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The technique instructions in this Decorating Guide will list the correct
direction for holding the bag. When the bag direction differs for
left-handed decorators, that direction will be listed in parentheses. For
example, when a bag is to be held at 3:00 for a right-handed decorator, it
should be held at 9:00 for a left-handed decorator.
One more thing: since most decorating tip openings are the same shape
all the way around, there's no right side and wrong side up when you're
squeezing icing out of them. However, some tips, such as petal,
basketweave, ruffle and leaf have irregularly shaped openings, and for
those you must watch your tip position as well as your bag position. If
the tip opening must be in a special position, the instruction will tell
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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 at a 45° angle to the
surface, you can sweep out a circle with the back end of the bag by
rolling your wrist and holding the end of the tip in the same spot.
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.
