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Candle Making Courses Near Me
Start your candle making journey here, in the rural SA37 postcode area of Pembrokeshire - nearest villages are Boncath and Crymych and the coastal towns of Newport and Cardigan in West Wales.
This is a very rural area with few obvious landmarks. Some satnavs take you to a farm some 800 yards from us so everyone who enrols on a course will recieve a detailed map on how to find us!
Candle Making Studio
All our candle making courses are held in a purpose designed craft studio. Each attendee will have their own workstation and own set of equipment to make their own candles.
Candle Making Courses - What to Expect
These candle making courses are suitable for complete beginners (Adults 16+) or those just starting out. These are practical, hands-on coureses and you will hand pour your own candles. The course will give you the knowledge and skills needed to create your own candles at home.
Experienced Tuition
- 2.5 hours of guided tuition with an experienced candle chandler (a professional candle maker).
- Classes held in a professional, purpose designed Candle Studio.
- One Tutor and a max of four persons.
- A comprehensive printed reference file of the step-by-step guide to making candles at home.
What you will Learn
- The equipment you will need to make candles at home. This will include equipment you will almost certainly have already and some which you can choose to buy.
- An overview of the candle making ingredients, the different types of wax, wicks and fragrances available and where to buy these ingredients.
- A demonstration of how to make a candle
- calculating the amount of wax and fragrance oil required.
- wicking a candle.
- melting the wax to the correct temperature
- mixing the wax and the fragrance oil at the correct temperature.
- pouring the wax by hand.
- the UK government candle labelling requirements
- With the guidance of the Tutor, you will make three candles.
Hands-On Candle Making
- All materials are provided.
- Using you own dedicated Workstation, you will make three of your own beautiful FelinFach style container candles using eco-friendly plant-based wax (Soy Wax), a choice of natural fragrances with both wood wicks and eco-friendly cotton wicks.
- Our candles are a renewable, sustainable and eco-friendly product. There are no dyes or additives in the wax.
- Replicating the demonstration, you will prepare the candle wax, fragrance and wicks and will then hand pour one 30cl glass candle, one 20cl candle in a tin and one 10cl travel tin candle to take home with you.
About FelinFach
Located in Pembrokeshire Wales, our ethos is defined in the three words...
NATURAL TRADITIONAL HANDMADE.
- Hand woven iconic Welsh blankets.
- Hand dyed yarn, dyed with natural dyes only - no exceptions!
- Hand poured candles, candle accessories, Candle Making Workshops and soapery.
- Natural Dyeing Craft courses.
- Yarn shop, yarn bowls, project bags, tools and accessories for knitters and crafters.
- Welsh Gifts, made in Wales, handmade in Wales.
We are a proud supporter of Americymru the Campaign for Wool, Global Welsh and Red Dragon America.
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Last updated 14th January 2025
