Factory Outlet: The Candle Store
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Another story from www.igougo.com, this time about The Candle Factory
It’s not a long stretch to understand how a candle factory might find a home in an area that celebrates colonial life! Candles were a mainstay of life and light in those bygone times and have now become a sought after commodity for setting a mood or creating a sense of peace and tranquility.
At this site, the actual process of modern and ancient candle-making comes together. While some of the machinery is mechanized, they still use the dip it over and over and over technique to build up the diameter of the candle. You can tour the factory where you’ll see the huge automated wheels of “candles-in-the-making” that get dipped into even larger vats of molten wax. Today, the Williamsburg Soap and Candle Company turns out 6 million candles a year. The workers will talk about what is necessary to make the candle smooth and how they occasionally cut off the bottoms spikes to make sure the candle comes out with a flat bottom. This is basically the same method used 200 years ago only on a much grandeur scale. They will also demonstrate how they make some of the specialty candles such as the twisted or carved varieties. For The Full Story Read Further
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Hi Chris,
Thanks for linking to my blog! So far the only outlet I can think of locally is the new Too Good Gourmet cookie place I wrote about, but I’ll keep you posted!
Jessica