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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 ribbon with 30 cm (11.8") of length
  • Narrow ribbon with 30 cm of length
  • Craft wire (gauge of 0.5 mm (0.2"), length of 10 cm (3.94"))
  • Glue
  • Flatback stones
  • Tweezers
  • Awl (or other pointed tool)

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)

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 chevron shapes.
step 2.8
2.9 Cut out drop and chevron 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 second 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 wire 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