I haven't tried it yet. I bought my dummies so I can do one but haven't seen any instructions any where looked in books but nothing only pictures. I was just going to try without info but if I could find instr. it would be better. 
Thanks
I haven't tried it yet. I bought my dummies so I can do one but haven't seen any instructions any where looked in books but nothing only pictures. I was just going to try without info but if I could find instr. it would be better.
Thanks
What kind of swags you are talking about?
For simply swags, I divide the cake up evenly, (using the dividing mat) and make small starting marks on the cake (usually at the top edge of the cake, where the swag will start from). Using BC that has been thinned with pipping gel, I just start with a number 1, 2 or 3 tip for a simply swag (whatever you are looking for..still not quite sure!) and then gently sqeeze the bag, while allowing the swag to kind of droop. Then I hook it to the next mark. I repeat this around the cake, keeping the pressure the same for each swag and allowing it to droop to the cake. Does that make sense? You don't actually make swags against the cake, you use gravity....it takes a lot of practice though, because pressue has to be exact.
I hope this is what you are looking for!
I make swags out of fondant usually 50/50 with flower/gumpaste roll it out then fold up into two or three section..another way to do that is to use skewers (wooden ones) ..lay them down and put the icing over them so they form the folds then pinch together at each end so forming a sway of sorts..
I am not an expert on this ..look in my photos got a doll in there with swags in her skirt.....I have seen much nicer swags though...I cant seem to make them that nice..but they will do..
Hope that helps abit
Rach
Oh for a fondant swag, I just cut rectangles out depending again on how long I want them, usually 3-4 inches wide and just pinch the ends together..this makes a kind of fold in the fondant...
(not good at explaining this stuff! hahaha)
I have also seen molds for fondant swags...which might be easier.
Presuming you are wanting fondant style swags/drapes...
Do you happen to have a copy of the Wilton 2004 yearbook? In there on page 95 it tells how to make the swags for a cake. These particular swags (drapes) are fairly wide with plenty of folds in the fondant.
Just as loriemoms and rach1 say, cut out the rectangle large enough for what you would like and pinch the ends together.
Yes what I am looking for are the swag /drapes I don't have 2004 but I think I know where I can find one we have an english sweet shop in town that sell decorating supplies and I think they have a wilton 2004 I'll look tomorrow.
Thanks for everyones feed back all great ideas.
In the American Cake Decorating book that I have, they use the following method:
Using white candy sticks, roll the fondant around it a couple times and then pull out the sticks; then lay the swags side by side and pinch the ends together and place on cake. To hide the pinched ends, they used fondant shaped like a tieback folded up and put them on the marks. After placing the swags on marked out places, just tuck the tieback up and the swags are connected.
Hope I explained it clear enough...I'm not famous for giving good directions 
Let me know if you want to see picture and will post it here.
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