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DIY Hack – Bendy Candles From Store Bought Candles

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If you’re looking for a fun and creative way to spice up your home decor, look no further than bendy candles. These quirky candles have become a huge trend on TikTok, thanks to their unique and eye-catching design. But did you know that you don’t have to make your own candles from scratch to get in on the trend?

With just a few simple steps, you can easily transform a thick store-bought candle into a bendy masterpiece. In this video tutorial, we’ll show you how to turn a plain straight candle into a decorative bendy candle that will impress all your friends.

All you need is a thick candle, a hair dryer, and a little bit of patience. Start by heating up the candle with the hair dryer, making sure to focus the heat on the part you want to bend. Once the wax is soft and pliable, gently bend it into the desired shape, holding it in place until it cools and hardens.

Repeat this process with different sections of the candle, creating twists and turns to achieve the bendy effect. You can even experiment with different colors and sizes of candles to create a unique and personalized look.

So if you’re looking to jump on the bendy candle trend, don’t waste your time making candles from scratch. With this simple hack, you can create your own decorative bendy candles in no time. So grab a candle, a hair dryer, and let’s get twisting!

 

 

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Book Review: Cable Knitting Stitch Dictionary

Stitch dictionaries are a fun way to learn new-to-you knitting stitch patterns or to take a deep dive into a particular technique. Debbie Tomkies offers 100 cable stitch designs and thoughts on how to incorporate them into projects in her Cable Knitting Stitch Dictionary.

Each stitch pattern is shown in a large swatch photo and with written and charted instructions. Any special stitches are included on the page. The stitches are rated on a difficulty scale of 1 to 3, and the pattern notes also indicate how many extra stitches you should add to a project if you’re going to work this cable (since cables pull the fabric closer together you need to compensate for that) as well as how many stitches and rows are in the repeat if you want to design a project yourself.

The cables are arranged into sections: classic cables, combinations, all-over panels, creative cables, motifs and panels and cabled edges and borders.

It’s fun to flip through the designs to think about projects you can add a single cable or two to or make with an allover cabled design. Or you could make swatches of different cables and sew them together into a pillow cover or a throw.

At the back of the book there’s a section on general cable knitting techniques, reading charts, working swatches and avoiding errors (though it mentions working the wrong number of rows between cable turns, it doesn’t share how to count rows between cables to avoid this mistake).

It also talks about how to design your own cables, combine cables in a project, choose the right yarn and needles and determine how many more stitches you need to cast on when working cables instead of stockinette stitch. There’s also a glossary of symbols and abbreviations you may find in cable knitting and other patterns.

The book provides a good overview of things you can do with cables, as well as some fun things you might not have tried like infinity cables and horizontal cables. It’s a great book for a designer who likes to work with cables or a knitter who wants to play with different stitches in their projects.

About the book: 176 pages, paperback, 100 stitch patterns. Published 2024 by David & Charles. Suggested retail price $26.99.