Need Advice Asap!! Is There A Tip Smaller Than #5 For Tiny..

Decorating By sliceofheaven Updated 14 Feb 2007 , 6:39pm by ibmoser

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sliceofheaven Posted 14 Feb 2007 , 1:58pm
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Happy Valentines day everyone! speaking of Valentines day, I'm doing a cake with small heart cutouts in different colors (to look like those conversation candies) w/ messages on them. The smallest tip I have on hand for lettering is a #5 ......and it looks like it will be too big. Is there a smaller tip for lettering? OR rather than searching @michaels or Walmart (neither place is close by the way) can I cover my piping bag & larger #5 with a ziploc and snip a smaller hole?? ANY ideas/ advice would be GREAT!! oh, using RI for lettering, I even tried "painting" on the letters with a small pastry brush (mixed corn sryup/a little h2o/cornstarch)? and that didn't look good at all. TIA icon_mad.gif

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moydear77 Posted 14 Feb 2007 , 2:00pm
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Yes there is a zero and smaller I believe. You can just make a piping bag from parchment and cut whatever size hole you need!HTH

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cakesbykellie Posted 14 Feb 2007 , 2:05pm
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i use the parchment bag method myself for writing. snip a tiny bit off until its the right size.

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jcakes17 Posted 14 Feb 2007 , 2:07pm
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I agree just use parchment.

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aobodessa Posted 14 Feb 2007 , 2:10pm
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I have tips 1, 2, 3, 4 also and I prefer to write with a #2, but there are 0 and 00 out there for really ultra-fine work (I still have trouble with a #1, though ... it never works for me). If you can't get to a store today (weather is horrible in many parts of the country), I would take a triangle of parchment and make a cone with a very small opening and use that to write with.

HTH,

Odessa

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sliceofheaven Posted 14 Feb 2007 , 2:27pm
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Thanks bunches everyone!!

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caryl Posted 14 Feb 2007 , 3:29pm
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Has anyone actually found a 00? I can't even get a 0. The smallest I've got is a 1s. I've been told the o's are discontinued?

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ibmoser Posted 14 Feb 2007 , 6:39pm
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Global Sugar has PME 00, 0, 1, and 1.5. Sugarcraft has PME 0 and 00. Beryl's has 00, 0, and 1.5 as well. Note that all are PME - are stainless and seamless and therefore expensive icon_redface.gif

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