Ultimate Soap Carving: Easy, Oddly Satisfying Techniques for Creating Beautiful Designs--40+ Step-by-Step Tutorials

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Product Description In Ultimate Soap Carving, Makiko Sone—founder of the Mizutama.Soap YouTube channel—shares her secrets for designing and hand carving a variety of beautiful soap designs by cutting, shredding, shaping, sculpting, and other oddly satisfying techniques that fans of ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response) will love. Inside, you'll find: Essential Supplies: Discover which knives and soaps work best for carving. Key Techniques: Learn how to prepare soap for carving, hold a knife correctly, and make grooves, incisions, triangles, waves, and other basic cuts through eleven designs in eight step-by-step lessons. You’ll also find easy recipes for making soap and other products using shavings and cuttings. Thirty Step-by-Step Projects: Find instructions and templates for carving super-cute animals, exquisite flowers, fun fashions, sweet accessories, and more. Packed with guidance and inspiration, Ultimate Soap Carving will teach you everything you need to carve your own stunning soap designs. About the Author Makiko Sone, better known to her followers as Mizutama Soap, demonstrates cute, fantastic, and easy to make soap carving projects on her YouTube channel, mizutama.soap, and sells supplies on her Etsy shop, MizutamaStudio. Her most popular video has received over one million views. She lives in Japan outside of Tokyo. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Ultimate Soap Carving Easy, Oddly Satisfying Techniques for Creating Beautiful Designs By Makiko Sone The Quarto Group Copyright © 2019 Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc. All rights reserved. ISBN: 978-1-63159-724-4 Contents INTRODUCTION, 6, 1:MATERIALS & TOOLS, 10, SOAP FOR CARVING, 12, Tools for Carving Soap, 14, Additional Carving Tools, 16, Other Supplies, 17, 2:ESSENTIALTECHNIQUES, 18, GETTING STARTED, 20, Preparing to Carve, 20, Softening Soap, 20, Holding a Carving Knife Correctly, 21, Working with the Templates, 22, Shaping Soap for Carving, 22, CARVING LESSONS, 23, Lesson 1 V-Shaped Grooves and Incisions — Leaves, 24, Lesson 2 Triangular Patterns — Simple Bird, 28, Lesson 3 Circular Scalloped Patterns — Scalloped Butterfly, 30, Lesson 4 Delicate Waves — Purse, 32, Lesson 5 Complex Floral Designs — Dahlia, 34, Lesson 6 Complex Floral Designs — Rose Relief, 37, Lesson 7 Complex Floral Designs — Rose: Starting with the Outer Petals, 40, Lesson 8 Complex Floral Designs — Rose: Starting at the Center, 43, ADDING COLOR, 46, DECORATING WITH BEADS, 48, RECYCLING SOAP SCRAPS, 49, Cream Soap, 49, Recycling Soap Scraps, 50, Soap Ball, 51, GIFT GIVING IDEAS, 52, 3:CARVING PROJECTS, 54, EASY, Project 1 Mini Cactus, 56, Project 2 Lily of the Valley, 58, Project 3 Dachshund, 60, Project 4 Cat, 62, Project 5 Squirrel, 64, Project 6 Sheep, 66, Project 7 Sea Turtle, 68, Project 8 Little Insects: Ladybug, Bee & Snail, 70, Project 9 Miniature Cake Slice & Doughnuts, 73, Project 10 Miniature Cream Puff Swan, 76, INTERMEDIATE, Project 11 Scalloped Frame, 78, Project 12 High-Top Sneakers, 80, Project 13 Party Dress, 82, Project 14 Umbrella, 84, Project 15 Teacup & Saucer, 86, Project 16 Bouquet of Miniature Lilies, 89, Project 17 Starry Cutwork Soap, 92, Project 18 Heart Lamp, 94, Project 19 Orchid, 96, Project 20 Carnation Arrangement, 98, ADVANCED, Project 21 Unicorn, 101, Project 22 Lock & Key, 104, Project 23 Heart Clock, 107, Project 24 Gardenia with Curled Petals, 110, Project 25 Mermaid, 113, TEMPLATES, 116, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, 127, ABOUT THE AUTHOR, 127, INDEX, 128, CHAPTER 1 MATERIALS & Tools Soap for Carving You don't need to purchase special soap for carving. You can use commercially made soap that's typically sold in supermarkets, pharmacies, and other retailers. Regardless of the brand or type you use, make sure it's fresh, soft, and moist, because hard, dried-out soap is difficult to carve properly. Keep these recommendations in mind when choosing soap for carving: • Texture. The soap should be soft,