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You will need:
Bar of soap
Wool roving (availablefromhobbycraft.co.uky )
Bowlofhotwater
1 Wrap your wool roving tightly horizontally
around your soap. Then wrap it vertically.
Ensure all the soap is lightly covered, securely
tucking in the end of the wool.
2 Sprinkle afew drops of hot water onto your
soap until the surface is saturated.
3 Using your hands, gently rub and squeeze
your soap (it willfoam). Keep rubbing and
squeezing so the wool adheres to the surface.
4 After ten minutes, when the wool feels like a
tight, securelayer,dunk it in some coldwater.
5 Place on a towel to air dry. It should be ready
to use in afew days.
MAKE
FELTED SOAP
HOW TO...
It lasts longer, exfoliates skin and is
much less slippery to handle
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COMPETITION
Imagine yourself as a
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specialism as this pen
includes f lat head and
Philips head
screwdrivers and a
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