Originally Posted by Chigger Holler Quilter
I would love to try making soap as well. What source would you suggest for instructions? Also, do you have any "hints" that might help a novice? Thanks. I do love your soaps!!!!
How long have you been making them?
I've been making soaps for close to 2 years. I never read any books at all. All of my instruction and learning was online. I read everything and anything I could find about making CP soap in all the forums I could find (I became a member of several forums), and in sites like millersoap.com. I read everything I could for 9 months before I decided I was knowledgeable enough to make my first batch. I soaked it all in and took notes. My favorite forum is soapmakingforum.com but there are others like:
teachsoap.com
the-whisk.us
thedishforum.com
craftserver.com
I find that the most active forums are the dish and the soapmaking forum.
As far as hints, there are so many things to know I couldn't cover them all here. That's why the forums are a great big wealth of information from ladies and gents who know everything there is to know and they are happy to share their knowledge. Any question you ask, they will have an answer for you.
Of course if you get started and have any questions, I'd be happy to answer them for you if I know the answer. Despite my almost 3 years of learning about soap there is still so much I need to learn too :-D
Good luck!
Sibi