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Does anyone know where I'd get a column for making column swirls in soap?

Get a piece of 2 by 2 off the joiner down on Ayr Street.

Eire

oh!  i can do that!  ive just been looking at swirls on youtube.  they look really nice done with a column!

Wooooooooooooooooooooow slow down there , make soap first and get used to your formula , column swirling is a little more advanced.. Take your time treacle.

oh but it looks so easy! 

*puts on the breaks a little*

LINDYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY is it wasy hun  :mwaha:

 :mwaha: I love your enthusiasm!!

I actually feel like saying go for it BUT make sure you have a formula that will allow you to do this... you need to have a good pouring consistency for quite a while so you need to be sure your formula will allow you to do this. 

But if you feel you can do it, why not go ahead? Seriously, you learn SO much from just getting in and doing it.  Yes you could end up with a lump of soap that isn't so pretty but you could also end up with a fab soap too... who  knows?! I'm all for experimenting and learning from your mistakes. 

That's what I was thinking too.  It's all about trial and error for me right now, right?

:D

Yep - just try to take lots of notes as you go along so that you can see what's working and what's not.   

Use your soaps when they're ready, take notes then too - compare moisture, hardness, lather etc, also how well the scent stays and if it remains nice in the soap dish between uses.

It can help to keep a picture record too (I'm not quite organised enough for that one) - that way you can see how the colour changes etc.

Have fun :buttrf:

Picture record is easily done via a blog... you could keep lots of notes on that (except formula, if you're planning to sell at some point). 

Hi take a look at my avatar, I used an upturned jam jar, worked fine

Shell

jam jar eh....  i could improvise too!

@Honey i never thought to keep a blog.  I can put all my notes in one and I don't have to publish it.

Or do publish it .. wonder if you can keep parts private and parts public?

Hmmm...i don't know...  I think you can publish only the posts you want to publish.

Aaand here we go! 

http://salachsoap.blogspot.com/

OMG I so missed this.  Mostly cuz shipping is too much from there to here usually.

No that swirl is not easy and I've been making soap for a really long time.  I admire anyone who can make that one! :buttrf:

if we all played it safe then we never get around to doing the fun stuff i am a hands on guy if it works great if not try agin but have a cuppa first as they say calm down ond give it a whral :mwaha:

That's what I did.  it wasn't a total failure, but it sure wasn't a win.  I do need to try it again.