ResolvableOwl
Notorious Lyear
Of course it will be worth showing off! Even if it is not photogenic at all, it means that future gazers don't have to try out your way of getting mediocre results.I don't know if it will be worth looking at
Of course it will be worth showing off! Even if it is not photogenic at all, it means that future gazers don't have to try out your way of getting mediocre results.I don't know if it will be worth looking at
Yes that is exactly why I'd do it OR so they can copy it if it's great!Of course it will be worth showing off! Even if it is not photogenic at all, it means that future gazers don't have to try out your way of getting mediocre results.
So here it is. I'm pleasantly surprised! My only regret is that my "thin lines" ^^^^started as thin lines and then went into thick globs. I should have known better than to use a floral (True Lilac) but WSP said no acceleration. I soaped cool, used a high percentage of liquid oils and 33% lye concentration. WSP said no water discount so they would have used more water and probably small batch.
As you can see by the photos I used a log mold. Alternating colors I poured thin lines from end to end until it became too thick to pour, then glopped the colors in as best I could still trying to make lines from end to end, building layers till all was used. I started at the short end, inserting the hanger tool diagonally the whole way to the bottom. From there I made forward loops diagonally coming the whole way up to the top and going the whole way down to the bottom to the other end. I made the loops close together. Then just swirled the very top with a chopstick. I hope this is clear. Perhaps @ResolvableOwl can do one of those drawings..I know I can't.Very pretty soap. Which hanger swirl method did you end up using and and what type of cut?
Sorry @KimW, the cut was just a regular cut from one end of the loaf to the other, 1" thick.Very pretty soap. Which hanger swirl method did you end up using and and what type of cut?
Great to see you picked up my suggestion! Should I feel the desire to return the favour (by making a sketch), the single most important information is the angle of your diagonal. When the short side points to 12 o'clock and the long side to 3 o'clock, where did your hanger point to? In my above sketch it was about 1 o'clock, and a conventional hanger swirl would point straight to 3 o'clock.inserting the hanger tool diagonally the whole way to the bottom. From there I made forward loops diagonally
If I understand correctly I would say 11:00 and 5:00. But I am attaching a picture to make sure.I love how all cuts are vastly different from each other! “Parallel” hanger swirls can be quite uniform at times (which can be intentional or not), but with skew angles, every bar is guaranteed to be unique (and develop in unpredictable manner while being used up).
Great to see you picked up my suggestion! Should I feel the desire to return the favour (by making a sketch), the single most important information is the angle of your diagonal. When the short side points to 12 o'clock and the long side to 3 o'clock, where did your hanger point to? In my above sketch it was about 1 o'clock, and a conventional hanger swirl would point straight to 3 o'clock.
So here it is. I'm pleasantly surprised! My only regret is that my "thin lines" ^^^^started as thin lines and then went into thick globs. I should have known better than to use a floral (True Lilac) but WSP said no acceleration. I soaped cool, used a high percentage of liquid oils and 33% lye concentration. WSP said no water discount so they would have used more water and probably small batch.
No I didn't do both diagonal directions. One time through making loops (written lower-case e's?) close together. I didn't cross my design.@soapmaker MUCH better with that photo! Did I get you right that you put it in both diagonal directions? That's clever, I didn't think about the edges. And crossing hanger tracks are another twist to the story. Needless to say that the results speak for themselves
So here it is. I'm pleasantly surprised! My only regret is that my "thin lines" ^^^^started as thin lines and then went into thick globs. I should have known better than to use a floral (True Lilac) but WSP said no acceleration. I soaped cool, used a high percentage of liquid oils and 33% lye concentration. WSP said no water discount so they would have used more water and probably small batch.
Next time!@soapmaker MUCH better with that photo! Did I get you right that you put it in both diagonal directions?
I'm impressed! Those swirls are gorgeous! And with that fragrance... did I mention I'm impressed? I can only get a single color pour when I use True Lilac because it moves too fast for me. When I made a batch 2 months ago, I did an ombre pour, but I had to fragrance and color each layer separately and it was still a pill to work with. Stunning soap!(True Lilac) but WSP said no acceleration.
Perhaps too many hard oils for True Lilac? My recipe is 50% liquid oils. Another thought is lower lye concentration. And soaping at 90 degrees. But you know all that.I'm impressed! Those swirls are gorgeous! And with that fragrance... did I mention I'm impressed? I can only get a single color pour when I use True Lilac because it moves too fast for me. When I made a batch 2 months ago, I did an ombre pour, but I had to fragrance and color each layer separately and it was still a pill to work with. Stunning soap!
So I answered your post with "Next time." Yesterday was next time. Another day of experiments. So the first attachment is a 3 colour soap like the Lilac ^^^above, using the same method only I inserted the hanger in as before AND came back to the starting point inserting it at 10:00 or (11:00), or the opposite way, and crossed my tracks with the same motion. It is not as striking because of the muted colouring but it is a men's soap and I used sea clay, uncoloured and blue and green ultramarines.@soapmaker MUCH better with that photo! Did I get you right that you put it in both diagonal directions? That's clever, I didn't think about the edges. And crossing hanger tracks are another twist to the story. Needless to say that the results speak for themselves
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