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  2. Candle wick - Wikipedia

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    Wick of a candle Candle wick in a candle. A candle wick or lamp wick is usually made of braided cotton that holds the flame of a candle or oil lamp. A candle wick works by capillary action, conveying ("wicking") the fuel to the flame. When the liquid fuel, typically melted candle wax, reaches the flame it then vaporizes and combusts.

  3. Candlewicking - Wikipedia

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    Candlewicking, or candlewick is a form of whitework embroidery that traditionally uses an unbleached cotton thread on a piece of unbleached muslin. It gets its name from the nature of the soft spun cotton thread , which was braided then used to form the wick for candles.

  4. Candle - Wikipedia

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    The candle wick influences how the candle burns. Important characteristics of the wick include diameter, stiffness, fire resistance, and tethering. A candle wick is a piece of string or cord that holds the flame of a candle. Commercial wicks are made from braided cotton.

  5. 7 Candle Safety Tips You Absolutely Should Be Following

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    There's no better way to fill your home with warmth and coziness than burning candles.Light a candle and you add instant hygge to any space. But since there is an open flame involved, safety is of ...

  6. Candlewick - Wikipedia

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    Candlewick may refer to: Candle wick, a part of a candle or oil lamp; Candlewick, a style of glassware made by the Imperial Glass Company; Candlewick (fabric), a thick, soft cotton fabric; Candlewick, an element in financial candlestick charts; Candlewick (ward), a ward in the City of London; Candlewick Press, a Massachusetts publisher

  7. Is Your Candle Wick Mushrooming? Here’s How to Fix It - AOL

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    This simple item helps you push your candle wick into the melted wax, dousing the flame. Just make sure you pull the wick back out before the wax hardens! Try it with one of our favorite food ...

  8. Argand lamp - Wikipedia

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    Its more complete combustion of the candle wick and oil than in other lamps required much less frequent trimming of the wick. In France, the lamp is called "Quinquet", after Antoine-Arnoult Quinquet, a pharmacist in Paris, who used the idea originated by Argand and popularized it in France. Quinquet sometimes is credited with the addition of ...

  9. Candle snuffer - Wikipedia

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    Candle snuffers date from the 17th–mid 19th centuries. Scissor-type tools that cut and retain the snuff trimmed from candle wicks are also sometimes called snuffers, though technically a separate tool called a candle wick trimmer. The snuff being the burnt, surplus portion of the wick. The snuff is partially burned wicks and, with the ...