Soap #28 Circling Taiwan Swirl, (this batch turned into a practice session)
made 09/01/2016 ready after 09/02/2016
scented with orange and patchouli essential oils
I had my butters and oils melted and went to choose my colours, these were not what I had in mind when I first opened the drawer but were what jumped out at me
Bronze Satin, New Moon Black, White Satin and Silver Graphite
I mixed my oils, added the lye mixture, stick blended to emulsification and divided between four jugs.
I added my colours to the jugs and my essential oils to all except the white as my chosen essential oils were dark in colour and I wanted to keep the white as white as possible
I gradually poured one colour in each section of the liner bit by bit....
It all looks very tidy from this angle..
I had to work quickly at this point as my batter was thickening, this vision is not what I had planned but it had worked to a fashion. I now had to wait and wait till unmoulding.....I really wanted to make another batch right there and then but had to wait until this mould and liner were free again....
I was pleased that the loaf unmoulded so well from this new liner, the liner is thicker and not quite as flexible as my others but there wasn't a problem
Trying out my new cutter, I know it hasn't been sanded or varnished yet but will be soon...
I cut this loaf so that I had as many 2.5 inch blocks as possibly making sure that both end cuts are the correct measurement any extra was left in the middle.
Each block is then cross cut through the middle like this one.
So this is the cut that shows a water lily...the bronze turned out to be a little darker than I had expected.
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| I know far too may photos.... |
Before this loaf was even cut I had made up another batch in different colours...
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