Candle Wicks From Elly (a long time ago!)

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Candle Wicks

 

2 tablespoons table salt4 tablespoons borax1 1/2 cups warm water12 inches regular cotton kite string or twine

Dissolve salt and borax in water.

Soak string or twin in the solution for 15 minutes.

Hang the string with a clothespin for five days to be sure it is completely dry.

Use a paper clip to dip the string in melted wax three or four times, coating it completely. Hang it up to dry as before. Store wicks rolled up in a newspaper.

NOTE: Add 1 teaspoon of one of the following chemicals for colored flames:

Strontium chloride for a brilliant red flameBoric acid for a deep red flameLithium chloride for a carmine flameCalcium for a red-orange flameSodium chloride (table salt) for a bright yellow flameBorax for a yellow-green flameCopper chloride for a blue flameCopper sulfate (blue vitriol/bluestone) for a green flamePotassium sulfate or potassium nitrate (saltpeter) for a violet flameEpsom salt for a white flame

 

Source..Goldmine Crafts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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