Upcoming Soap Making Classes


Spring Traditional Soap Classes
in Boulder and Longmont!

Beginning Soap Making: 
Traditional Cold-Process (CP) 

Outside soap class
Boulder Class:
Date/Time: Sunday, April 28th, 2024 (12:00 PM to 3 PM)
Location: Courageous Soap South Boulder Studio (address given upon registration)
Cost: $100 (Includes Materials fee)
Registration information: Through Two Hands Paperie

Longmont Class
Date/Time: Sunday, May 19th, 2024 (2:30 PM to 5:30 PM)
Location: Maker General, 381 Main St, Longmont, CO
Cost: $100 (Includes Materials fee)
Registration information: Through Maker General (coming soon)

Espresso SoapWe were quite taken with these luscious natural soaps from designer  Lisa Gillespie – especially when we heard that marbled papers at the store inspired some of her designs! Lisa, an experienced and award-winning artist, crafts soaps with simple ingredients that support the skin. They’re also an eco-savvy alternative to commercial soaps, which can wreak havoc with both the environment and your system. 

This hands-on workshop covers the basics of making hand-poured, cold-process soap, a traditional process that produces higher quality soap than other methods. With the cold process, selected base oils, scents, natural and/or cosmetic color, and lye are combined and mixed until they emulsify. (Lisa is all about safety. You aren’t required to handle the lye directly, and she reviews safety tips with the class before beginning.) Everyone participates in the mixing to directly experience how thick to make the slurry and how to tell when it’s ready to pour.

Soap WrappingCustomizing the soap with color and embellishments is the part that gets everyone excited. Lisa shares simple techniques that elevate the design by adding an artistic flair to the natural soap. She also shares easy techniques for packaging, which you’ll practice on bars of cured soap. The Boulder class will feature decorative paper wraps chosen from stock at Two Hands Paperie (shown), while the Longmont class features terry cloth wraps from Maker General.  

The class is set up so that it’s simple enough for beginners to understand, but there are options for diving in more deeply for those who’d like to. You'll leave class inspired with simple soap recipes, a resource list, a bar of handcrafted soap, and – quite possibly – a happy obsession with a new pursuit that’s both creative and practical!

NOTE: 
This class is for adults (15+ years) - not recommended for younger children. 
You're welcome to do this class with an older teen, but please note that the fee is per participant.

Cancellation/COVID policies:
Help keep community members and our staff safe, please do not attend the class if you are feeling sick. Please contact twohandsclasses@gmail.com ahead of time if you have specific questions regarding class COVID safety.