String-Pull Technique
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very cool!
Glad you like it! I planted lengths of thread in the base (pink) layer, and at certain times in the color-layering process pulled them up through to the surface
One success, one “adventure” with this string thing (I hesitate at technique, it might be gimmick. Method?)
The one that worked is an unusual configuration anyway, a tapering cylinder sliced into cross sections showing the interior structure.
The adventure batch, well, because of its relatively large size (for me, at 42oz) I opted for a few seconds of stick blending where normally I’d be whisking. Not much longer really, maybe five seconds. It was 50:50 sat:unsat, but that’s not unusual for me, and lye/oil was at body temperature, ~85F. Then it took all of two minutes to get through heavy trace and start to gel on my countertop.
I was ticked off, to be sure—I’d spent all afternoon prepping my materials and sketching the design approach and visualizing my procedure, planned on a 40-60 minute soap-surgery. Instead scrambled after a freeform in-pot swirl of the colorants intended, thanked the gods of smallest favors it was salvageable, and had to go for a fury-smoke around the house. What gives? Was the skosh more agitation of the blender enough to do it?
The one that worked is an unusual configuration anyway, a tapering cylinder sliced into cross sections showing the interior structure.
The adventure batch, well, because of its relatively large size (for me, at 42oz) I opted for a few seconds of stick blending where normally I’d be whisking. Not much longer really, maybe five seconds. It was 50:50 sat:unsat, but that’s not unusual for me, and lye/oil was at body temperature, ~85F. Then it took all of two minutes to get through heavy trace and start to gel on my countertop.
I was ticked off, to be sure—I’d spent all afternoon prepping my materials and sketching the design approach and visualizing my procedure, planned on a 40-60 minute soap-surgery. Instead scrambled after a freeform in-pot swirl of the colorants intended, thanked the gods of smallest favors it was salvageable, and had to go for a fury-smoke around the house. What gives? Was the skosh more agitation of the blender enough to do it?
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I'm always impressed with the many creative things we soapers come up with. I'm not a regular forum dweller so I'm not familiar with this technique. It's quite artistic. Some of these I've seen are too interesting to use. I just like looking at them
I used to work with colorants and fragrances but I stopped and now I only use E/O and some oils that add color.
So most of my soap is yellow, green or beige
I'll be watching this and thanks for sharing.
I used to work with colorants and fragrances but I stopped and now I only use E/O and some oils that add color.
So most of my soap is yellow, green or beige
I'll be watching this and thanks for sharing.
