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Column Dinner Candles


St Eval Candles - 23cm x 3.8cm (9" x 1½") Classic Church Candles
These candles have been handmade in Cornwall by the St Eval Candle Co for well over 20 years. Using traditional candle-making techniques St Eval produce candles with a unique and elegant marbling effect. Superior burning qualities are achieved by the use of wax which is a composite of vegetable and mineral products and cotton wicks which ensuring a long even burn. ..
£4.45
Pack of 8 x 24cm Grey Stearin Classic Dinner Candles
A pack of eight quality 24cm (10") grey classic dining candles made from 100% white stearin candles. These white candles are over dipped with a decorative grey paraffin wax. The base of these candles is formed into a special ribbed foot to ensure an easy fit in your candle holder. Stearin wax helps the candle to produce the minimum of soot or smoke whilst they are burning. Also, stearin w..
£8.40
24cm Grey Stearin Classic Dinner Candles
A quality 24cm (10") grey classic dining candle made using a 100% white stearin core.  These white stearin candles are then over dipped with a decorative layer of grey paraffin wax.  These candles are also available in other colours. Why not use these candles with other shapes of grey candles such as pillar candles, ball candles and many more styles...
£1.19
Pack of 8 x 24cm Kiwi / Lime Green Stearin Classic Dinner Candles
A pack of eight 24cm (10") kiwi / lime green classic dining candles made from white 100% stearin wax candles. These white stearin candles are then dipped with a decorative kiwi / lime green paraffin finishing wax. The base of these candles is formed into a special ribbed foot to ensure an easy fit in your candle holder. Stearin wax helps the candle to produce the minimum of..
£8.40
24cm Kiwi / Lime Green Stearin Classic Dinner Candles
A quality 24cm (10") kiwi / lime green classic dining candle made using a 100% white stearin core.  These white stearin candles are then over dipped with a decorative layer of kiwi / lime green paraffin wax. These 24cm candles are also available in other colours. The base of these candles is formed into a special ribbed foot to ensure an easy fit ..
£1.19
Pack of 8 x 24cm Dark Green Stearin Classic Dinner Candles
A pack of eight quality 24cm (10") dark green classic dining candles made from 100% white stearin candles. The stearin candles are over dipped with a decorative dark green paraffin wax. For you do not need eight candles, these 24cm green candles are available individually. The base of these Bottle Green candles is formed into a special ribbed foot to ensure an easy fit in your..
£8.40
24cm Dark Green Stearin Classic Dinner Candles
A quality 24cm (10") dark green classic dining candle made using a 100% white stearin core.  These white stearin candles are then over dipped with a decorative layer of green paraffin wax. The base of these Bottle Green candles is formed into a special ribbed foot to ensure an easy fit in your candle holder. If you need more than a couple of candles, we als..
£1.19
Pack of 8 x 24cm Yellow Stearin Classic Dinner Candles
A pack of eight 24cm (10") yellow classic dinner candles made from 100% stearin wax, which have been over dipped with a yellow paraffin based finishing wax. The base of these candles is formed into a special ribbed foot to ensure an easy fit in your candle holder. These yellow dining candles are also available for purchase individually. Stearin wax helps the candle to produce the min..
£8.40
24cm Yellow Stearin Classic Dinner Candles
A quality 24cm (10") yellow classic dining candle made using a 100% white stearin wax candle.  To make these candles, the quality 24cm white stearin candles are over dipped with a decorative yellow paraffin wax. These 24cm candles are also available in other colours and in packs of 8 yellow candles. The base of these candles is formed into a special ribbed foot to ensure an..
£1.19
Pack of 8 x 24cm Light Blue Stearin Classic Dinner Candles
A pack of eight 24cm (10") light blue classic dining candles made from 100% white stearin wax candles. These candles are then over dipped with a light blue decorative paraffin finishing wax. The base of these candles is formed into a special ribbed foot to ensure an easy fit in your candle holder. If you require fewer than eight candles, we have these light blue candles availabl..
£8.40
24cm Light Blue Stearin Classic Dinner Candles
A quality 24cm (10") light blue classic dining candle made using a 100% white stearin core.  These white stearin candles are then over dipped with a decorative layer of light blue coloured paraffin wax. These 24cm stearin candles are also available in other colours. The base of these light blue / ice blue candles is formed into a special ribbed foot to ensure an..
£1.19
Pack of 8 x 24cm Purple Stearin Classic Dinner Candles
A pack of eight 24cm (10") purple classic dining candles made from 100% stearin wax candles. These candles are then finished by over dipping the white base candle with a purple paraffin finishing wax. We also have these purple candles available to purchase individually. The base of these candles is formed into a special ribbed foot to ensure an easy fit in your candle holder. Stearin wax ..
£8.40
24cm Purple Stearin Classic Dinner Candles
A quality 24cm (10") purple classic dining candle made using a 100% white stearin core.  These white stearin candles are then over dipped with a decorative layer of purple paraffin wax. In addition to purple, these 24cm candles are also available in other colours. The base of these candles is formed into a special ribbed foot to ensure an easy fit in your candle..
£1.19
Pack of 8 x 24cm Dark Blue Stearin Classic Dinner Candles
A pack of eight quality 24cm (10") dark blue classic dining candles made from 100% white stearin candles. The stearin candles are over dipped with a decorative dark blue paraffin wax. For you do not need eight candles, these 24cm blue candles are available individually. The base of these Royal blue candles is formed into a special ribbed foot to ensure an easy fit in your candle holder. S..
£8.40
24cm Dark Blue Stearin Classic Dinner Candles
A quality 24cm (10") dark blue classic dining candle made using a 100% white stearin core.  These white stearin candles are then over dipped with a decorative layer of blue paraffin wax. The base of these Royal blue candles is formed into a special ribbed foot to ensure an easy fit in your candle holder. If you need more than a couple of candles, we also have th..
£1.19
Pack of 8 x 24cm Burgundy Wine Red Stearin Classic Dinner Candles
A pack of eight quality 24cm (10") burgundy wine red classic dining candles made by over dipping a white 100% stearin candle with a decorative burgundy coloured paraffin wax finish. These 24cm stearin candles are available in a range of other colours.  Alternatively, if you only want to try one or two of these stearin candles, you can also purchase them individually. The base of thes..
£8.40
24cm Burgundy Wine Red Stearin Classic Dinner Candles
A quality 24cm (10") burgundy wine red classic dining candle made from a 100% white stearin core.  These white stearin candles are then over dipped with a decorative layer of burgundy wine red paraffin wax and are available in other colours. If you prefer, why not buy a pack of 8 of these burgundy 24cm candles. The base of these candles is formed into a special r..
£1.19
Pack of 8 x 24cm Cerise Pink Stearin Classic Dinner Candles
A pack of eight quality 24cm (10") cerise pink classic dining candles made from 100% white stearin candles. These white stearin candles,are over dipped with a decorative cerise pink paraffin finishing wax. If you do not need a pack of 8, these hot pink candles are available to purchase individually. The base of these candles is formed into a special ribbed foot to ensure an easy..
£8.40
24cm Cerise Pink Stearin Classic Dinner Candles
A quality 24cm (10")  cerise pink classic dining candle made using a 100% white stearin core.  These white stearin candles are then over dipped with a decorative layer of cerise pink paraffin wax. If you want more than a couple of candles, these pink candles are available in packs of 8. The base of these candles is formed into a special ribbed foo..
£1.19
Pack of 8 x 24cm Rose Pink Stearin Classic Dinner Candles
A pack of eight 24cm (10") pink classic dining candles made from white 100% stearin wax candles. These candles are finished by over dipping the quality white stearin candles with a pink paraffin based finishing wax. The base of these candles is formed into a special ribbed foot to ensure an easy fit in your candle holder. Stearin wax helps the candle to produce the minimum of so..
£8.40
24cm Rose Pink Stearin Classic Dinner Candles
A quality 24cm (10") pink classic dining candle made from a 100% white stearin candle which is overdipped with a decorative pink paraffin wax. Our 24cm stearin candles are also available in other colours. The base of these candles is formed into a special ribbed foot to ensure an easy fit in your candle holder. Stearin wax helps the candle to produce the minimum of soot or smoke whil..
£1.19
Pack of 8 x 24cm Ruby Red Stearin Classic Dinner Candles
A pack of eight 24cm (10") ruby red classic dining candles made from white, 100% stearin, candles which are over dipped with a ruby red coloured paraffin finishing wax. These 24cm stearin dinner candles are also available in a range of other colours. The base of these candles is formed into a special ribbed foot to ensure an easy fit in your candle holder. Stearin wax ..
£8.40
24cm Ruby Red Stearin Classic Dinner Candles
A quality 24cm (10") ruby wine red classic dining candle made using a 100% white stearin wax candle.  To make these red candles, quality white stearin candles are over dipped with a decorative ruby wine red paraffin wax.  These 24cm stearin candles are also available in other colours. The base of these candles is formed into a special ribbed foot to ensure an easy fit ..
£1.19
Pack of 8 x 24cm Orange Stearin Classic Dinner Candles
A pack of eight 24cm (10") orange classic dining candles made from 100% white stearin wax candles. The stearin wax candles are finished by over dipping with an orange colour paraffin wax. The base of these candles is formed into a special ribbed foot to ensure an easy fit in your candle holder. These 24cm candles are available in a number of other colours. Stearin wax helps the candle ..
£8.40

The column candle, is one of the most traditional candle shapes.  For hundreds of years, homes, places of worship, and other public places have been lit with the column candle.  Originally, column candles have been made by pouring molten beeswax down a suspended wick.  The beeswax cooling and forming the candle shape as is drips down the wick back into the wax melting pot.

Whilst the wax was still warm, the candle maker would roll the candle until a perfectly round column candle was formed.  As you can imagine, this was a time consuming process, and not effective for mass production, so, during the industrial revolution, when the demand for lighting increased due to extended formalised working hours, techniques were developed to improve productivity.

One technique developed was the manufacture of the drawn candle.  Drawn candles are made by repeatedly pulling a long wick through a bath of hot molten wax.  After the last coating of wax, the formed candle length is passed through a sizing die to ensure a constant diameter is achieved.

To maximise production, between each of the ‘draws’, the wick and forming candle is stored on rotating drums.  After the final diameter has been formed, the long candle is unwound and individual candles are cut to length.  This is why you may find a gentle curve along the length of traditionally drawn candles.

As automation techniques advanced, so the process of moulding dinner candles became cost effective for mass production.  To mould column dinner candles, wax is poured into a straight mould, with a wick positioned through the middle of the mould.  As the wax cools, it shrinks in the mould allowing the cooled column candle to be easily removed.

At thecandleselection.co.uk, we offer a selection of both traditionally drawn and moulded column dinner candles in a range of colours and lengths.  From this selection, we are sure that you will find candles to suit your home décor or the theme of your event, be it a wedding, a banquet, dinner party, celebration or awards evening.