On Jan 21, 9:47�pm, Melba's Jammin' >
wrote:
> In article >,
>
> �"Zeppo" > wrote:
> > pretty fabulous (IIDSSM). My decorating skills need a *LOT* of work however.
> > Who knew that bad handwriting would be magnified 100 times when writing with
> > icing.
>
> The trick to writing with a decorating tip, Jon, is that you have to
> move your whole arm; you can't �use that cone the way you would a pen. �
> Been a while since I've done it, but I remember (as a right handed
> person) holding on to my right wrist with my left hand and I wrote,
> helping guide and steady my writing hand. � FWIW. �You might also want
> to thin a bit the icing you're writing with.
>
> --
> -Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJhttp://web.me.com/barbschaller1-9-2010

My penmanship on a cake is actually better than it normally is. I use
my right hand to hold the bag and I use my left index finger to help
guide and steady the tip. If the icing comes out in squiggles I know
I'm either squeezing too hard or I need to cut the tip slightly larger.