Hey guys! I know I have talked a lot about being in a border rut. Anybody interested in starting a thread with your favorite borders? I feel like I do the same ones over and over. Maybe we could post pics of our favorite ones from the galleries, and post the info of the tip that was used if possible.
The reverse shell border is also one of my favorites (that you have shown in Thang Thanh's photo)
I use the some motions and use a rose petal tip sometimes.. like in this photo
http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=26532
Thanks so much for starting this thread. I've only done the shell border. Talk about a rut! I've admired the reverse shell and would like to try it. I can't wait to see what others have to offer. I get so overwhelmed sometimes with all the techniques that I just don't know where to start. 
Ok, what is dragging pearls????????????
Thanks in advance,
Susie
The reverse shell in the thanh thanh pic is so perfect and gorgeous! Why does mine never come out that way? 
That is my favorite border since the shell gets so boring after a while.
Sometimes I do rosettes, but that uses alot of icing...the other one I really like is the rope border, but it doesn't 'go' with everything, ya know?
reverse is usually the only one i do.. with all the other techniques to learn, who has time to practise other borders.. ugh... my reverse is different every time.. so they look different.. depending on what tip i use and depends how long i make each one...
My favorite border is this one, or a variation on it.
http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1007183
But if I don't have time for elaborate lambeth borders, dragged pearl is my fave. Or rope-shells.
This is one of my favorites but I save it for little girls or maybe big girls too because it seems feminine to me.
http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=69207
Here's something I was able to find on the internet:
PIPING
Snail Trail is used to seal a sugarpaste cake to the cake board. It uses a plain piping tube, which is held at a slight angle to the surface. Make a bulb of icing then ease off the pressure at the top of the piping bag and pull the piping tube away to form a tail. The next bulb is piped over the tail of the previous one to make a line (or trail).
Though I don't agree with the first sentence it was the only thing I could find that described the Snail's Trail piping design, which I believe is the same as the Dragging Pearl design, though I could be mistaken. I couldn't find a picture, but I'm sure there are tons of them in the gallery. I just don't have the time to look there right now. 
My favorite border is this one, or a variation on it.
http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1007183
But if I don't have time for elaborate lambeth borders, dragged pearl is my fave. Or rope-shells.
That's beautiful!
I don't have a picture with the dragging pearls.
This is a border I like to use a lot for girly cakes. It is made with a 104 and it is kind of a reverse shell because you tilt the tip back and forth. I then go over the top of it with a #2 and jiggle it as I go. It takes on a whole different look when done in different colors. You can use pastel for the ruffle and white for the top lacy part.
I would love to see a picture. Never heard of it before.
Okay, I was trying to find a nice closeup, but it took me so long just to find the first photo, so I'm linking to that one.
http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1054403&done=2
I don't have a picture with the dragging pearls.
This is a border I like to use a lot for girly cakes. It is made with a 104 and it is kind of a reverse shell because you tilt the tip back and forth. I then go over the top of it with a #2 and jiggle it as I go. It takes on a whole different look when done in different colors. You can use pastel for the ruffle and white for the top lacy part.
That's so cool! It reminds me of pretty pink tissue paper.
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