How To Make Candle Wicks Fast and Easy - Survival Manual

Do you want to learn how to make your own candle wicks from scratch? It can serve as historical education as well as teach you the skills to make candle wicks in a post SHTF world where you must provide everything for yourself. Basically a reset of the world's advancement due to any number of world changing scenarios from asteroids to EMP attacks.

What is a candle wick? A candle wick is a piece of string or other material in a candle or a lamp that is lit for burning.

Wicks From String
Candle wicks can be made from string or rope. You can find out how to make string here.

The braided wick works better than a straight twisted string. So braid you wick material tightly.

Wicks From Cedar Bark
A wick can be made from Cedar bark. Strip some bark from a cedar tree and rub between your hands repeatedly. This separates the fibers eventually, but doesn't break them too badly. It should start to resemble string. Fluff it a bit and you have a candle wick.

Wicks From Other Material
Wicks can be made from a lot of materials with varying degrees of success. Mushrooms, moss, reeds, lichens can all be used to make wicks. You might be relegated to short candles if you are unable to make long wicks, but that isn't a big issue.