Paisley

General info

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  • This tutorial includes various carving techniques such as the swirl pattern, the twisted shape, the cut and pull technique etc.
  • Can be used as soap for bathing or washing (remove the beads)
  • Difficulty: Advanced

What you will need

supplies
  • Soap
  • Carving knife
  • Toothpick (or other pointed tool)
  • Paisley Template (download here )

Optional

  • Beads
  • Craft glue

Soap info

Ichigo Milk soap

Used in tutorial

ichigo milk soap
  • Available
  • Milk and strawberry scented
  • Diameter: 6.8 cm (2-3/4")
  • Thickness: 2.8 cm (1-1/8")
  • Weight: 80g (3 oz)

Purple round soap

purple round soap
  • Available
  • Master-soap brand
  • Grape scented
  • Diameter: 7 cm (2-3/4")
  • Thickness: 3.3 cm (1-1/4")
  • Weight: 95 g (3.35 oz)

Turquoise round soap

turquoise round soap
  • Available
  • Master-soap brand
  • Green apple scented
  • Diameter: 7 cm (2-3/4")
  • Thickness: 3.3 cm (1-1/4")
  • Weight: 95g (3.35 oz)

Instruction video

Instructions

1. Flatten the top of soap.
step 1
2. Trace the outline with a toothpick.
step 2
3. Cut out the paisley shape.
step 3
4. Draw inner paisley outline and small circle.
step 4
5. Cut and remove soap around the small circle.
step 5
6. Divide the area around the circle into six equal parts.
step 6
7. Carve a trench in each part.
step 7
8. Cut the petal shape on each part and remove soap under it.
step 8
9. Carve marquise shape on each petal.
step 9
10. Smooth the area around the flower.
step 10
11. Cut the petal shapes of second row and remove soap under them.
step 11
12. Smooth the blanks.
step 12
13. Cut the petal shapes of third row and remove soap under them.
step 13
14. Smooth the blanks again.
step 14
15. Cut out the inside of the petal, dipping the blade deeply, under the petal.
step 15
16. Remove soap, cutting from underside, moving knife horizontally and pulling the soap with blade tip.
step 16
17. Repeat two previous steps for remaining petals.
step 17
18. Cut an arch for scallop pattern and remove soap next to it.
step 18
19. Cut the scallop line and remove around it.
step 19
20. Carve a curling drop.
step 20
21. Carve a second curling ornament.
step 21
22. Carve a third curling ornament.
step 22
23. Carve the dangling line.
step 23
24. Carve line next to curly pattern and remove around it.
step 24
25. Remove the soap around opposite side of curly ornament.
step 25
26. Smooth the soap.
step 26
27. Carve the wave with swirl at the end.
step 27
28. Cut the soap around the swirl and remove soap around the cut.
step 28
29. Remove soap under the wavy line.
step 29
30. Smooth the soap next to curly pattern.
step 30
31. Carve the wave with swirl at the end.
step 31
32. Cut the soap around the swirl and remove soap around the wavy line.
step 32
33. Remove soap around the previously carved patterns.
step 33
34. Level the edge.
step 34
35. Cut a paisley shape around the flower and the patterns and remove soap around it.
step 35
36. Carve the wavy scalloped pattern on the entire edge and remove soap around it.
step 36
37. Make holes.
step 37
38. Paisley carving is finished!
step 38