Snowflake Fretwork

General info

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  • Openwork
  • Winter decoration
  • Christmas decoration
  • Can be used as hanging decoration
  • Difficulty: Easy

What you will need

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  • Soap (65 mm (2.56") in diameter)
  • Carving or Exacto knife
  • Paring knife
  • 7 cm (2.76") x 7 cm (2.76") piece of paper
  • Spoon
  • Wide 30 cm ribbon
  • Narrow 30 cm (11.8") ribbon
  • Craft wire (gauge of 0.5 mm (0.2"), length of 10 cm (3.94"))
  • Glue
  • Flatback stones
  • Tweezers
  • Awl

Soap info

プチベリィソープ イチゴミルクフレーバー

彫り方説明で使用

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  • 店頭やネットで購入可能
  • 苺ミルクの香り
  • 直径: 6.8 cm
  • 厚さ: 2.8 cm
  • 重さ: 80g

Instruction video

Instructions

Prepare a template

1.1 Fold piece of paper as shown.
step 1.1
1.2 Draw pattern.
step 1.2
1.3 Cut the paper along the black lines.
step 1.3
1.4 Cut off the tip.
step 1.4
1.5 Template is done!
step 1.5

Carve the fretwork

2.1 Smooth a soap bar.
step 2.1
2.2 Cut the soap in half with paring knife.
step 2.2
2.3 Scoop out the soap using spoon or other scraping tool. Soap should have 2 mm in thickness.
step 2.3
2.4 Mark the center point.
step 2.4
2.5 Trace the pattern from the template.
step 2.5
2.6 Cut out the previously drawn shapes.
step 2.6
2.7 Draw 6 drop shapes.
step 2.7
2.8 Draw 6 "V" letter shapes.
step 2.8
2.9 Cut out drop and "V" letter shapes.
step 2.9
2.10 Cut out 12 triangle shapes.
step 2.10
2.11 Cut out a six pointed star shape.
step 2.11
2.12 Cut out 6 square shapes.
step 2.12
2.13 Cut out 6 small holes.
step 2.13
2.14 Smooth the other half of the soap.
step 2.14
2.15 Neaten up the edge.
step 2.15
2.16 The soap carving is finished!
step 2.16

Decorate the fretwork soap

3.1 Glue the 2 soap parts together.
step 3.1
3.2 Fold and twist the wire.
step 3.2
3.3 Twisting the fire further, make a loop.
step 3.3
3.4 Stick the wire into the soap.
step 3.4
3.5 Glue the flatback stones.
step 3.5
3.6 Put the hanging ribbon through the loop and tie it.
step 3.6
3.7 Tie a bow using wide ribbon.
step 3.7
3.8 Snowflake fretwork is finished!
step 3.8