An introduction to soy wax candle making, covering all the important facets to be successful. Participants will make candles in glass and tin containers as well as melts and tea lights. Topics include container and wick selection, fragrances and colouring. Materials to make 300gm candle, tin can candle, fragrant melts and tea lights are included in fee. Cost of materials for the 2nd session will be dependent upon student's project choices and paid direct to the Tutor. Imperative to attend the first session.

Your Tutor is Shane Fairlie.

Shane Fairlie has been teaching at WEA since January 2024.

Shane delivered training to groups for thirty years. When he retired in 2017 he took up candle making as a hobby. Teaching at WEA allows him to combine his two interests of training and candle making. Shane’s goals with training is to make the participant comfortable in the environment and enjoy the experience, as well as leave the session with the knowledge and confidence to make candles successfully.