call phallic-shaped?

Dirty-minded humor aside, there's a tiny, wick-sized hole in the base. I guess I'll hit a fabric shop and try to find a *really* long needle with enough of an eye to thread a wick through the base of these molds.

(Oh, great. And I'm just imagining going up to the saleswoman. "Let me show you why I need this really long needle." Do I have any Seattle friends who can stand bail for me, just in case, and whose senses of humor do *not* extend towards getting a friend listed as a sex offender?)

The star mold, that won't be a big deal; it's a clear plastic that's kin to lexan, I think. (It's listed as being polycarbonate, and IIRC, lexan is a polycarbonate.) But, the others, well... I just won't borrow trouble until I find out if I can find long enough needles.

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[beki.livejournal.com]

If you can get your hand in there, you can get a needle with a fat eye in it to take the wick thread. It doesnt need to be long unless you cant get your hand through.

My mom used to make the candles in tins she bent herself and she used a wooden spoon at the top to tie the wick around so it would lie straight when she poured in the hot wax.

Would that method work for you? I may have some needles with eye holes big enough for you to use...

[johnpalmer.livejournal.com]

That's what I used... but this was a bit trickier. See, these are wobbly silicone molds... I wasn't kidding when I referenced how they looked like sex toys. I finally found a long enough needle (12 inches!) that would let me push the needle through until I could grab it with pliers.