Learning Swirling

[mandolyn]

I'm practicing swirling, still new, so I'm doing in-the-pot swirls for a swirl swap. They're letting newby swirlers participate - yippee. Here are some of my trials.
This is the hemp swirl which I thought was pretty ugly, but others like it:


This FO caused false ricing. I was supposed to keep stirring, which I did, but not quite long enough. FO foooooooooooopaw


These are the final logs. When I cut them, one had the FO foooooopaw again, but the other is perfect:


I'll post cut bars later today.

 

[Laurie]

Great job. Love your pictures. Your swirling is coming along great from what I can see. I am working on swirling too. I am hoping practice makes perfect.

Your second picture of the single bar looks like the bar is floating above the table. Neat. Look forward to more pictures.

 

[lilly]

I'm practicing swirling, still new, so I'm doing in-the-pot swirls for a swirl swap. They're letting newby swirlers participate - yippee. Here are some of my trials.
This is the hemp swirl which I thought was pretty ugly, but others like it:


This FO caused false ricing. I was supposed to keep stirring, which I did, but not quite long enough. FO foooooooooooopaw


These are the final logs. When I cut them, one had the FO foooooopaw again, but the other is perfect:


I'll post cut bars later today.

hey love your pics..esp that last one..it looks like little waves on the ocean!! well done~

 

[mandolyn]

hey love your pics..esp that last one..it looks like little waves on the ocean!! well done~

Thanks! The scent is called Sea Moss, so the waves just seemed the right thing to do.

Funny, the brown FO spots are turning white-ish. They don't look too bad after all. 8) Cool!

 

[IanT]

I like them!!! I think I might try an in-the-bowl swirl on one of my next batches to see how it turns out ...


Im working on swirling too but have had limited success

 

[Guest]

They look great!

 

[thenaturalway]

Look really nice. Design is appropriate for the name. Great job!

 

[PixieWick]

those came out fantastic !

 

[digit]

I like both of them!

Digit

 

[Godiva]

I like them all - especially the blue white one.

 

[brian0523]

I think they all look fantastic!

The last one is awesome!