1. Mark the center of your soap.
2. Draw a circle as shown on the illustration.
3. Make a circular cut and remove the soap around the circle.
4. Trim the circle.
5. Mark the dome into 8 parts.
6. Make a petal shape cut in each part.
7. Remove the soap between the petals.
8. Make petal shapes between the petals of previous row.
9. Remove the soap between the petals.
10. Carve the third row in the same way as previous.
11. Carve V-shaped trenches in the petals of the first row.
12. Cut off the soap around the center.
13. Mark the soap around the center into 8 parts.
14. Make a petal shape cut in each part.
15. Remove the soap between petals.
16. Carve V-shaped grooves in the petals.
17. Repeat steps 12, 14-16 for next two rows.
18. Slice off the soap around the flower.
19. Draw 3 leaf shapes.
20. Make cut and remove the soap around these leaves.
21. Carve a leaf midrib.
22. Carve three marquise shaped cuts on both sides of leaf.
23. Repeat two previous step for two remaining leaves (number of marquise shaped cuts differ).
24. Carve 3 other leaves on opposite side in the same way.
25. Smooth your soap.
26. Mark the corner of the soap into 6 parts.
27. Make scalloped cut.
28. Remove soap.
29. Repeat steps 26-27 to carve another scalloped line.
30. Make small holes with pointed tool.
31. Smooth the blanks.
32. Your dahlia is finished!
