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May 23, 2006 9:40:19 GMT -2
Post by dkcrooby on May 23, 2006 9:40:19 GMT -2
Rach, i've tried the flower paste with sugarpaste and it's definitely worked well (gum trag didn't work and Marjorie, haven't been to the cake dec shop to buy tylo pwdr yet!). i actually needed a lot less than i thought i would have. Thanks.
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May 23, 2006 12:18:04 GMT -2
Post by marjycat on May 23, 2006 12:18:04 GMT -2
I'm surprised the gum trag didn't work. I've used this as well - same quantities as with Tylo powder - 250g sugarpaste to 5ml of powder - just work it well in, put in airtight polybag (double bag if you want to) and leave for 12-24 hours. Just work it well again when you're ready to use. If it's a bit too dry, work in a bit of white fat. It is surprising though how little paste you actually need for drapes, flowers and things.
Marjorie
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May 23, 2006 12:20:57 GMT -2
Post by dkcrooby on May 23, 2006 12:20:57 GMT -2
Aaah, Marjorie, it still cracked but now that you mention it, i did read somewhere about adding white fat. Oops! Chucked that bit out now but i'll remember that for next time.
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May 31, 2006 19:50:10 GMT -2
Post by Nauseen on May 31, 2006 19:50:10 GMT -2
Hi All!! Back from Spain..Re Drapes, what to use if you don't have tylo and how to make em plz? would like to know as my hubby wants a draped cake for anniversary. Any ideas welcome too Thanks
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Jun 1, 2006 9:46:36 GMT -2
Post by marjycat on Jun 1, 2006 9:46:36 GMT -2
Nauseen
Wondered where you'd go to - hope you enjoyed spain - weather certainly better than here anyway. If no tylo or gum trag, then it's back to 50:50 sugarpaste:flower paste, but as Shianne says, it's amazing how little you really need to use, so not tooooo expensive. Either use drape formers or dowels or knitting needles. Space them out and place thinnish paste over them and you can place more dowels or whatever in the spaces between (or just use your fingertip if you don't have nails). Remove the dowels and pinch at both ends. Put some icing on the cake at either end of the drape and in an arc along just underneath the top edge of the drape to support it, and it should all hold. Use a short piece of drape vertically over the join, or put on a flower/leaf/moulding type thing instead. Shianne can probably help a bit more as she's being doing drapes recently.
Marjorie
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Jun 1, 2006 19:56:45 GMT -2
Post by Nauseen on Jun 1, 2006 19:56:45 GMT -2
Hi Marjorie, indeed weather fab, did a day toor of morocco, kids loved the places, we went to a dolphin park, unfortunately lost these pictures as hubby was doing something with camera but thank goodness we were filmiing too, i got like 100 pictures out of the one week stay.. but definitely a good time.
Re drapes was thinking of something like this.. sorry will need to find a piccy on the internet fisrt then will add it here..
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Jun 1, 2006 20:01:22 GMT -2
Post by Nauseen on Jun 1, 2006 20:01:22 GMT -2
Something similar to this instead:
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Jun 2, 2006 4:14:07 GMT -2
Post by dkcrooby on Jun 2, 2006 4:14:07 GMT -2
Hi Nauseen
Gosh, that's pretty. I would cut out the length of past needed, fold the edges under to give a neat finish and then gently fold it perhaps lifting it up in places underneath to create the folds. Definitely use half flower paste and sugarpaste together as it makes it stretchier.
Glad you had a good time on holiday!
Marjorie,
Your way of making drapes sounds so much easier than the way i was doing them. Wish i'd asked you how to make them too! They still came out really well but i'll do it with dowels next time.
Shianne :-)
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Jun 4, 2006 9:00:12 GMT -2
Post by Nauseen on Jun 4, 2006 9:00:12 GMT -2
Many Thanks rach!!
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