Ingredients Tools Open Star Cake Decorating Tip 1M Open Star Cake Decorating Tip 1M 12-Inch Disposable Cake Decorating Bags, 50-Count Pastry Bags 12-Inch Disposable Cake Decorating Bags, 50-Count Pastry Bags Instructions Click to mark complete - Right Hand PipingPiping Angle: Angle refers to the position of the bag relative to the work surface. There are two basic angle positions:90 degree angle or straight up, perpendicular to the surface. Used when making stars or flat petal flowers.45 degree angle or half way between vertical and horizontal. Used for writing and borders.Piping Direction: The angle of the bag to the work surface is only half the story of the bag position. The other half is direction in which the back of the bag is pointed. Correct bag direction is easiest to learn when you think of the back of the bag as the hour hand of a clock. When you hold the bag with the tip in the center of the clock, you can sweep out a circle with the back end of the bag. Pretend the circle you formed in the air is a clock face. The hours on the clock face correspond to the direction you point the back end of the bag.Note: Right-handers should always decorate from left to right. - Left Hand PipingPiping Angle: Angle refers to the position of the bag relative to the work surface. There are two basic angle positions:90 degree angle or straight up, perpendicular to the surface. Used when making stars or flat petal flowers.45 degree angle or half way between vertical and horizontal. Used for writing and borders.Piping Directions: The angle of the bag to the work surface is only half the story of the bag position. The other half is direction in which the back of the bag is pointed. Correct bag direction is easiest to learn when you think of the back of the bag as the hour hand of a clock. When you hold the bag with the tip in the center of the clock, you can sweep out a circle with the back end of the bag. Pretend the circle you formed in the air is a clock face. The hours on the clock face correspond to the direction you point the back end of the bag.Note: Left-handers should always decorate from right to left. One exception is writing and printing; everyone decorates from left to right.
