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[seven]

Well, I do think that the soap was made with quite a bit of luck....that wave
in the center I thought was made by having two columns of soap poured at the same time into the darkest color.

I didn't think about a hanger swirl....going to have to take another long, hard look...!

ya know, you might be right... maybe there was some luck involved
i remember the time when i was studying close and hard the butterfly swirl for the first time. thinking there might be a special kind of pouring technique before you take on the hanger, only to find out it was pretty random drop swirls.

 

[lenarenee]

Butterfly. Not even on my radar. Maybe in another year. I can drop swirl like nobody's fool, but can't do a decent itp swirl to save my life!

 

[hmlove1218]

I wonder if the glycerin rivers were intentional or if they did them by accident - and if on purpose how they achieved it.

I dunno if they did it on purpose or not, but I achieved glycerin rivers by pouring a soap and putting it on the freezer until it set up (about 6 hours). Then I took it out of the freezer and put it in a 150*-170* F oven for for a bit to force gel.

I had originally planned.not to gel, just after it set, I changed my mind and wanted to gel it because I had a few micas in it and I wanted to deepen the colors.

Can this be repeated? I have no idea, but that's the only time I got glycerin rivers.

 

[newbie]

I think seven was talking about this soap, not the crackle one. WE may all be talking about two separate soaps. This one, in the picture, was all pour and no hanger, I am nearly 100% certain of that. I've had soaps come out similarly just with pouring.

 

[biarine]

Very nice colour

 

[newbie]

Love the strong colors in the one and the leapfrog feeling in the black and white one. Nice soaps by Evie!

 

[Dorymae]

I think seven was talking about this soap, not the crackle one. WE may all be talking about two separate soaps. This one, in the picture, was all pour and no hanger, I am nearly 100% certain of that. I've had soaps come out similarly just with pouring.

Ah yes that is a drop swirl for sure.

 

[newbie]

This is well done, with how it looks as though the white top is slowly breaking up and dropping through the black.

 

[seven]

by Auntie Clara's

her soaps are amazing! this particular one looks very delicate with all the patterns made from the plastic dolly. look at the border b/w black and white, how on earth did she manage this ---> |-|-|-|-| jagged line?

 

[Saponista]

I love her too, think she is probably my favourite soap maker as I admire her style as well as her technical ability. She always photographs her soaps beautifully too. I love the dark backgrounds she uses.

 

[seven]

oh yeah, her photography skills are superb too! always a feast to my eyes looking at her pics

 

[jules92207]

She is certainly one of my favorites too. Amazing.

 

[doriettefarm]

by Auntie Clara's

her soaps are amazing! this particular one looks very delicate with all the patterns made from the plastic dolly. look at the border b/w black and white, how on earth did she manage this ---> |-|-|-|-| jagged line?

I wonder if she poured the bottom layer and put a piece of bubblewrap on top to create the jagged line?

 

[hmlove1218]

That looks a little too perfect to be bubble wrap to me, but I could be wrong. I was thinking that it was possibly carved, or she had something possibly on the bottom of her mold to make the black layer. Like she poured the black layer, let it sit up, then carved it, or flipped the bars over (if there was something on the bottom of her mold), then poured the white layer. Hope that makes sense.

 

[Dorymae]

I believe she made a white top pouring only half way, the mat encrusted with the black batter was in the mold already. Let that set up, unmolded, then cut off the bottom with a deep toothed wave cutter, or like tool. Without removing the mat! Now it went back in the mold to be covered in black batter. Then when that set up she could unmolded and remove the mat to reveal the entire design.

That is my take on it anyways.

 

[newbie]

Such gentle-looking soaps.

 

[jules92207]

Those are very elegant. I love them.

 

[newbie]

Best use of ash I've seen to date.

 

[Saponista]

That is one beautifully designed soap bar! I wish I had that much creative vision!

 

[jules92207]

I agree, once in awhile ash just works. This is one where it totally works.