CareBear Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 I got some ropes and a 3-D alien head mold which my son would DIE FOR - and I want to make a soap on a rope. Any suggestions before I ruin the ropes? Like how far in does the rope go? How do I keep it centered in the soap and not showing out the side? Geez, so many questions. I'm not even sure where to look for the answer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Do you have any of those two piece 3-D molds? They have a hole in the top you can put your soap rope thru. I believe I got mine from www.northcountrymercantile.comThey have instructions somewhere on the site too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Here's the soap on a rope instruction linkhttp://www.northcountrymercantile.com/catalog/making_soap_on_a_rope.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted March 6, 2007 Author Share Posted March 6, 2007 PERFECT!!! Thanks so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted March 6, 2007 Author Share Posted March 6, 2007 CandyBee do they easily stay in the center of the soap and all? (got my ropes elsewhere, and I do have some 3D molds, but I like the site you posted) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 I poured my soap in first-- then pushed the rope thru the hole like the instructions say. (I used a chop stick as a tool) The rope stays put! But my first practice soap didn't come out too wellAlso, it takes longer for the soap to harden on those particular molds so you have to wait about 2 hours before you pull the mold apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Uh... I used their ropes. They had really nice silk ones. And theirs did stay in the mold and didn't fall out or float around. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted March 6, 2007 Author Share Posted March 6, 2007 I'll give it a go then! Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainmadness Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 FYI-I have found the same cord at Walmart for about .35 per yard. It is in the fabric section along with the ribbons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted March 7, 2007 Author Share Posted March 7, 2007 NO NO NO NOT another WalMart good-buy!!! I don't shop at WalMart! I don't even know where it is!!(ok, if these soaps work out I might have to go find it, but I don't WANT to). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainmadness Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 NO NO NO NOT another WalMart good-buy!!! I don't shop at WalMart! I don't even know where it is!!(ok, if these soaps work out I might have to go find it, but I don't WANT to).I hear ya. I TRY not to be a WalMart shopper myself. I do not like spending my money there.... Jennifer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazerina Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 I just made some for the first time... here is what I can offer from my mistakes, lol....You will need more rope than you think! I took one peice, folded it in half and tied the two ends together in a fat knot. I didn't trim the ends up or anything. I think the knot and frayed parts help it stay in place and hang on. I did mine in M&P so I waited until just before it really got a skin on it then stuck it in place with a metal chop stick. Some of them would want to float back up, but just keep poking it back down and sometimes I would hold it down for a few seconds and it would stay. When my rope began to show after a few uses , I worried it was going to come out early.. but so far it has held in there just fine.And yes, I used that lovely Wal-Mart rope... it was on clearance even! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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