Thursday, December 8, 2016
Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Update
Over the thanksgiving break I took the two packages of dried Kombu that I had and made a batch that would sit for three days. I then proceeded to take the batch out and try to store it in a new way, that being in wax paper. I had no time to attend to it afterwards in order to change the wax paper in attempt to prevent molding.
This being said, it molded again. This time it was even more disgusting. The mold was black and almost looked like cotton candy(of course not any that you would eat). I was revolted and was not sure what to do. I carefully cleaned it up although the whole time any disease I could think of, or make up, ran through my head as something I could catch.
I consulted others and after a lot of thinking I found that me not having time to work with the pieces after soaking lead to me discovering what is probably my problem.
The kelp mildews since it is extremely, even after wiping it off, wet and moist. These are the perfect conditions for mold growth. I now need to find away in which after the inside of the kelp is preserved, the outside can dry and therefore no mold will grow, but the kelp will still be malleable for me to work with.
I am currently testing different substances to do the trick and I think I have found one that may work(for fear at this point of theft of ideas, I am not sharing what substance just yet). Other substances have failed horribly. After I do more tests to see if I have found the case in which to not allow mold to grow, I will mass produce, mass produce, mass produce. I will then be able to stitch the pieces together and have a presentable bag. I am on the verge of something that will most likely take place during Christmas break. After Christmas break I believe I will no longer have a problem with storing the kelp pieces and therefore can plan out my time to work on the bag. After the bag is made I will bring all the information I have found and put it together into a presentation.
This being said, it molded again. This time it was even more disgusting. The mold was black and almost looked like cotton candy(of course not any that you would eat). I was revolted and was not sure what to do. I carefully cleaned it up although the whole time any disease I could think of, or make up, ran through my head as something I could catch.
I consulted others and after a lot of thinking I found that me not having time to work with the pieces after soaking lead to me discovering what is probably my problem.
The kelp mildews since it is extremely, even after wiping it off, wet and moist. These are the perfect conditions for mold growth. I now need to find away in which after the inside of the kelp is preserved, the outside can dry and therefore no mold will grow, but the kelp will still be malleable for me to work with.
I am currently testing different substances to do the trick and I think I have found one that may work(for fear at this point of theft of ideas, I am not sharing what substance just yet). Other substances have failed horribly. After I do more tests to see if I have found the case in which to not allow mold to grow, I will mass produce, mass produce, mass produce. I will then be able to stitch the pieces together and have a presentable bag. I am on the verge of something that will most likely take place during Christmas break. After Christmas break I believe I will no longer have a problem with storing the kelp pieces and therefore can plan out my time to work on the bag. After the bag is made I will bring all the information I have found and put it together into a presentation.
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