Candle Wicks 2 tablespoons table salt 4 tablespoons borax 1 1/2 cups warm water 12 inches regular cotton kite string or twine Dissolve salt and borax in water. Soak string or twin in the solution for 15 minutes. Hang the string with a clothespin for five days to be sure it is completely dry. Use a paper clip to dip the string in melted wax three or four times, coating it completely. Hang it up to dry as before. Store wicks rolled up in a newspaper. NOTE: Add 1 teaspoon of one of the following chemicals for colored flames: Strontium chloride for a brilliant red flame Boric acid for a deep red flame Lithium chloride for a carmine flame Calcium for a red-orange flame Sodium chloride (table salt) for a bright yellow flame Borax for a yellow-green flame Copper chloride for a blue flame Copper sulfate (blue vitriol/bluestone) for a green flame Potassium sulfate or potassium nitrate (saltpeter) for a violet flame Epsom salt for a white flame