Etsy - KarakorumCrafts Small Pillar Candles | Fair Trade Swazi Beautiful Patterned Glowing

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Description

Highly decorative Fair trade & African designed small pillar candles. Each candle in this collection has been handmade by expert candle-makers in the mountain Kingdom of eSwatini & your purchase helps support them. The artisans create the candles using the ancient technique of 'millifiore', which was a skill perfected in Italy to create the finest glass sculptures & has been translated into use with wax. The candles are beautiful, useful & ethical & are made using high grade paraffin that is long lasting & clean burning. Mini Pillar candle: Height: Approx. 5.5cm Width: Approx. 5.5cm Burning time: Approximately 15 hours Please see my shop for more brilliantly unique candles Each candle burns for approximately 12 hours. To get the best out of your candle please read the directions before use. - Keep wick trimmed to 1/4 inch. - Remove all packaging before use & place candle in a suitable container capable of containing any wax spillage. Although the candle is generally self contained a heat resistant coaster or similar is advised. - Burn candle away from drafts & for no more than a couple of hours at a time (this prevents the hard outer wax from melting) - Extinguish candle with snuffer or back of metal spoon taking care not to damage wick. - Pour off molten wax if necessary to enhance flame. About Swazi Candles: Swazi Candles was started in an old cowshed of a former dairy in 1982 by 2 South African art graduates. The little workshop soon gained a reputation for producing unique candles & started attracting visitors. The vibrancy of the workshop, uniqueness of the product & the skill of the artisans resulted in Swazi Candles becoming one of Swaziland's premier tourist attractions. They are also one of the founding members of SWIFT (Swaziland Fair Trade Association). The Process: The wax is colored by mixing pigments with hot wax which is then poured into flat sheets. Sheets are marked & cut & carefully layered according to the design. The resulting slabs are compressed, extruded & re-extruded & then sliced into thin veneers. These veneers are then taken by the candle makers & skillfully stretched over a core of pure white wax & hand made into the desired shapes. See my listings for other amazing candles! https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/KarakorumCrafts Small Pillar Candles | Fair Trade Swazi Beautiful Patterned Glowing