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Chandlery
Handmade Candles
Soy wax candles, wood wicks packaged in a beautiful gift box
Wax Melts Burners
Individually handmade ceramic wax melts burners in two pieces
Reed Diffusers
Premium natural base blended with premium fragrance oils
Candle Accoutrements
Snuffers, Wick Trimmers, Wax Burners, Archivst Matches
Yarn Store
Yarn Store
Hand Dyed Yarn
Hand dyed yarn plant based fibes with natural dyes only
In Print
World leading Books and magazines for crafters and knitters
Yarn Bowls
Ceramic yarn bowls, individually handmade with leather handles
Cohana
Equisite tools and accessories for crafters and makers
Candle Wax. Is Soya the Same as Soy
Is Soy and Soya the Same Thing
In the world of handmade candle making, the wax used by many artisan companies, including ourselves, is soy wax. But the term Soya wax is also sometimes used in the UK too! This begs the question,
Q - What is the difference between Soy and Soya, or indeed is there any difference between these two terms?
A - Thankfully, the answer is easy - Soy and Soya are the same thing.
Both names refer to the plant and its beans which can also be called a soybean or soya bean plant. Whilst there is no hard and fast rule, apparently in the USA the term Soy is more common whereas in Europe Soya is more widely used. The UK, well both soy and soya are used!
FelinFach Handmade Soy Candles and Soy Wax
Here in Wales and on our website, our candles are described as Soy Candles and the wax in our candles is known as Soy Wax.
Chandlery - Handmade Candles, Tealights, Wax Melts
A Chandlery? - "a handmade maker and seller of tallow, wax candles, and also usually soap". A chandlery was originally the office in a wealthy medieval household responsible for wax, candles and soaps as well as the room in which the candles were kept.
We are a modern-day handmade candle chandler, hand pouring soy wax candles using traditional methods and skills but also other fragrance items such as reed diffusers, tealights and wax melts.
About FelinFach
Our company is located in Pembrokeshire, Wales. Our ethos is defined in the three words, NATURAL TRADITIONAL HANDMADE.
- Hand woven Welsh blankets and the iconic Welsh tapestry blankets
- Hand dyed yarn, dyed with natural dyes only
- Chandlery, handmade candles and wax melts burners
- Craft courses, learn how to hand dye yarn with natural dyes only
- Yarn store, hand dyed yarn, handmade ceramic yarn bowls
- Notions, Cocoknits, Cohana, muud, Thread & Maple for knitters and crafters
- Gift Cards, available by post or instantly by email
We are a proud supporter of the Campaign for Wool, All Things Wales, Global Welsh and Red Dragon America.
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Last update 23rd January 2023
