100S Of Tips And No Idea How To Use Them?!?!
Decorating By tal Updated 25 Jul 2007 , 5:30pm by 2sdae
I want to experiment and learn how to decorate with icing using the tips. I can use the basic star or writing tip, but I have literally 100s of tips but don't have any instruction, direction, etc. on how to use them.
Does anyone know any books or websites that show step by step instructions on how to use most of these tips??
Thanks so much,
Lisa
chart of tips:
http://www.cakecentral.com/article42-Decorating-Tip-Numbers.html
doug method:
load up big bag w/ coupler and lots of icing ---
one by one change tips and
PLAY!
The Wilton Yearbooks and also on their website will list the various tips with pictures of what shape each tip produces.
Wilton actually sells a "Tips" book...there are tips in there I've never even seen for sale it is a great book to pick up...I'm sorry I don't remember the actual name of it...
They have this cool plastic mat kit with alot of the most popular tips and instructions on how to use each one. You slip the sheet under the plastic mat and go for it.....then scoop the icing and you can reuse it. Shows you exactly how to do borders, animals, flowers - all sorts of things.
Plastic "play" sheets are good because it helps you develop some basic piping skills but Doug's idea may be the best one since you get to come up with your own designs and methods for using the tips without conforming to a single predetermined method.
First of all, thanks to ALL of you who responded; great tips (no pun intended)!
This may sound stupid, but Question...when I fill up a disposable bag with icing, the coupler and the tip are both inside the bag; am I missing something??? how do I change the tip without changing the bag????
First of all, thanks to ALL of you who responded; great tips (no pun intended)!
This may sound stupid, but Question...when I fill up a disposable bag with icing, the and the tip are both inside the bag; am I missing something??? how do I change the tip without changing the bag????
only the coupler goes inside -- and just the main part, not the little screw on ring.
cut the end of the bag big enough the coupler will stick through only up to the screw threads -- those should be just inside the bag.
then put on a tip
then put the screw ring down over the tip and screw tightly.
ta-dip! and there you are ready to pipe away and change tips.
see this page for diagrams of the process:
http://www.wilton.com/decorating/basic/decobags.cfm
I have some tips I virtually NEVER use! I have about 10 each of tip 3 and 18! What's the reasoning behind a tip that is like a half star and then just a little curved bottom? I can only think of using it for a shell border. Does it use less frosting or something? I like the full star for borders because I can keep twisting the bag and not worry about which way the tip is facing.
Dah......why have I been doing it this way for so long and wasting all those bags?!?!?!?! Thanks so much 'Doug'!!!
Here is the link to sugarcraft's site about different tips with examples...
http://www.sugarcraft.com/catalog/misc/tipusage.htm#Ruffle
Great ideas! I still need alot of practice on my borders. I keep buying tips but still havent found the best couple of (will work everytime) great looking border. I use fondant borders alot.
Have fun!
Shelly
Go to sugar craft .com and type in tips to their search for their site and you;l be able to get all the tips for ateco and their uses. Then you can use that and thew wilton one doug already gave you to find almost any tip out there, usa of course.
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