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Interlocking Hoops

General info

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  • Fun and interesting soap carving
  • I made square hoops and heart hoops as well. The heart hoops are a bit more difficult.
  • Can be used as hanging ornaments
  • Can be used as soap for bathing or washing (remove the gem stickers)
  • Difficulty: Easy

What you will need

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  • Soap
  • Carving or Exacto knife
  • Paring knife
  • Cutting board

Optional

  • Gem stickers
  • Ribbon

Soap info

Floral mild soap

Used in tutorial

white soap
  • Available
  • White colour
  • Floral scented
  • Size: 7.5 cm (3") x 5.5 cm (2-1/8") x 2.3 cm (7/8")
  • Weight: 80 g (3 oz)

Persimmon soap

persimmon soap
  • Available
  • Sweet Fruity Scent
  • Size: 8.8 cm (3-1/2") x 5.5 cm (2-1/8") x 2.8 cm (1-1/8")
  • Weight: 100 g (3.5 oz)

Daiso Pink Soap

pink soap
  • Available
  • Daiso brand
  • Marseille type
  • Rose scented
  • Size: 8 cm (3-1/8") x 4.8 cm (1-7/8") x 1.8 cm (3/4")
  • Weight: 100 g (3.53 oz)

Instruction video

Instructions

1. Cut off the sides of soap with a paring knife.
step 1
2. Draw an outline with a knife point as shown.
step 2
3. Extend the line you drew in the step 2 and draw the same outline on the back side.
step 3
4. Holding your knife upright, cut the soap along the outline highlighted in pink, then cut off the soap holding carving knife diagonally.
step 4
5. Rotate your soap, repeat last step next to the place you cut in the previous step.
step 5
6. Holding your knife upright, cut a straight line along the outline and cut a straight line on the side (highlighted in blue).
Then, cut off the soap in oblique (highlighted in pink).
step 6
7. Rotate your soap and repeat the previous step to the opposite side.
step 7
8. Flip over your soap and repeat the step 4 and 5 on the back side.
step 8
9. Repeat the step 6 and 7.
step 9
10. Cut three slits highlighted in pink.
step 10
11. Flip over your soap, cut three slits from the back as well.
step 11
12. Cut a straight line in the middle of the side.
Repeat to the opposite side.
step 12
13. Holding your knife horizontally, cut a slit through the soap (highlighted in pink).
Cut the slit from the outside as well.
step 13
14. Rotate your soap and repeat the previous step.
step 14
15. Flip over your soap, repeat the steps 13-14 on the back side.
step 15
16. Cut off a bit of the soap under the corner highlighted in pink to separate the hoops.
step 16
17. Rotate your soap and repeat to the opposite corner.
step 17
18. Flip your soap, repeat the steps 16-17.
step 18
19. Slowly move the hoops to separate them.
step 19
20. Shape the hoops into your desired shapes. Circles are the easiest.
step 20