i have been kinda of shy about trying swirl, not sure the difference between swirl and marble. just wanted to let ya know that, that is an amazing demonstration of swirl method and outcome. thanks so much for that info.
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How do you make even swirls?
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eucalypta
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Thanks MillaMilla said:Thanks eucalypta! Yes, that helped a lot! Fancy drawings too.
I just ordered some new FOs and I now I'm looking at colors. I promised myself that my next soap batches with my new FOs have to be swirls. DH thinks I've become obsessed with soap.
Gekko....go for it!
been my pleasure!One warning: be careful with the FO's you choose for the swirl. It happened more than once that an "unknown" FO seized on me - then forget about the swirl
eucalypta said:One warning: be careful with the FO's you choose for the swirl. It happened more than once that an "unknown" FO seized on me - then forget about the swirl
That's right! I don't want that happening. I'll make sure to research and pick the best FO first. Thanks!
eucalypta
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gekko62 said:Here's another how-to...basically the same principal as yours Eucalypta,gets the contrast colour at differing depths.
http://beauxeaux.com/swirltutorial/howtoswirl.htm
HA! I've found all these great instructions,still not quite game....
Hi Gekko,
The tut you indicate is really a different concept - it is not a "what you see is what you get" kind of swirl - apart from the top layer.
The soap pics below the tut are misleading! I never understood how they got those vertical lines in it :roll: until someone reveiled the secret:
You get them by pushing the dividers! :shock:
So it is an ultra thin line of color, whic disappears when you use the soap the first time
I am very glad you like my soap pic
- perhaps you like this one too (combo of funnel and swirl)
eucalypta, I love your swirls & these particular colors are so eyecatching.
Just to clarify tho...you cut the log of soap lengthwise & would have 2 long logs of soap, then cut into bars, is that correct. Also do you put the second color pour(green arrow) all the way thro like the red arrow pour.
Your instructions are great.......thanks so much!
Just to clarify tho...you cut the log of soap lengthwise & would have 2 long logs of soap, then cut into bars, is that correct. Also do you put the second color pour(green arrow) all the way thro like the red arrow pour.
Your instructions are great.......thanks so much!
oh eucalypta, forgot to ask about vertical cuts, you mentioned it is easier to do vertical cuts first......do you mean cut the logs into bars first, then cut each bar lengthwise (or as I had asked above about cutting the whole log lengthwise first then into bars)....just wondering! thanks again so much.
Thanks Eucalypta for info. I did something similar once. But in my case it was a thin layer of soap. Thin meaning just one plane of soaps. Did that make sense? So what I am thinking is, you can get nice predictable swirls only from top, but then the other soaps aren't that "beautiful. Is that right?
eucalypta
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Hi all,
thank you for all your kind words; you make me walk besides my shoes, giving me those compliments
I'll try to answer all your questions in one go
I think you understood that Misty, reading your second post
and become very unclear.
The way I described the swirl your soap will be nice everywhere if you get the swirl colour to sink to the bottom of the batch.
@ andreja
You got it right The magic of this swirl lies in the success of pouring the swirlcolour all the way from the bottom to the top. The way you move your swirl stick is not so relevant.
Look at it this way:
Imagine you divide your mould into three parts lengthwise, by placing two dividers in it.
You pour left and right colour A
In the middle you pour color B.
You remove the dividers.
You put the swirl stick into the soap right on the bottom
Then you make your swirl movements.
Then you cut als in the drawings.
Same result (only you might need some extra hands to help you).
Inthe pic below I used one divider, poured in the 3rd colour and swirled.
Sorry I don't have pics of the process, because I was alone and did not have time to take pics between the pouring and swirling.
(did cut the soap too soon BTW - grrrrr impatience is my middle name)
hope this clarifies it.
Very anxious to see your swirls !
thank you for all your kind words; you make me walk besides my shoes, giving me those compliments
I'll try to answer all your questions in one go
Yes, but it is easier to cut double height bars (vertically) first, because it is hard to cut the whole log lengthwise in one go. In the first drawing you see 8 bars, 4 x two on top op each other.
I think you understood that Misty, reading your second post
Indeed - I did only one green arrow, because otherwise the drawing would resemble a multi size sawing pattern
and become very unclear.That would be an idea! But not so easy to do, because you have to turn the mold upside down. What would happen with your swirl....?
The way I described the swirl your soap will be nice everywhere if you get the swirl colour to sink to the bottom of the batch.
@ andreja
You got it right
The magic of this swirl lies in the success of pouring the swirlcolour all the way from the bottom to the top. The way you move your swirl stick is not so relevant.Look at it this way:
Imagine you divide your mould into three parts lengthwise, by placing two dividers in it.
You pour left and right colour A
In the middle you pour color B.
You remove the dividers.
You put the swirl stick into the soap right on the bottom
Then you make your swirl movements.
Then you cut als in the drawings.
Same result (only you might need some extra hands to help you).
Inthe pic below I used one divider, poured in the 3rd colour and swirled.
Sorry I don't have pics of the process, because I was alone and did not have time to take pics between the pouring and swirling.
(did cut the soap too soon BTW - grrrrr impatience is my middle name
)hope this clarifies it.
Very anxious to see your swirls !
eucalypta, thanks for your help, but if I may ask again, what would the height of your log have to be in order to get 2bars out of 1 vertical cut. If I am thinking right it would have to have a good height to get 2 average sized bars cut lengthwise.....
eucalypta
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I don't know where you're from - inches or cm?
let us say an average bar is 8 x 5 x 2,5 cm - that would mean that the double height of the bar would be 2 x 2,5 = 5 cm, which equals the log height.
When you like chunkier bars better - like 3 cm thick, the log height would be 6 cm.
In inches:
bar: 3.1 x 2 x 1 -> log height 2 x 1 = 2 inches
or 3.1 x 2 x 1.2 -> 2 x 1.2 = 2.4 inches .
hth
let us say an average bar is 8 x 5 x 2,5 cm - that would mean that the double height of the bar would be 2 x 2,5 = 5 cm, which equals the log height.
When you like chunkier bars better - like 3 cm thick, the log height would be 6 cm.
In inches:
bar: 3.1 x 2 x 1 -> log height 2 x 1 = 2 inches
or 3.1 x 2 x 1.2 -> 2 x 1.2 = 2.4 inches .
hth
gekko62
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Ohh pretty...those colours are to die for. I now have swirl-envy real bad!
Biting the bullet--trying ITP this weekend...gotta start somewhere....
Biting the bullet--trying ITP this weekend...gotta start somewhere....
I am thinking you could flip it like a pancake and get it to flip without much movement plus if you flipped when it was traced a bit it would slow the movement down too.
Sorry If its not feasible. Its like a puzzle to me!
Sorry If its not feasible. Its like a puzzle to me!
I want those blue soaps!!! They are to die for!
I can imagine them smelling like one of my new FOs coming...Fresh and Clean or maybe the Sea Glass one. You've really inspired me. My mold is kind of small but I can at least attempt it.
I can imagine them smelling like one of my new FOs coming...Fresh and Clean or maybe the Sea Glass one. You've really inspired me. My mold is kind of small but I can at least attempt it.
I would love to be able to have swirls as gorgeous as these here!
I'm no expert on swirling, but for a round mould I had some interesting results by putting a long piece of cardboard down into the mould. I'd previously randomly hacked pie-shaped wedges on either side of the cardboard, several on each side.
Then I poured my two colours--one on each side--then slowly twisted the cardboard as I pulled it out. Turned out quite pretty and couldn't be simpler. I'm not so coordinated with the swirls usually so I was happy
I'm no expert on swirling, but for a round mould I had some interesting results by putting a long piece of cardboard down into the mould. I'd previously randomly hacked pie-shaped wedges on either side of the cardboard, several on each side.
Then I poured my two colours--one on each side--then slowly twisted the cardboard as I pulled it out. Turned out quite pretty and couldn't be simpler. I'm not so coordinated with the swirls usually so I was happy
eucalypta
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djk17 said:I would love to be able to have swirls as gorgeous as these here!
I'm no expert on swirling, but for a round mould I had some interesting results by putting a long piece of cardboard down into the mould. I'd previously randomly hacked pie-shaped wedges on either side of the cardboard, several on each side.
Then I poured my two colours--one on each side--then slowly twisted the cardboard as I pulled it out. Turned out quite pretty and couldn't be simpler. I'm not so coordinated with the swirls usually so I was happy
That is a nice one too
The next one is - using your setup: pull out the cardboard; put in a long stick, touching the bommom and give it one circular (ot other) movement. Great swirly is the result! pic below - it is a salt bar btw.
Do you have a pic for illustration djk17? Love to see it. TIA
