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Welcome Laura. Hello from the island.

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My first batch was uncoloured. Plain soaps I've made are dish soap and gardener's soap (single colour). The rest are "artsy". I like trying new techniques and I love colour. I'm more likely to to have no scent than I am to have less than 2 colours.

Not to enable or anything, but you may want to look at New Directions Aromatics - Canada's Leading Supplier of Essential Oils . I find that I can get some better prices there. However, beware! They also have ALOT and your shopping cart may end up even higher.

Pacific North West. I'm on Vancouver Island.

My high humidity time is the winter. I have to run a dehumidifier or I end up with mold on my windows (and probably other places if I let it get too bad). So that's a win-win for me, especially for curing. Also, CPOP'ing helps with being able to get the soap out of the mold within a...

I think it's more just an experience thing. Humidity level is around 40-50% in the house. I am having issues with it being a bit gummy. Internal cooked temperature is fine and it's not over proofed. I think that it has to do with not letting it bulk ferment (rise) long enough. While a...

I started playing with sourdough in the last few months. I think the fact that I live at sea level (well 54 ft above) and less than a mile from the ocean is messing with my attempts. But I am persistent and I am close!

There will come a time in the future when you may want to make "art" yarn and wish you could do the uneven spinning again. It takes a bit of unlearning once you get there. ;)

I weave both standard and tapestry. I spin and dye my fibre.

Hello Renae. I am, like you, a bit of a lurker. I have also been doing a lot of reading.

This is a very interesting idea but I'd have to get a t.v. as well.

okay, now that will be stuck in my head all day!