Speaking for myself, I'd have to say that would be a good goal!
Melana, so what happens to that felt part? I don't understand the felted soaps, I guess! I love how it looks - so cute!
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Speaking for myself, I'd have to say that would be a good goal!
Melana, so what happens to that felt part? I don't understand the felted soaps, I guess! I love how it looks - so cute!
As you use it the wool keeps shrinking
LOL! OK, that makes sense.
OK, how the HECK do you DO that? They're awesome!
Right? How is the felt held together?!
I may be getting this mixed up, but wouldn't a younger bar be better for that?
Uh - that's a vampire bite - (backs out of room and stops asking Melana questions)
So, I've been felting soap then needle felting designs on it. The needles used are sharp and barbed. I missed my mark and the needle went in and out hence the two holes.
It may be me... But this one looks like the cat is expunging trapped gases from it's posterior end.....
It may be me... But this one looks like the cat is expunging trapped gases from it's posterior end.....
OMG, I thought the same thing but delicately refrained from saying anything!
It may be me... But this one looks like the cat is expunging trapped gases from it's posterior end.....
I noticed that too!
Gorgeous!!
How long does it take you to make one of those?
How long does it take you to make one of those?
My wife just said that felting is the best way to stab something a thousand times and get away with it!
A while.
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@Melana , I look at all those soaps and think they are awesome. Well except for the black cat gas felt soap, because it's awesomerist!
@Melana , I look at all those soaps and think they are awesome. Well except for the black cat gas felt soap, because it's awesomerist!
Thank you!
@Melana - girl you are a feltin' fool! And I mean that in the best possible way!
SO PRETTY!
SO PRETTY!
Soap I made yesterday. Took forever to trace, thinking it's because I used store bought lard. Just 30% Coconut oil, 30% Olive oil, 30% Lard and 10% Avocado oil. Smells like soap
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OK, you mavens and men of soap - can one use rendered bacon fat to make it? My Dad keeps saving me jars of lovely white bacon fat and I can't use it up fast enough in cooking!
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Yes, I would think so. I would probably heat it and pour it through a fine cheesecloth or something to strain it, and I would think it would be fine. I've never done it, but really "fat is fat".
I read somewhere about someone using old used oil from a french fryer, and I guess that would work but be a little stinky and I wouldn't like that!
The stink goes away eventually
Indeed. Just call it pig lard in soapcalc
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I was just reading about that the other day. One article described how to wash the fat before you use it. They put a big pot of water on to boil. When it was boiling they poured the bacon fat into it and boiled until it was all liquid. Then turn it off to cool and put in fridge. The meat bits would settle to the bottom and the fat would congeal on the top. Then just lift off the "clean" fat and it is ready to use.
I have night tried this yet but I am eating more bacon in preparation.
you can also render it and pour through a cheese cloth.
Eat more bacon for science. Brilliant.
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I have been testing a homemade laundry soap recipe I found online, that seems to work pretty well:
1 part homemade soap bar (5% superfat) grated on box grater
1 part Borox
1 part Washing Soda
I put them in the food processor until it is a grainy powder. Then 2 Tbs. per wash works well. Any fragrance in the soap washes out but so do the stains. I also ready you can add Oxiclean (powdered hydrogen peroxide) but I haven't had to deep clean anything yet.
1 part homemade soap bar (5% superfat) grated on box grater
1 part Borox
1 part Washing Soda
I put them in the food processor until it is a grainy powder. Then 2 Tbs. per wash works well. Any fragrance in the soap washes out but so do the stains. I also ready you can add Oxiclean (powdered hydrogen peroxide) but I haven't had to deep clean anything yet.
You can/should use 0% superfat soap for laundry soap. 100% coconut oil soap works very well. It also makes a good stain stick so you can save some for that when you make it.
Is the 1 part washing soap supposed to be washing soda?
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Sorry for the typo yeah washing soda.
Do just wet the coconut oil soap and rub it on the stains to use it as a stain stick or is their a way to making the bar softer so it goes on the stain?
Thanks for the tip.
You can wet it, or just rub it in dry as a pre-treat for an oily stain.
Melana, you continue to wow me with your felting prowess! <notworthy> <bows to Melana's skillz>
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