Candle Wick Tools – Wick Threader, Pointed Awl & Hook

A Handy Finishing Touch for Your Candle Projects

Bring your vibrant candle-making ideas to the worktable with these manual candle wick tools from My Crafty Corner. Choose a hooked tip, a pointed awl-style tip, or a wick threader to suit the wick work in your next handmade candle project.

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Keep your chosen tool beside your candle-making supplies so it’s close at hand when you’re ready to work on wick placement and threading. Each style has an approximately 10 cm handle for a compact addition to your crafting setup.

Choose Your Tool Style

04-Pointed Drill: Straight, pointed awl-style tool. Tip length approximately 3.8 cm (1.5 inches).
05-Crochet: Hooked-tip tool. Tip length approximately 3.6 cm (1.4 inches).
06-Drill: Wick threader with a hole in its tip. Push the tool through the candle wax, thread the wick through the hole in the tool, then pull the tool back through to draw the wick through the candle. Tip length approximately 4.6 cm (1.8 inches).

Size & Weight

Handle length: Approximately 10 cm (3.9 inches) for each style.
Weight: Approximately 30 g (1.1 oz) per tool.
Measurements are approximate.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which styles are available?

Choose 04-Pointed Drill, 05-Crochet or 06-Drill. Each option identifies a different tip style.

What is the pointed drill like?

The 04-Pointed Drill option has a straight, pointed tip, similar to an awl.

What does “05-Crochet” mean here?

It identifies the hooked-tip candle tool, rather than a yarn crochet hook.

How does the 06-Drill wick threader work?

Push the tool through the candle wax. Thread the wick through the hole in the tool’s tip, then pull the tool back through the candle, drawing the wick through with it.