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Working swiftly we drop some red, then blue and now yellow liquid dye into the wax at various points. The dye sinks like a stone - swirling around the chunks as it falls. Part of the beauty of this technique is that the natural random patterns of the swirling dyes, make every candle a one-off! Let the last added dye sink - and then carefully lift and place the candle mould in the water bath and place a weight on top.Take care not to allow any water into the candle - it dont burn! Once the outside has set you can remove it from the water, if you want and treat like any other setting candle with regard to breaking the top skin and topping up as the wax shrinks. (When the wax is set it may shrink away from the sides. Take care not to pour topping up wax down the gap!). To release the candle when it is fully set, gently press the sides of the mould outwards with the fingers supporting the points. backto step 2
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