Wicking your candle is one of the most important parts of candle making, but is also thought to be the most difficult. You may have picked the best type of wax, fragrance, and dye, however, if the incorrect wick is selected your candle will not burn properly.

Making Your Own Candle Wick

You may choose to make your own candle wick which can be beneficial, making your own gives you the flexibility to make custom wicks to fit specialty candles in varying sizes. Just follow these steps to create your own custom homemade wicks. I’ll suggest you to check .

Materials Needed:

• Undyed cotton twine
  • Scissors
  • Tongs (or anything you can use to pull the wicks out of the warm wax)
  • Pliers
  • Wick Sustainers (optional)
  • 2 tablespoons of salt
  • 4 tablespoons of boric acid powder
  • 1.5 cups of warm water
  • A wax melter or a pan inside a pan
  • Candle Wax

1. Prepare your wick
   When making your homemade wick you need to decide how thick and long you want it to be. Small candles only need single wicks while medium candles require a wick made from three strands of twine braided together.
   
   For a single wick, measure and cut the twine to be three inches longer than the height of your candle. If you plan to braid your wick, cut three equal lengths of twine that are four inches longer than the height of the candle the wick will be used for.
2. Soak the twine in the solution
   Add the salt and boric acid powder to your warm water stirring the solution until everything has dissolved. Then soak the lengths of twine in the solution for at least eight hours or up to 24 hours.
3. Drying your wicks
   After soaking for 24 hours remove your twine from the solution and hang or drape the wicks where they can dry (up to 48 hours).You may see some small white crystals will form on the wicks as they dry – these are harmless and can easily be brushed off.
4. Melt the wax
   Add your chosen wax to the double boiler or heating pot and melt your wax whilst stirring gently.You’ll need enough to cover your strings/braid.
5. Tip the treated twine
   Carefully soak the twine in the wax for about a minute coating as much of the twin as possible. (If you use tongs you can completely submerge the tine whilst protecting your fingers.)
6. Dry the wicks
   Remove the wick from the wax (using tongs if you fully submerged the twine) and hang to dry.
7. Repeat (Optional)
   you would like a thicker coating of wax repeat steps 4 to 5.
   
   Note: The twine doesn’t really “absorb” the wax, therefore, repeating the step only thickens the wick with wax.
8. Adding wick sustainers (Optional)
   If you wish to add a wick sustainer to the bottom of your wick, simply thread the wick through the hole and crimp using pliers to secure the tab to the wick. Store the finished wicks in a cool, dry place. Congratulations you have made your very own wick!