April SMF Soap Challenge, Hanger Swirl Petra Style

[Navaria]

Thank you all for your kind words. Maybe I'll enter the competition next time and be less critical.

As for the second soap, I did the same hanger movements as in the first one. Nothing special really. I don't know why it looks so different - probably a thicker trace.

Well what ever it is, I adore it!

 

[LisaAnne]

So attempt #2 was another fail for a couple of reasons. I didn't have a big enough tilt on my mould, my batter was too thin and my horizontal pull is a tad too high.

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That's beautiful Sonya! Even failures in this challenge look great.
Your colors are the school colors in my tiny town. People would love them here.

 

[LisaAnne]

That may have helped. I wouldn't say I had any acceleration though. It was fluid enough for almost anything else I would want to do, just was thickening up a bit toward the end so it was hard to get the colors to push across to the other side. I don't think I'd trust it in a low water batch either, but generally very nice to work with.

Good to know, I've switched over to the lye concentration, I am using 33% is that what
You use?

 

[dibbles]

Good to know, I've switched over to the lye concentration, I am using 33% is that what
You use?

For my first attempts I used 33%. The last one I used full water because I was hoping to ensure gel.

 

[dibbles]

I just spent 30 minutes looking for gear ties at Walmart and I couldn't find them. Turns out, they don't keep them in stock at my Walmart. I settled on 50 lb galvanized steel wire. Hopefully it works as I'm doing attempt 1 tomorrow!! I don't think I'll be able to get something great out of this but I'm sure as heck gonna try. I'm debating on what FO to use... Does someone want to help me pick?

I've got these FOs that behave:
Black Raspberry vanilla
Sun and Sand
Black tie
Pink grapefruit
Aqua di gio
Pomegranate

If I needed more BRV soap, I would have used that for my try since it never needs to be sent to the naughty corner. I think you made a wise choice.

 

[cgpeanut]

My attempt at Petra's hanger swirl

several months ago I had run across petra's website and watched all her video's. I made this attempt at her technique. I see now after watching lionprincess00's what I did wrong. My eyes did not pick up on pouring the the lines all the way across or notice the placement of the horizontal swirl to cut through the the lines midway. If I remember right when I poured this soap I also had trouble with the batter thickening up on me. I will be trying this again with this new knowledge.

 

[LisaAnne]

Ooh, pretty! I love the colors and the top you put with it!

 

[Sonya-m]

LP!! This challenge really is just that!! Attempt #3 planned for tomorrow but I won't be surprised if I'm posting on Saturday to say attempt #4 is planned!!

 

[penelopejane]

LP!! This challenge really is just that!! Attempt #3 planned for tomorrow but I won't be surprised if I'm posting on Saturday to say attempt #4 is planned!!

Yes I think I understand/can see where the hanger has been through the soaps now.

 

[lionprincess00]

I'm glad you guys are enjoying the challenge. I love seeing everyone's attempts, previous or current. Thank you everyone for trying this out.

 

[TeresaT]

Attempt #2 was a total disaster. I cut it this morning before I left for work. It was still too soft and smudged a bit, but you can't even see where the hanger got pulled through the batter from one side to the other. AND my colors look terrible. I was expecting something bright and didn't get it. I'll attempt #3 tomorrow. I think I'll use full water instead of my 33% master batched solution and no butters. I'm trying to figure out if pink grapefruit EO accelerates. The website I bought it from doesn't have that info. I made soap with it twice before, but of course my notes don't have anything about acceleration. So, maybe that means it doesn't accelerate? If anyone knows how pink grapefruit EO behaves, will you let me know, please?

ETA: Here's my ugly soap. If we ever have a "wings in soap" challenge, I will win that one. So far I'm 2 for 2.

 

[Sonya-m]

Well attempt #3 is done. Nothing went wrong so we shall see what the cut brings tomorrow

 

[Rowan]

ETA: Here's my ugly soap. If we ever have a "wings in soap" challenge, I will win that one. So far I'm 2 for 2.[/QUOTE]

Sorry it didn't work out as you wanted I like the colours and I'm sure there's an eye in the right hand side!

 

[Saponista]

Here's another of my unsuccessful attempts. This is a hard challenge!

 

[Rowan]

I'm hoping the kids give me enough time to try attempt 3 this weekend. My goal is to take them out early, play every game imaginable that makes them run everywhere and then when they are totally exhausted, pop them in front of the TV while I soap! It's totally unrealistic of course. They'll probably run me ragged and when I'm an exhausted lump on the floor, they'll ask what game they can play next! I wouldn't have it any other way!! Apart from the soaping bit!

 

[Rowan]

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Here's another of my unsuccessful attempts. This is a hard challenge!

That would be a great Christmas soap. Lovely colours. It Reminds me of a beautiful caterpillar starting its transformation into a butterfly

 

[SuzieOz]

If anyone knows how pink grapefruit EO behaves, will you let me know, please?

If you mean Pink Grapefruit from Brambleberry, I have used it twice recently and it definitely did not accelerate. In fact I thought it seemed to thin the mix, but that could have been my imagination.

 

[LisaAnne]

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. This is a hard challenge!

I have to agree! I had diagrams on which direction to pour and cut. I still flubbed it up. I'm gathering my courage for another attempt. Great challenge

 

[penelopejane]

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Here's another of my unsuccessful attempts. This is a hard challenge!

I don't understand why two perfect wispy bits worked in the downward hanger but didn't work on the other two. They just show the hanger going up!

I guess it must be the thickness of the base layer. I still think your soap is lovely.

It is a much more difficult challenge than it appears from the great video which makes it look so easy.

 

[Sonya-m]

Finally happy with my 3rd attempt. So here is my first attempt that had potentially been my entry if my latest didn't work out