Feathered ITP swirl

[Soap Techniques]

I've been testing some FOs from AHRE and also experimenting with the Feathered in-the-pot swirls. So here are my new soaps:

Satsuma:

Black Cherry:

and Hawaiian Sandalwood:

 

[afbrat]

Those are beautiful!

 

[Saponista]

They are all so beautiful, but I love the satsuma ones most. Such beautiful delicate feathers.

 

[Sonya-m]

I love the black cherry one - beautiful!

 

[gigisiguenza]

What is the feathered itp swirl?

 

[rparrny]

So let me see if I understand this...you put your colors in the bowl, poured them in the mold for an ITP (In The Pot) swirl...and then did you do something else like a hanger swirl???

 

[TeaLeavesandTweed]

Ooooo, pretty! I love them all. I love this style of swirl. It almost makes me want to start mucking about with colorants. Almost.

 

[kumudini]

Ah, the pro shows how it's done. Funny, those are the exact same colors I envisioned for my satsuma soap, with a simple ITP swirl. But since I HAD to use beeswax in that recipe for some unknown reason, I end up with this instead.
Beautiful swirls, FM!
ETA: my favorite is the black cherry, simply superb.

 

[Sonya-m]

So let me see if I understand this...you put your colors in the bowl, poured them in the mold for an ITP (In The Pot) swirl...and then did you do something else like a hanger swirl???

If I'm correct these have been created by the same method Clyde at Vibrant Soap used to create a few of his recents, look for his green tea & pear and also his black raspberry vanilla

 

[TVivian]

So gorgeous!! Wow!

 

[Obsidian]

Beautiful, I especially like the sandalwood ones. I accidentally made a feathered swirl like this once in a salt bar, absolutly loved it. I would love to see a tutorial on this technique.

 

[Soap Techniques]

Thank you, everyone! :-D
Sonya, no, I haven't made these soaps with the Clyde Slide technique, I find the faux funnel pour isn't necessary to achieve this type of swirls. You can see some pictures of the process in my blog:
http://soaptechniques.blogspot.com/2015/09/feathered-in-pot-swirl.html

 

[Sonya-m]

So from your blog is it just achieved by doing a little bit of in the pot stirring or does the method of pour into your mould affect it too?

 

[shunt2011]

Those are beautiful.

 

[SplendorSoaps]

Lovely soaps! I'm also curious as to how you pour the soap into the mold. It's such a lovely effect.

 

[lenarenee]

Those are fantastic! My favorite is the H Sandalwood as well - very striking!

I was eager to see your process and read your blog. You did these at medium trace? I've done the Clyde swirl twice and was very happy with the result so I thought I'd enter Amy's challenge. She insisted the key was to pour at a very thin trace, which confused the heck out of me because both of mine were definitely not. But my little came home sick from school and I haven't had the chance to test it out with a thin trace.

 

[not_ally]

Absolutely beautiful. I too would be interested in any information you are willing to share ....

 

[lenarenee]

So from your blog is it just achieved by doing a little bit of in the pot stirring or does the method of pour into your mould affect it too?

Sonya, yeah I think the way its poured is the most important but I still need to experiment to be sure.

Have you seen these? [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHu3X51NVck[/ame]
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T35qvpITaf4[/ame]

 

[Krystalbee]

Those are stunning! I've stayed away from ITP swirls because I find them intimidating. But your photos make me want to try right now! Too bad I have to go to work roblem:

 

[Sonya-m]

Sonya, yeah I think the way its poured is the most important but I still need to experiment to be sure.

Have you seen these? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHu3X51NVck
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T35qvpITaf4

Yeah I have, the second one was my inspiration for the two I recently posted