Long lasting braided cotton wick in various sizes

Flat Braid Options

3x6

3x7

3x8

3x10

3x11

3x13

3x16

3x18

Square Braid Options

1.5mm

2mm

3mm

Square braid wicks and flat braid wicks are both types of candle wicks used for different candle-making applications, and they have distinct characteristics and uses.

Square Braid Wick

• Structure: Square braid wicks were originally designed for beeswax candles due to the high viscosity of beeswax, which requires a specific type of surface for the wax to climb in the wick system.
• Shape: Despite the name, the section of a square braid wick is not actually square but rather round, and its thickness allows it to stand up straight in a candle's melt pool.
• Material: Made of 100% natural cotton fibers to improve burn qualities.
• Curling: Engineered to curl while burning, which minimizes carbon build-up (mushrooming).
• Applications: Useful in all types of candle systems, especially for waxes that are highly viscous when molten, like beeswax and vegetable wax - perfect for larger, symetrical shapes and columns.
• Sizes: Our available sizes are 1.5 mm, 2 mm and 3 mm in diameter.

Flat Braid Wick

• Structure: Flat braid wicks are made of three braided bundles of threads, each bundle being made of a certain number of threads.
• Shape: Braided in a manner that all three bundles lie flat, and the wick is referred to by the thickness of a single bundle i.e 3x6 = 3 bundles of 0.6mm.
• Material: Composed of natural fibers.
• Curling: Known for curling at the tip throughout the combustion cycle, which reduces carbon buildup and makes it almost self-trimming.
• Applications: Often found in dipped, poured, or extruded candle systems like container, votive, and pillar candles. Our flat braid wicks are also used in many of our intricate figurines.
• Sizes: Available in sizes ranging from 3x6 (thinnest) to 3x18 (thickest), used in pillar candles with varying diameters.