Mini Pillar Candles

Description

Fair trade and African designed mini pillar candles.

Each mini pillar candle in this collection has been handmade by expert candle-makers in the mountain Kingdom of Swaziland.

The artisans create the candles using the ancient technique of ‘millifiore’, which was a skill perfected in Italy to create the finest glass sculptures and has been translated into use with wax.

The candles are beautiful, useful and ethical and are made using high grade paraffin that is long lasting.

Height: Approx. 6.5cm

Width: Approx. 6.5cm

Each candle burns for approximately 14 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 and 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 draughts and 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 and started attracting visitors.

The vibrancy of the workshop, uniqueness of the product and 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 and cut and carefully layered according to the design.
The resulting slabs are compressed, extruded and re-extruded and then sliced into thin veneers.
These veneers are then taken by the candle makers and skillfully stretched over a core of pure white wax and hand made into the desired shapes.

See more about Swazi Candles here.