How To Make Candle Pie Tarts

If you’re a candle enthusiast looking for a fun and creative project, candle pie tarts may be just the thing for you. This candle-making tutorial will take you through the process of making candle pie tarts from scratch, including the base and frosting. With step-by-step instructions and a helpful video guide, even beginners can create beautiful and fragrant candles that look like miniature pies.

The first step in making candle pie tarts is creating the candle base. This involves melting and pouring wax, adding color and fragrance, and letting the wax cool and harden. Once the base is complete, you can move on to the fun part – creating the pie crust and frosting. This involves piping wax onto the top of the candle, creating a realistic and delicious-looking crust and frosting that will make your candles stand out.

The great thing about candle pie tarts is that you can customize them to your liking. You can choose your favorite scents, colors, and even shapes to create candles that match your decor or personal style. They also make great gifts for friends and family, or as a unique addition to your candle collection.

The video guide included with this tutorial makes it easy to follow along and ensure your candles turn out just right. Even if you’ve never made candles before, this tutorial will guide you through the process, helping you create a beautiful and functional piece of decor that will fill your home with lovely fragrance.

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I know not all of you are interested in writing patterns, but for those of you who are (or who already do), The Knitting Pattern Writing Handbook by Kristina McGrath and Sarah Walworth is a great guide to things you need to consider as you are designing, writing and preparing your pattern for publishing.

While a lot of this information (such as grading patterns for particular sizes, the importance of size inclusivity in patterns and common sweater design pitfalls) is specific to designers or garments, this information is important for designers to think about and for knitters to look out for when purchasing patterns.

The book covers the basics and beyond of writing a knitting pattern, including:

foundations of a good pattern
components of a pattern
gauge
charts
sizing
common sweater pitfalls
working with a tech editor

The goal of all this is to get designers thinking about how they want to present their patterns, from how abbreviations are handled to when charts are used, how many sizes are included and how elements of the pattern might need to change as garments get larger (such as increasing at a different rate on raglans so the armhole is not too deep when accommodating a larger bust size).

McGrath and Walworth are professional tech editors who host the Tech Tip Talk YouTube page, and their aim is for patterns to be clear, consistent, correct, size inclusive, accessible to a range of knitters (both in terms of physical ability and skill level).

They definitely have opinions about how knitting patterns should be written, such as how to convert from inches to centimeters and that measurements for sweaters should be taken from the upper bust rather than the full chest. But they also note that a tech editor’s job isn’t to be dogmatic or make changes without good reason.

The book also covers other subjects of importance to designers such as the difference between tech editing and test knitting, why you might want to do both and in what order. Each chapter includes a checklist of things to think about when writing you pattern and questions and answers to common questions they come across in their tech editing businesses.

The back of the book includes detailed guidelines for where and how to measure bodies, plus standard size charts for kids, women and men. There’s also a sample style sheet for use with a tech editor and plenty of resources for learning more about design, accessibility and more.

This book is a great resource for people thinking about getting into knitwear design (particularly garment design), or for designers who want to make their patterns better and their editor’s job easier.

About the book: 176 pages, hardcover. Published 2023 by Storey. Suggested retail price $20.

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