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ames_006 t1_iuc2pvk wrote

These are cool I have a couple of them and I got them a Dickens fair where the artists were creating them right in front of you as a demo and it is so cool to watch as they dip, layer, cut and twist them into the shapes. They last a super long time too and the center burns down and once it’s gone you can put the outer part over a tea candle and keep using it.

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licking-windows OP t1_iuc2zab wrote

Ohh thanks for the info! Did you see how they curl it so equally? I thought this was machine made but on closer inspection you're right, it's hand made.

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ames_006 t1_iuc3u7j wrote

It’s an amazing art and if I remember correctly from speaking to then years ago they said it’s a dying art they are trying to preserve. They do it all by hand with precision. This is not the exact retailer I bought mine from but I found a video on YouTube that shows exactly how it was done when I saw it live. It was a family who made the ones I got and their young daughters where doing it like freaking pros. It was so impressive and mesmerizing.

https://youtu.be/PXzlZkctLGI

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Bsomin t1_iuc5elz wrote

they are basically just really good. im sure there are some YouTube videos about this if you are curious

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TamaMama87 t1_iuc6txd wrote

I used to watch them at this winter fair/festival thing that happens every year here in Washington! So cool!

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ames_006 t1_iuc7bwr wrote

I think the people who do it at the dickens fair by me learned how to do it in Seattle or might have spend time up there. I wonder if it’s the same people. They always had a crowd watching it’s just really cool. And they do it in like 10-15 min max before the wax gets too cold.

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TamaMama87 t1_iuc7l7c wrote

It was my favorite part of going! Our fair thing is called Victorian Country Christmas and my brother and I used to go with my grandparents. They bought one of those candles but never lit it because it was just too pretty

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