How To Make A Gumpaste Full Bow...pictorial
Decorating By cakequeen50 Updated 19 Nov 2010 , 3:16am by ChristineJ
I have a different way to make a gumpaste bow and would like to share.
First I roll out a 7" wide and approx 11" long sheet of 50/50 gumpaste fondant in the color I need. Don't roll out too much as you don't want it to dry out.
Then cut it to the width desired.
Using a premium flat top tooth pick, gum glue to the bottom of the strip.
Fold over the top of the strip to the bottom and trim the sides to make a V.
Open the loop up as much as you like.
Make approximately 21 of these loops and completey dry on their sides.
Pearlize if you wish. Then attach to cake starting from the top and working your way down to the cake.
Thankyou this has been very helpful and your cake looks gorgeous.
Wow I LOVE that cake!!!! (Maybe because I LOVE blue & purple together 
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Thanks for this "different" technique, so nice of you to share..
Must say your cake looks stunning!
I haven't made one yet and this looks pretty easy. Can you tell me what gum glue is and what you call the tool you cut the strips with? Thanks
this seems so much easier. thanks for sharing. i lvoe the toothpick and you can just stick it on the cake and not worry about gluing it. thanks so much!
that's a great idea. I hadnt really thought to use tooth picks. That is a great way to do it if you want to push just a couple of loops in here or there. thanks!
Thanks ! you make it look so simple ! what is gum glue ?
mellormom.. Thanks so much for the answer ! I have made that( duh ! ) I thought there was something special to buy!
You can make gum glue with tylose/gum trag and water too. It's a bit easier than waiting for the gumpaste to melt. 
This is pretty much how I do bows too.. I use wire but I'm going to give the toothpicks a try.
Im still trying to master the bow just the reg ole way ! Melvira was trying to help me via pm last night! Im such a bow looser !!! Part of my bow problems are the big glob of RI I put in the middle to stick it all together ! When its all done it looks just like a big golb of RI I just stuck there ! Very sad ! So I just kep throwing them out ! Maybe this would be a better choice for me ! Thanks for the answers !
Saw this idea when it was first posted and tried it that weekend! What a great idea! and the bow was SOOOOO easy to do and put on the cake! So much easier than the traditional way! No way am I ever going to do it without the toothpicks! I even used the 'extras' I always make for a little corner detail with a tiny flower and 2 bow loops.
So glad you all like it! it is sooooo much easier for me, as I was once a bow loop loser!
Jen, Thanks for the gum glue explanation. I just use egg white but I know most use gum glue.
You can just use water too.. it works. Just don't put too much or it'll be slippery. The same goes for the gum glue too.
I dry my loops on a wooden dowel.. you get less distortion that way.
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