A piece of wicking is drawn into the tube so that the upper end is within 1/4 in.
The candle wickingwas made of cotton, and was bought at the shops in town.
The wicking was cut twice the length of the candle and doubled over a stick made for the purpose and then twisted together.
So but few were in the kitchen when the old candle-wicking spread was bid on by Polly, and knocked down to her for a dollar-ninety.
Mrs. Fabian saw at once that it was a spread of the finest candle-wicking style she had ever seen.
At the same time, the wicking incursions, intermitted for nearly a century, once more recommenced with the same vigour as of old.
But in the same year another great host of 250 sail, by far the largest fleet of which we have yet heard, came to the mouth of the Thames, and there landed, a step which marks a fresh departure in the wicking tactics.
The history of the great wicking movement forms the subject of a separate volume in this series: but the manner in which the English met it will demand a brief treatment here.
Henceforth, for nearly a century, the direct wicking incursions cease, and the war is confined to a long struggle with the Northmen already settled in England.
Before nailing the boards place lamp wickingbetween them and the edges of the side boards.
The wick ball is made by winding wicking around a wire, having the ends bent into hooks as shown.
Tie a slip knot in the end of the wicking and slip it over one of the corner nails.
Thread the other color of wickinginto the netting needles, weave across the warp threads alternately taking up and passing over them.
Pass the wicking back and forth around the nails first on one side and then the other.
Work a brass ring with the blanket stitch, using a strand of the wicking and sew it to one of the corners.
And as Mrs. Lyman spoke she cut the wicking in two with the shears, and as it fell apart it let out the precious volume just as good as ever.
In the first place, when she put the pieces of wicking into the kettle of hot tallow and took them out again, they looked like greasy strings, and nothing else.
Coarse wicking was spun from the down of the milkweed--an airy, feathery material that always looks as if it ought to be put to many uses, yet never has seemed of much account in any trial that has been made of it.
To-night, Hannah, we will measure the candle wicking for we shall be busy the greater part of to-morrow with the dipping.
It bubbled and boiled and Remember carefully skimmed from the top all the bones and skin and pieces of candle wicking that rose, as the lye absorbed the grease, and cooked it into a thick, ropy mixture.
The packing S is generally in the form of rubber rings but greased wicking may be used if necessary as in the case of valve-stems.
In order to prevent the air in the air chamber from escaping, the pump rod is surrounded with the necessary stuffing-box which is usually packed with candle wicking to assure a good joint.
The packing is greased candle wickingthat is wound around the stem and held tightly in place by the screw-cap H.
Cloths of candle-wicking are very quickly woven, but they are not so soft.
In canvas made of candle-wicking by the child himself, the squares are large, and to this there is the added pleasure of the child being able to say when the work is finished, "I did it all myself.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "wicking" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
