HI,
I teach a Wilton class and I am in the process of teaching them roses but I have a left handed student and I am having problems showing her how to do the rose because I did not get to see how a left handed person does them. Does she still push out with the nail? Or pull in? Is everything the same? Any advice is appreciated. I want to help her do this but I need help first. Thanks

You would do the exact opposite. A right hander turns the nail with the left hand counterclockwise and a left handed person would hold the nail in their right hand turning it clockwise. With both ways you would be pushing out with the thumb.

Hello. I'm a lefty and the best way I learned how to do a rose was side by side with the head cake decorator. She stood next to me and I watched her make a rose and then I did one and she would add comments. I hold the rose nail in my right hand and turn the nail counter clockwise. I hope this helps. Jenn

Sit directly across the table or directly in front of the left handed person. What they see is backwards to you but left handed to them.

Give it a try it works I have a left handed son.

Wilton also has lefty tips for roses, I believe. That may make it better for her to make the roses also.

Veronica

I just use the regular tips for roses. I have not had a problem. I was given a print out of the rose petal steps but it was in reverse. It really is just a mirror image of what right handers do. Honestly I did better looking at that than watching my instructor. I got the basic idea from her but seeing it on paper worked for me. Plus for me it is about the base height and size to hold up for a rose.

I'm a lefty, and my instructor copied the diagram out of the book (with the angles and such), then turned the paper over and traced it so it would appear in reverse. That helped a ton. Also, make sure she's turning her flower nail the opposite direction.

Left or right handed, pushing with your thumb to cause the nail to twirl and travel to the tip of your index finger will result in the proper rotating direction of the nail.

The earlier course books had arrows to help with clockwise/counterwise for left/right handers.

Hope this helps.

I am ambedextrous, but decorate more comfortably with my left hand. I am a WMI and for my left hand students I tell them the nail rolls clockwise. For the center petal, the tip 104 is at 12:00. For the 3 petals, the tip is still at 12:00, the 5 petals at 11:00 and the 7 at 10:00. Remember to tell them to make sure the fat part of the tip is touching their mound at all times and the back of the bag should be positioned at 7:30 over their left shoulder. Hope this helps