Can Someone Enlighten Me To What These Are Used For?

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wgoat5 Posted 27 Aug 2007 , 5:12pm
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sweetness11379 Posted 27 Aug 2007 , 5:17pm
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I have a pair I bought just for adding pearls to the sides of a cake. Puggy fingers make for sloppy detail work. lol

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Kate714 Posted 27 Aug 2007 , 5:18pm
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You use them to make a design on fondant or marzipan. I have seen it done around the top edge, like a border, and stuff like that. Sorry I don't have photos to demonstrate!

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Mencked Posted 27 Aug 2007 , 5:19pm
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They are used to make impressions, imprints on fondant--used a lot in Australia, UK--at least that's what I've read! I haven't used them myself--yet!

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nefgaby Posted 27 Aug 2007 , 5:19pm
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They are used for fondant or gumpaste, to pinch the edge of a cake to make cute borders. I've also seen them used on cake boards covered in fondant.

You can see them used in the bottom border if this cake. HTH

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sweetness11379 Posted 27 Aug 2007 , 5:21pm
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icon_redface.gif I was looking at the tweezers. Yup crimping the fondant. sorry.

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SLK Posted 27 Aug 2007 , 5:21pm
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You use a crimper to make designs on cakes. Basically, you squeeze the crimper (sort of squeezing it) onto the fondant and it leaves a design.

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shanzah67 Posted 27 Aug 2007 , 5:23pm
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If I'm not mistaken, I believe Ateco has a video clip demonstration on crimpers at their site.

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Liz1028 Posted 27 Aug 2007 , 5:24pm
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They are used to make a decorative edge on fondant and marzipan icing. If you look at my photos, my periwinkle blue heart shaped wedding cake shows an example of how they are used. They can really make a difference on your decorative edges if you don't want to use an icing border on fondant.

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shanzah67 Posted 27 Aug 2007 , 5:26pm
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http://atecousa.net//learn/

It's under their "learn" tab. It doesn't say "crimpers demo" but it is under one of the video demonstrations on decorating.

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wgoat5 Posted 27 Aug 2007 , 5:27pm
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ok ....thank you for your responses it didnt say what they were ued for..or at least I didn't think they said anything

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JenWith Posted 27 Aug 2007 , 5:28pm
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wgoat5 Posted 27 Aug 2007 , 5:30pm
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Thanks guys icon_biggrin.gif !!!

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albumangel Posted 27 Aug 2007 , 5:49pm
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Thanks so much for posting that question! I hadn't seen that tool before, but I love the effect!!
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