Bow Tutorial

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amyfj1 Posted 8 Jul 2009 , 12:09am
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I need a tutorial on how to make fondant bows but don't know where to look. Can someone please direct me? Thanks so much!

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Normita Posted 8 Jul 2009 , 12:26am
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Check out youtube. They have many videos that are very helpful. If you type in tonedna1....she is also a CC member she has a video on how to do a fondant bow. Also, planet cake has a video on how to do a bow as well. HTH

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bobwonderbuns Posted 8 Jul 2009 , 12:33am
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Also look in the articles section, someone did a bow tutorial here on CC.

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FlourPots Posted 8 Jul 2009 , 7:16pm
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Not sure if this is the style you mean, but here's a cool tutorial...it's not written in english, but the pictures are totally self explanatory:

http://www.tartacadabra.nl/howtos/strik.html

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Tartacadabra Posted 8 Jul 2009 , 8:36pm
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Originally Posted by FlourPots

Not sure if this is the style you mean, but here's a cool tutorial...it's not written in english, but the pictures are totally self explanatory:

http://www.tartacadabra.nl/howtos/strik.html




Thanks for your comment "cool tutorial"! icon_wink.gif
I just wanted to write down the same tutorial icon_wink.gificon_biggrin.gif
If anyone of you speaks Spanish it is also in Spanish on the Spanish section of my side.

Good luck and have fun!
Lara

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bobwonderbuns Posted 8 Jul 2009 , 9:14pm
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WOW!! icon_eek.gif That is a cool tutorial!!! (Now I wish I spoke Spanish!!) icon_cry.gificon_lol.gif

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bobwonderbuns Posted 8 Jul 2009 , 9:19pm
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tonedna Posted 8 Jul 2009 , 9:28pm
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Here is another type of bow..



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amyfj1 Posted 9 Jul 2009 , 10:31pm
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Thank you everyone so much!

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amyfj1 Posted 9 Jul 2009 , 10:32pm
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Thank you everyone so much!

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haleynicole0608 Posted 10 Jul 2009 , 2:15am
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cakeboss.com has a tutorial on making a fondant bow...
http://www.cakeboss.com/FondantBowTutorial.aspx
it is a software to help you price your cakes but they have other good info on the site.

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bobwonderbuns Posted 10 Jul 2009 , 2:06pm
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Here's Melissa's Package Bow instructions: http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=72231&postdays=0&postorder=asc&&start=0

And there's another bow tutorial that one CCer did in a video which is awesome but I can't for the life of me find that link (and I can't remember her name either!) icon_cry.gif

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DianeLM Posted 10 Jul 2009 , 2:09pm
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persephone1079 Posted 10 Jul 2009 , 3:35pm
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I've been struggling with making bows for a while and finally made a perfect one. Thought I'd pass along some advice since all the tutorials make it look so easy.

I'd start making the loops a few days in advance to allow everything to harden up. I'd use either all gumpaste or 50/50 mix of gumpaste and fondant. I can never get an all fondant bow to harden up as well and it ends up cracking. Make sure to use very stiff royal icing to hold the bow together, some ppl use chocolate too. But buttercream just won't cut it. I try my loops overnight on a broom stick to keep them all uniform in shape/size. The thicker the loops, the fuller the bow will look (3" x 6" is a good size for a 6-8" cake) I usually make 16-20 loops

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amyfj1 Posted 10 Jul 2009 , 8:47pm
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I want to thank everyone again for all the great help. There are some really talented ladies out there. Thank you all so much!

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amyfj1 Posted 10 Jul 2009 , 8:49pm
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I want to thank everyone again for all the great help. There are some really talented ladies out there. Thank you all so much!

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