Good to know about the trade me silk. It goes a long way. I have also used raw silk material that has worked fine for me also...........non coloured. About a 1/4 of a hanky size cut up and added to the lye immediately. gina -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This list is sponsored by http://www.soapcraft.co.nz - supplier of raw ingredients. To unsubscribe from this list go to //www.freelists.org/list/soapcraft/ enter your email address and choose unsubscribe. Or you can send an email to soapcraft-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with unsubscribe in the subject line. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------