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Fresh starts on the farm

The Register-Guard - Jan 4, 2012
Fridays at the Farm got its name legitimately, with two friends “messing around” in soapmaking and perfume classes, and then experimenting with their own soap recipes every Friday —at the farm. “We created this great bar of soap,” Melanie says of her ...

Arts Calendar

The Spokesman Review (subscription) - Jan 12, 2012
Soapmaking 101 Workshop – Two-day workshop explores the art of making fine handcrafted soap. Participants make and take home approximately 4 pounds of soap. For ages 15 and older. Saturday, 10:30 am-12:30 pm, and Sunday, 11:30 am-12:30 pm, ...

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Soapmaking books

Smart Soapmaking: The Simple Guide to Making Traditional Handmade Soap Quickly, Safely, and Reliably, or How to Make Luxurious Handcrafted Soaps for Family, Friends, and Yourself

by: Anne L. Watson
 Maybe you've made melt-and-pour soap and want to move on to something more challenging and rewarding. Maybe traditional soapmaking appeals to you, but you figure that working with lye is too difficult or dangerous. Or maybe you're already doing it, but outmoded ideas and methods are complicating the process and slowing you down.  No matter which of these fits you, you'll find "Smart Soapmaking" practical, helpful, and refreshing. Written by a former professional soapmaker, this book explodes the myths about soapmaking and shows you how to make luxurious soap with the least fuss and bother.
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Milk Soapmaking: The Smart and Simple Guide to Making Lovely Milk Soap From Cow Milk, Goat Milk, Buttermilk, Cream, Coconut Milk, or Any Other Animal or Plant Milk

by: Anne L. Watson
 Do you love the feel of milk soaps but shy away from the cost? Are you looking for a special kind of gift you can make yourself? Or do you already make soap and want to try something new? Anne L. Watson's "Smart Soapmaking" was the first book based on modern techniques that eliminate the drudgery and guesswork from home soapmaking. Now, by popular demand, she continues her soapmaking revolution with the first practical, comprehensive book on making milk soap. Experience the rich, soothing, luxurious feel of milk soap you've made yourself.
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The Soapmaker's Companion: A Comprehensive Guide with Recipes, Techniques & Know-How

by: Susan Miller Cavitch
Basic soapmaking instruction and specialty techniques like marbling, layering, and making transparent and liquid soaps.

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Homegrown and Handmade: A Practical Guide to More Self-Reliant Living

by: Deborah Niemann

Our food system is dominated by industrial agriculture and has become economically and environmentally unsustainable. The incidence of diet-related diseases, including obesity, diabetes, hypertension, cancer, and heart disease, has skyrocketed to unprecedented levels. Whether you have forty acres and a mule or a condo with a balcony, you can do more than you think to safeguard your health, your money, and the planet.

Homegrown and Handmade shows how making things from scratch and growing at least some of your own food can help you eliminate artificial ingredients from your diet, reduce your carbon footprint, and create a more authentic life.
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SoapMaking 101 - How to Make Soap from Lye and Lard

In this soapmaking 101 video Arthur teaches the Denver Urban Homesteading group how to make soap using lye, lard and coconut oil with some essential oil scents and turmeric spice for color.

 

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Soap Making

Some high school students demonstrate the art of soapmaking

 

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Nancy Today: The Best Soapmaking lesson 3 (soap 73)

The soap is going into the trace stage. Adding essential oil and putting it in the molds.

 

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Soapmaking: Easy Melt and Pour Creations

Melt and pour soapmaking is the easy, quickest and safest method for creating unique and luxurious soaps. In this video preview Sharyn Pak demonstrates the essential steps in soap creation.