Making Soap on a Rope With Purchased Bars?

Why not just buy the soap on a rope?

Put a tablespoon of water in a microwave proof dish along with a large bar of soap. Heat on high for one minute, check to see if it is softening, keep heating, checking every 30 seconds until it is pliable. Remove from the microwave, be careful it will be hot, just as soon as you can handle it, mold it around your piece of rope and let dry.