Sadsmile what is unbreakable gel???
I can't seem to find the book by Donna Wong - do you know where I might be able to find it?
Thank you guys for all your help
Hi I know u didn't ask me... but I asked that before... I even bought it... It's like royal icing but STRONGER and better...
That's what most contestants use for their stringwork on competitions....
if you search unbreakable gel in the galleries you will see some cakes with UN(unbreable gel) on it..... click on the tinkerbelle one... that was done with the unbreable gel....
Better Yet....
Here is the link
http://cakecentral.com/cake-photo-1153808.html
Wow - now thats cool, looks like I have another item added to my wishlist. Thanks dalis4joe
Its called floating extension work - BIG in Australia
Where are all those Aussie girls? Sure they will be able to give you all the info.
A lot of them left CC for other boards. I've seen several on Flickr lately.
Well haven't been on CC in well over a year. I'd say that was "left". I can think of two from Australia right off the top of my head who fit that description.
I've been here for years! 
I'm not from Aussie though, I'm from one block from the edge of the Earth! 
There was a group of decorators from Aussie who were phenomenally amazing in their work who used to be regulars here on CC, they're the ones who are on other boards now. There have been a number of absentees here on CC recently though.
Pins can be placed around the cake at intervals and a string piped from pin to pin a certain distance from the cake. when dry the extension work can be done and when dry the pins removed. At that point the string should stay put, you can either dissolve the original string or pipe over it with bead work.
This is the way that I do string work. I dip the quilting pins in shortening before inserting into the cake. If a hole can be seen when the pin in removed using a tiny amount of shortening on a small paint brush with hide it.
There are tools for clay work that are great for cleaning up the many broken strings. My favorite is one that has a "quill" on one end and a curved blade on the other. The quill picks up broken strings that stick to the cake and the blade removed dropped strings on the board or smudges on the cake.
Michele
ok, I googled Linda Wong looking for the book and there is a porn star of the same name
Well try this instead: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0951746006/?tag=cakecentral-20
(Sorry, I'm laughing at your post because I've had things like that happen to me -- it certainly is an eye opener!)
Here's another link through ebay (it has a picture of the book): http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m38.l1313&_nkw=floating+on+air+linda+wong&_sacat=See-All-Categories
sorry about the porn star =(
Thanks Michele
Pins can be placed around the cake at intervals and a string piped from pin to pin a certain distance from the cake. when dry the extension work can be done and when dry the pins removed. At that point the string should stay put, you can either dissolve the original string or pipe over it with bead work.
This is the way that I do string work. I dip the quilting pins in shortening before inserting into the cake. If a hole can be seen when the pin in removed using a tiny amount of shortening on a small paint brush with hide it.
There are tools for clay work that are great for cleaning up the many broken strings. My favorite is one that has a "quill" on one end and a curved blade on the other. The quill picks up broken strings that stick to the cake and the blade removed dropped strings on the board or smudges on the cake.
Michele
Hi....
I'm not too good with stringwork but curious as to how u explained your technique... can u post some pics of your stringwork?
I just got the boo "Floating on Air" by Linda Wong today and the work it in is amazing. I'm so excited - thank you SweetFlowers for telling me about it.
You can get it on ebay or amazon. I payed about $9.00 that with shipping from the UK and I got it 6 days after I ordered it. Here's a link
http://cgi.ebay.com/Floating-On-Air-Linda-Wong-Cake-decorating-Sugarcraft_W0QQitemZ120465906633QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Books_NonFictionBooks_NonFictionBooks_SM?hash=item1c0c53dbc9
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