My first wedding cake order is in May. Yaay! first of all. Second of all, the bride is thinking of perhaps a fondant rope (that's what I'm calling it) for the border. I think it is just fondant rolled out into two long pieces and wound together. Anyone have a better idea?
Darci
There are little clay guns sold at the craft stores which you can use for fondant. One of the presses has this three clover type shape which works great. When you press it out then all you have to do is twist it and it gives a great rope. As an alternative, you can just twist two long rope strips together.
I asked this same question on another cake site, & got a great tip. I was told to use a playdo "Fun Factory". It has various templates for different shapes, one being a triple hole, which makes a lovely rope. If you want a thinner rope, just leave off one of the strings. It also has an attachment that makes fantastic hair, tassel etc. & I only paid $7.88 at Zeller's. Hope you find something that works for you.
I have the green gun with the interchangeable disks. It's the one where you use pressure with your hand. Is that the one some of ya'll have? I for the life of me cannot get the fondant to push through. It is too stiff!!!!!!! I'd like to know the one ya'll use.
I just did a rope for a retirement cake. I just rolled out the two strands and then wound them together. Doing it by hand you have to be careful that you don't roll it too thin or else it will break the moment you pic it up. You also have to be careful when you do pick it up that no part of the rope (especially if it's going to be long) is left with too much of it's own weight hanging down or else it will stretch or break. Just some tips from my own trials and errors.
Amy
I agree with cakemommy! If you're doing a big one it's nice to have an extra set of hands around to help you get it on the cake!
Oh yeah! My DH has quite an eye now for where to place things on cakes. He's helped me with the ropes (which btw were his idea to begin with) and my FBCT's!! He actually does most of my transfers while I'm working on borders and what not for my cakes. He'll deny it to the hilt though!!! 
Having that extra set of hands is priceless!!!
Amy
I picked up the Play-Doh fun factory for 5 bucks at Meijer's. I used it for the rope border on this cake, using the larger hole. It WAS a bit hard to squeeze the fondant through, and you definately need two sets of hands when placing it on your cake, as it stretches. Good luck 
Okay the tip with using a fondant gun..is with the softness of your fondant..you cannot use your normal fondant if you put that straight into your gun it will not come out..
You must make it like chewing gum consistancy by adding white fat like trex knead it through to the above consistancy..also abit of boiled water can help with with..
Then put it into your gun and off you go..no probs 
I have the green clay gun too. You definitely have to add Crisco to the fondant to make it softer. then just twist the strands together. I just did one this weekend for my mardi gras cake. One thing i learned is that you cannot make the ropes ahead of time. I made them the day before and wrapped in plastic wrap and they were dried out and cracked when i tried to use them :'(
I have the green clay gun also. It's hard on the hands if you need a lot but it works. I also purchased the Wilton cookie press and the adapter disks from Earlene to make longer rope ($30 for the disks and close to that for the cookie press) but the press isn't strong enough to push the fondant through. I tried adding Crisco and I also tried it by adding corn syrup. I had a mushy mess and all it would do was ooze out around the disk instead of going through it. I don't recommend throwing your money away if you can find something less expensive that works for you. I wanted something that held more fondant for longer runs of rope.
Debbie
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