https://knowledge.growingthecommons.org/ 2026-05-06T15:22:09+00:00 https://knowledge.growingthecommons.org/ https://knowledge.growingthecommons.org/lib/exe/fetch.php/favicon.ico text/html 2026-03-26T18:33:37+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://knowledge.growingthecommons.org/doku.php/cndl/candlemaking?rev=1774550017&do=diff This topic is part of Crafts & making. Candlemaking ---------- "“All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.” - Francis of Assisi" What is candlemaking? Candlemaking is making a light source from a flammable wick surrounded by a combustible material (usually wax, usually solid). Candles have been used to light people’s homes and journeys since long before the advent of electricity. The symbolic properties of light also mean that candles have traditionall…