October 2020 Challenge - Tall and Skinny Shimmy

[szaza]

Will The Soap Challenge Pictures Be Available For Viewing For Everyone?

They're in the entry thread that I linked to a few posts up

Can't wait to see your soap @KiwiMoose !

 

[Peachy Clean Soap]

The Entry thread is now open! You can upload your entries until October 27, 2020 at 11:59 pm GMT

I've decided to enter the Challenge' being my 1st I'll figure it out as I go. .

 

[Jersey Girl]

I've decided to enter the Challenge' being my 1st I'll figure it out as I go. .

That’s awesome. Go to post #75 in this thread ( I think that was the last entry) copy and paste and add your name to the bottom of the list.

 

[Peachy Clean Soap]

1. - Thank you, szaza. I've been meaning to try this again. Didn't turn out so well the first time.
2. MarnieSoapien - I'm not tall or skinny but I think I can make a shimmy!
3. bookreader451 - I tried this before but, I definitely need a second go!
4. dibbles - I'm in and hope I have time for more than one attempt! The outline shimmy continues to elude me.
5. JackieTobey - I’m already intimidated just looking at it. But I’ve learned so much with the last 2 competitions that It will be worth all the frustration and tears. I’m in.
6. DKing - I will make some time for an attempt or two as I already had an idea in my head to try something similar. Now to figure out making a tall mold!
7. AliOOp - getting some soap supplies from an SMF friend this week, so I hope to try this after we get home with all of those.
8. catscankim - ordered a tall skinny mold. hopefully it will be here in time
9.Glendam - This looks like fun!
10. sarahmarah - I’ll give it a whirl
11. linne1gi- This is a fun challenge!
12. Jersey Girl- Been admiring this technique for a while now...time to give it a try!
13. amd - hopefully lucky 13
14.GoatSoapRulz-oohhh my first SMF challenge! I’m so excited! Let’s tackle making this mold first!!
15. KimW - Did a trial run this time, so I'm sure to have something decent for the entry thread! wohoooo
16. Peachy Clean Soap- Im in' Yay this is my first SMF challenge. Hope I did this right?.

Can I ask what is a Blob in a Tall & Skinny Design?

That’s awesome. Go to post #75 in this thread ( I think that was the last entry) copy and paste and add your name to the bottom of the list.

thank you

Going to ask hubby to make me a Mold' Oh I hope I have enough lye' im waiting on a delivery. I can always pick some up @ our local Lows' its not ( food grade ) but will work in a pinch. Good Luck My Fellow Soapers' Its an Honor & Pleasure Participating In The Challenge W / Y'all.

 

[Jersey Girl]

Can I ask what is a Blob in a Tall & Skinny Design?

I think the term “blob” just refers to the shape you get with each pour.

 

[szaza]

Happy to have you on board @Peachy Clean Soap !
As @Jersey Girl said, the 'blobs' refer to the shape of the wall pours. I called it that because 'pours' can be confusing if you do several layers before switching sides..

 

[Peachy Clean Soap]

Happy to have you on board @Peachy Clean Soap !
As @Jersey Girl said, the 'blobs' refer to the shape of the wall pours. I called it that because 'pours' can be confusing if you do several layers before switching sides..

Thank Ü

I think the term “blob” just refers to the shape you get with each pour.

Thx

Ive decided to use the corrugated plastic mold Ive already used in my other post. Its easier then trying to make a new mold.

 

[KiwiMoose]

Can't wait to see your soap @KiwiMoose !

Here’s my tall and skinny plop and swirl variation. White Sage and Lavender FO with lemongrass EO.

 

[AliOop]

Here’s my tall and skinny plop and swirl variation. White Sage and Lavender FO with lemongrass EO.

The usual beautimous soap we've come to expect from you, @KiwiMoose.

 

[Jersey Girl]

Here’s my tall and skinny plop and swirl variation. White Sage and Lavender FO with lemongrass EO.
View attachment 50809

Love this result! Colors are beautiful!

 

[user 29214]

I tried my attempt today, I tested the fragrance prior (peppermint candy came) from a new supplier and it thickened my 1 oz of soap, so I had to switch fragrance and color scheme last minute. I should have had my sketch handy as it did get a bit confusing when pouring. i Look forward to seeing how it turns out!

 

[Peachy Clean Soap]

Here’s my tall and skinny plop and swirl variation. White Sage and Lavender FO with lemongrass EO.
View attachment 50809

Beautiful' love the colors too.

Ive decided to use the corrugated plastic mold Ive already used in my other post. Its easier then trying to make a new mold.

I attempted @ Tall & Skinny Shimmy today the loaf is getting happy lol im excited to see if its worthy of entry' if not I try again.

 

[Zing]

I throw my hands up in defeat! The soap I made yesterday has no shimmy Nice layers, but no shimmy. I think I could do it if I had a helper whose job would be to turn the mold.

I too wish I could layer like that. And brilliant job on the color combo!!

I use for Ione swirls

How do you spell that again?

 

[Peachy Clean Soap]

Soooo....I think I’m gonna try one more time. This is my second try. The first one I had a mold fail. I used the tall skinny wood mold from NS. I thought I had bought the silicon liner with it but I hadn’t so it’s 2.5 inches wide which I think makes a difference in the amount of shimmy. Then, as to not waste materials I had the brilliant idea to make the mold shorter so I made a cardboard divider and inserted it to make it 7 inches long. Well, all went well until the very last pour when the divider gave way and everything gushed underneath it. Second attempt, pictured here I shored up the divider with some clamps. This time it held, but quite a bit of batter Still leaked underneath. Ugh! So I’m gonna try one more time and maybe do as @sunnysuds did with some cardboard along the sides of the mold to make it skinnier. This is a difficult technique. A lot to take into consideration and prep but I love the challenge so maybe third time will be the charm!

Thats Beautiful

Ok. Not a good shimmy, but definitely not a soapy fail. It looks way better in person lol. It hardened up a bit after it cooled down lol. I still couldnt wait to see it, so i cut a few bars.its clean up-able lol.

its a keeper, just not for the challenge

Very Pretty

 

[KiwiMoose]

How do you spell that again?

Aiiiiii
Ohhhhh
Ennnnnnn
Eeeeeeeeee

 

[Jersey Girl]

Aiiiiii
Ohhhhh
Ennnnnnn
Eeeeeeeeee

Why did I always think it was an L? Lol

 

[user 29214]

So I cut my soap yesterday and there it was, a very nice shimmy in my first bar. But that was it! All the remaining bars, nothing! just lateral drop swirls. I will have to study the video to see what happened differently with the end bar, as far as the pour.

 

[earlene]

As it turns out, my travel scale wasn't working, so I checked the batteries. They had leaked inside, so I cleaned that up as best as I could, but had to shop for replacement batteries, which I was too tired to do the days of long driving. When I finally got the new batteries I was raring to go, but it still didn't work. I tried cleaning it again to no avail. Guess that scale is ruined. Ah well. I went on a search for a decent scale to take it's place, but with so little time and so few options in the stores I went to, I gave up. There just wasn't enough time to find a replacement scale and make this soap while still on the road. I am bummed!

I am loving the entries so far, though. Beautiful, linne1gi, dibbles & Jersey Girl.

 

[KimW]

As it turns out, my travel scale wasn't working, so I checked the batteries. They had leaked inside, so I cleaned that up as best as I could, but had to shop for replacement batteries, which I was too tired to do the days of long driving. When I finally got the new batteries I was raring to go, but it still didn't work. I tried cleaning it again to no avail. Guess that scale is ruined. Ah well. I went on a search for a decent scale to take it's place, but with so little time and so few options in the stores I went to, I gave up. There just wasn't enough time to find a replacement scale and make this soap while still on the road. I am bummed!

I am loving the entries so far, though. Beautiful, linne1gi, dibbles & Jersey Girl.

Oh no, earlene! I'm bummed with you. Maybe you could do volume measurements just for the challenge (I think I read where you've done this before...)? bummmmmmmmmed.

 

[Peachy Clean Soap]

I attempted @ Tall & Skinny Shimmy today the loaf is getting happy lol im excited to see if its worthy of entry' if not I try again.

OMG Bummed my soap turned out Dry & Crumbly' it was hard to cut too, maybe I didn't SB good enough cause the soap looked oily in the cups after I separated & add'ed color, also on my SB the batter was separating. I'll try again, hopefully I can come up w/ a half decent shimmy design.