Draw another circle, this time using the roll with the candle in it to mark the size, and cut around it, leaving a border three-quarters of an inch wide, then slash the border as you did the first. Cover the laps of [Fig. 455] with glue, set the roll containing the candle exactly within the penciled circle, and turn up the laps, one at a time, lapping them over one another in regular order, as in [Fig. 456]. Hold the laps in place until they are firmly glued to the roll, then make a dot with your pencil on the bottom exactly in the centre of the circle, and lay the roll aside for the glue to harden while you prepare
Fig. 458.—Cut two notches in the top.
The Candlewicks.
Candlewick comes in balls. It is composed of cotton strands which must be braided to make a finished wick. Cut from the wick several pieces nine inches long, select three strands for each candle, tie them together in bunches of threes, and braid, as shown in [Fig. 457].
Take the candle from the roll, and in the top edge of the roll cut two notches directly opposite each other ([Fig. 458]), then melt the candle and pour it while hot into the mould, emptying it again directly. This will give the inside a coating of wax which will keep the paper from absorbing the bayberry wax.
