Thanks! Since I'm hosting, I'm not entering this month, but if I have time, I might play along and have another stab at this technique. There's something I've been wanting to try with the t&s shimmy technique
There's something I want to try also, but don't know if I'll have time - helping my daughter move this week - on hiatus at the moment, lol.Thanks! Since I'm hosting, I'm not entering this month, but if I have time, I might play along and have another stab at this technique. There's something I've been wanting to try with the t&s shimmy technique
Thank you. Even though it’s not me, it’s still stressful. Happy you are done with it.I know the feeling! I can only make soap if I manage to find my soaping gear in all our boxes after having moved last week good luck with moving your daughter to a new place!!
Thank you, it's been my pleasure chatting with you.Me too!
I guess a mom will always take on some of the stress of her children.. I hope she'll enjoy her new place.
Hahaha I feel you! If only soaping could be a fulltime, well-payed job!These all look so beautiful. I need to quit working so I can post more on the forum and make more soap.
I like that color combo!!Thanks I entered this in a challenge a year ago - and, nothing, didn't even get one vote, oh well. I'm trying again with a different color combination.
If you post it here you're more likely to get feedback.Okie Dokie. Cut my little trial run and would like advice on how to do better. Do I post that here, or should I start a new thread in the Lye forum?
Post it hereOkie Dokie. Cut my little trial run and would like advice on how to do better. Do I post that here, or should I start a new thread in the Lye forum?
See just above.Post it here
Thanks for sharing your experience @KimW that's a very pretty soap you got there!Taking bookreader's advice, here is a pic of my test run. I think it's beautimus, though it is far from the S-shimmy.
Here's what I think I need to do differently:
1. Pour more for each wall pour
2. Have batter at trace - I poured when just at emulsion
3. Tilt needs to be less inclined - I used a clothespin
Thoughts?
P.S. I so enjoy this forum. I've been soaping in a bubble (pun not entirely intended) for many, many years. The most intricate designs I've ever done are polka dots and "in-the-mold" swirls. There's a whole soaping world out there - who knew?!
Thank you, @szaza !Thanks for sharing your experience @KimW that's a very pretty soap you got there!
I think you're right about pouring more on each side with a tad less inclination. In my experience emulsion works better than trace, so I think you could try again with your batter at emulsion. A very light trace is also fine, just make sure your batter stays at light trace all the time during the pour.
If you don't like OO soaps, you could try avocado instead. I don't use it much because it's really expensive here (and not very environmentally friendly either apparently), but I've recently been comparing 80% OO to 80% AvO and the latter was way nicer in use (at a relatively young age that is). It got a bit goopy when left wet, but I didn't get the slime threads that I got from OO at the same cure time/age and the lather was really nice as well. AvO does trace a bit faster than OO, but I think you will still be able to have a fluid enough batter for this technique.If you post it here you're more likely to get feedback.
I just made my first attempt today. I made OO and CO soap so had slow moving batter. I also used a 30% lye concentration. I did add sugar and coconut milk because I am not a fan of high OO soap. I mostly whisked and only hit it with the SB for about 5 short bursts. It did say liquid through the pours, but think the last couple were at a light trace. We shall see when I unmold it if I got a shimmy or ******.
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