How to Make Basic Pillar Candles

The first step in making your pillar candle is to wick your mold. You will need your wick and your Jiffy Wicker to do this.

Take a 20” length of wick, and tie a slip knot at one end.

1. Thread the unknotted end of the wick through the metal washer, and pull it through until the washer is resting against the knot.
2. Poke a hole in the center of the rubber gasket with a large needle or craft knife. Thread the unknotted end of the wick through the rubber gasket, and pull it through until the gasket is resting against the metal washer.
3. Thread the unknotted end of the wick through the wick hole in the bottom of the mold, and pull up through the center of the mold to the top of the mold. Keep pulling until gasket end of the wick is snuggly pressed against the bottom of the mold. The point here is to create a seal between the rubber gasket and the mold, so that liquid wax will not seep out through the bottom of your mold.
4. Take the metal jiffy wicker bar and thread the wick through it. Pull the wick taut, so that wax cannot seep out, but not so tight that the wick is stretched out of shape or distorted.
5. Now draw the wick into the notch at one end of the jiffy wicker bar. Wrap the wick once around the bar, then underneath the wick threaded along the length of the wick bar, as shown, to create a solid knot.

Once you are finished wicking your mold, it is time to melt your wax. (When you get experienced at wicking your mold, and can do it quickly, you might want to wait until your wax is set to melting before wicking your molds. It's a matter of timing and personal preference.)