snagged from my crafting group from Joy OH.

How to Make Your Own Wicks for Candles

*Dissolve 2 tablespoons of table salt and 4 tablespoons of borax in 1
1/2 cups of warm water. 
Soak a 1-foot length of regular cotton kite string or twine in the
solution for 15 minutes. 
Hang each string with a clothespin for 5 days to be sure it is
completely dry. 
Use a paperclip to dip each string completely in melted wax 3 to 4
times, coating it completely. 
Hang it up to dry as before... 
Store wicks rolled up in a newspaper.


TIPS: 
Add a teaspoon of one of these chemicals to the *initial soak for
colored flames:

Strontium Chloride for a brilliant red flame,
Boric Acid for a deep red flame,
Calcium for a red-orange flame,
Calcium Chloride for a yellow-orange flame,
Table Salt for a bright yellow flame,
Borax for a yellow-green flame,
Copper Sulfate (blue vitrol/bluestone) for a green flame,
Calcium Chloride for a blue flame, 
Potassium Sulphate or Potassium Nitrate (saltpeter) for a violet 
flame,
Epsom Salts for a white flame.

***WARNING: 
Add ONLY ONE (1) chemical for color variation.


Dee