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1. Prepare the wick

We need to make an opening for the wick at the center top of our rubber peel-back beehive mold.

To make the hole, a tapestry needle on which you would have thread the wick or an awl, or even an icepick can do the job.

You might need pliers to pull the wick through the top. Let 3/4 inch of the wick sticking out the top of the mold.

Easier said than done !

First of all, I never succeeded to thread the wick into the hole of the needle I had chosen from my sewing kit. I must admit it wasn’t a tapestry needle but a smaller holed one. Guess I created myself misery. Consequently reverted to a small metal pick found in the toolbox in the garage. ;-)

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