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Slate House’s Tapestry Tin Candles

October 3, 2018
Slate House Tapestry Tin Candles

For the last 6 years our wood wick, Welsh slate capped candles have grown in popularity and can now be found in many stores across the UK.

In that time we have worked continuously to make sure that they are the best that they can be; tweaking packaging designs, testing fragrance percentages and new wicks, and continuing to expand our range of fragrances. We even made a complete change in our soy wax that we use, to improve the burn and scent throw of the candles!

After working so hard on perfecting the wood wick candles, we thought that it was about time that we brought out a brand new candle. Something completely unlike any candle we have created before.

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We’re Proud of Our Welsh Slate

May 24, 2018
Welsh Slate Chrome Handle Serving Tray

It’s a well known fact that Welsh slate is the finest quality slate in the world. Quarried from North Wales from as early as the 12th century, it is the toughest slate known to man, with very few impurities and a beautiful colour and grain structure.

The slate itself is approximately 500 million years old and is made by the compression of clay over time, thanks to the movement of the tectonic plates – which helped form the Welsh Mountains.

Snowdonia Mountains

The high quality of the slate is the result of a combination of high quality of the clay and the precise amount of pressure and heat that it was subjected to over time.

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