Wow those are so cool! Reminds me of quilling…you could totally combine techniques and make something pretty amazing. One of these days I’ll qualify to compete…
I too have not determined cure time by weight unless there’s an obvious problem going on. I’ve only been soaping about a year but I use 5 weeks as a general guidance for regular CP. Perhaps there was a problem with the amount of water in the recipe? Can you share the recipe?