Craft & Create is a working studio at Folly Farm — home to upholstery and curtain-making, longarm quilting, soap making, and candle making, all under one roof. If you love a proper hands-on craft space, you’ll feel right at home here.
A pillar candle is a different discipline to a container candle. There’s no jar to hold its shape — the wax has to hold its own, which means a different kind of wax, a slower process, and much more attention to temperature and timing.
Over 2 hours, you’ll work through three techniques, each teaching a different skill. You’ll have our full Signature Fragrance Collection to choose from for scent, alongside whatever seasonal fragrances are running at the time — from spring and summer scents through to our warmer autumn/winter blends.
What You’ll Make
The Ombré Bubble — a textured, bubble-moulded pillar built up in graduated colour, light to deep. You’ll learn the timing and temperature control that makes a clean transition rather than a muddy one.
The Tipped Candle — a flower or Christmas tree pillar, poured in two stages. The result is a candle with crisp white tips and colour showing through beneath — a snow-dusted flower, or a frosted Christmas tree.
The Seasonal Pillar — a single-colour candle, finished simply with a tied embellishment suited to the time of year. The most straightforward of the three to make, and often the one people end up loving most.
All three candles stay at the studio to set undisturbed. We unmould, package and post them out to you within two days of the class.
What You’ll Learn
Two-stage pouring for detailed colour and tip effects
Temperature control and layered pouring for gradient effects
Mould preparation and wick setting
Colour mixing with candle dyes
Simple finishing and embellishment
The Details
Duration: 2 hours, Saturdays 11:00am–1:00pm. Classes can run over sometimes.
Venue: Craft & Create, Unit 8, Folly Farm, Kingsclere Road, Basingstoke, Hants, RG26 5GJ
Refreshments: tea, coffee and pastries provided — let us know of any dietary requirements at booking
What to wear: comfortable clothing you don’t mind getting wax on
Booking Policies & The Fine Print
Age requirements: suitable for participants aged 16 and over. Please email hello@craft-create.co.uk before booking a younger participant.
Arrival: please arrive 5 minutes early to settle in. If you’re more than 10 minutes late without notice, your spot may be given up — though we’re flexible where we can be, so let us know if you’re running behind.
Minimum numbers: classes require a minimum of 6 participants. We’ll be in touch at least 10 days beforehand if numbers aren’t reached, offering an alternative date or a full refund.
Cancellations & rescheduling: 10 days’ notice required to reschedule. Late cancellations and no-shows are charged in full.
Payment: full payment required at booking.
Private Workshops & Gift Vouchers
We run private sessions for groups of 8 or more — ideal for birthdays and celebrations. Email hello@craft-create.co.uk to enquire. Gift vouchers are available at checkout, valid for one year from purchase.
Craft & Create is a working studio at Folly Farm — home to upholstery and curtain-making, longarm quilting, soap making, and candle making, all under one roof. If you love a proper hands-on craft space, you’ll feel right at home here.
A pillar candle is a different discipline to a container candle. There’s no jar to hold its shape — the wax has to hold its own, which means a different kind of wax, a slower process, and much more attention to temperature and timing.
Over 2 hours, you’ll work through three techniques, each teaching a different skill. You’ll have our full Signature Fragrance Collection to choose from for scent, alongside whatever seasonal fragrances are running at the time — from spring and summer scents through to our warmer autumn/winter blends.
What You’ll Make
The Ombré Bubble — a textured, bubble-moulded pillar built up in graduated colour, light to deep. You’ll learn the timing and temperature control that makes a clean transition rather than a muddy one.
The Tipped Candle — a flower or Christmas tree pillar, poured in two stages. The result is a candle with crisp white tips and colour showing through beneath — a snow-dusted flower, or a frosted Christmas tree.
The Seasonal Pillar — a single-colour candle, finished simply with a tied embellishment suited to the time of year. The most straightforward of the three to make, and often the one people end up loving most.
All three candles stay at the studio to set undisturbed. We unmould, package and post them out to you within two days of the class.
What You’ll Learn
Two-stage pouring for detailed colour and tip effects
Temperature control and layered pouring for gradient effects
Mould preparation and wick setting
Colour mixing with candle dyes
Simple finishing and embellishment
The Details
Duration: 2 hours, Saturdays 11:00am–1:00pm. Classes can run over sometimes.
Venue: Craft & Create, Unit 8, Folly Farm, Kingsclere Road, Basingstoke, Hants, RG26 5GJ
Refreshments: tea, coffee and pastries provided — let us know of any dietary requirements at booking
What to wear: comfortable clothing you don’t mind getting wax on
Booking Policies & The Fine Print
Age requirements: suitable for participants aged 16 and over. Please email hello@craft-create.co.uk before booking a younger participant.
Arrival: please arrive 5 minutes early to settle in. If you’re more than 10 minutes late without notice, your spot may be given up — though we’re flexible where we can be, so let us know if you’re running behind.
Minimum numbers: classes require a minimum of 6 participants. We’ll be in touch at least 10 days beforehand if numbers aren’t reached, offering an alternative date or a full refund.
Cancellations & rescheduling: 10 days’ notice required to reschedule. Late cancellations and no-shows are charged in full.
Payment: full payment required at booking.
Private Workshops & Gift Vouchers
We run private sessions for groups of 8 or more — ideal for birthdays and celebrations. Email hello@craft-create.co.uk to enquire. Gift vouchers are available at checkout, valid for one year from purchase.
