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Design enchanting paper lanterns
Barbara Gredinger is offering paper wind light workshops this year.
Workshop: Design paper wind lights
Participants create at least two lanterns from tissue paper and wax. The design possibilities with the technique learnt are very versatile and invite creativity. The course is aimed at adults and children aged 12 and over.
Course instructor: Barbara Gredinger
Course room: 4
The course dates will be announced here.
If you have any questions about the lantern workshop, please contact Barbara GredingerE-mail: info@candelunica.ch
Public candle making workshop with Rita Rohner
On Saturday 8 November 2025, Rita Rohner is offering two candle workshops. These are ideal for anyone who would like to organise a public candle making event themselves.
Workshop: Course for public candle making
You will receive an introduction to beeswax and paraffin candle making and learn important facts about wax, wicks and equipment as well as practical tips for making public candles. Alongside the theory, each participant will make one beeswax and one paraffin candle.
Course instructor: Rita Rohner
Course room: 4
Sat 8.11.2025 9:30 am CHF 45.-- incl. material
Sat 8.11.2025 14:00 CHF 45.-- incl. material
Please send questions and registrations for the candle workshop to Rita Rohner
Mobile: 079 544 72 31
Email: rita-rohner@hispeed.ch
Immerse yourself in the hobby of "making and decorating your own candles"
Would you like to make your own candles at home? Here you will find everything you need to make your own candles.
A candle made from candle sand? Dripping wax on old wine bottles? Let our craft ideas inspire you
Immerse yourself in the hobby of "making your own candles". Order the 40-page information brochure with lots of tips, tricks and ideas.
For the Ratgeber programme on Radio DRS1, Krispin Zimmermann and Rita Rohner discussed the most important points on the subject of "making your own candles":
It smells wonderful in the old, cosy, warm workshop of the candle factory Hongler in Altstätten. Like wax, like Advent, like Christmas. Rita Rohner, head of the candle workshop, has prepared everything: Liquid wax floats in the tall metal tubes in assorted colours, and various moulds and small wicks for cast candles are piled up on the table. Next to them are huge frog-green T-shirts, which the course participants put on to prevent their clothes from dripping...