Re: Beginner's questions

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Posted by Amy C on September 04, 1999 at 16:45:40:

In Reply to: Re: Beginner's questions posted by CAtherine Cartwright Jones on September 04, 1999 at 14:46:16:

Maria,

I never to this day have been able to get a good flow through a bottle
(unless the tip is fatter than I like). I have had very good luck
with disposable plastic pastry bags ("carrot bags"). I cut a hole big
enough to put a #1 pastry tip in mine. The tip still makes fine
lines, but the funnel shape has better physics to it for pushing out
clogs than a long, needle-shaped tip. Plus you can feel a lump inside
a bag & smush it with your fingers before it becomes a problem.
Catherine uses no tip, just a tiny hole, & says that this allows her
to squeeze any clog right out the end. And as she said, another
sifting might turn up some little bits you did not know were there.
If you do not have a source for the bags, email me your snail mail
address and I will send you a couple to try. I believe you can also
get them from Catherine's link above. P.S. I find bags easier to
work with when they only have 1-2 tablespoons of paste in them & are
rolled down nice & tight around the henna (till a little bit is
starting to ooze out on its own). Then you can squeeze lightly w/ one
hand & the henna will come out instead of squishing back up toward the
top of the bag. I secure the top with a butterfly clip so I can roll
it down more & reclip as needed.

Good luck.

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Re: Beginner's questions Maria 18:48:46 9/04/99 (0)
Re: Beginner's questions E. 18:40:45 9/04/99 (0)
Re: Beginner's questions SeeSee 18:27:01 9/04/99 (0)

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: Maria, : I never to this day have been able to get a good flow through a bottle : (unless the tip is fatter than I like). I have had very good luck : with disposable plastic pastry bags ("carrot bags"). I cut a hole big : enough to put a #1 pastry tip in mine. The tip still makes fine : lines, but the funnel shape has better physics to it for pushing out : clogs than a long, needle-shaped tip. Plus you can feel a lump inside : a bag & smush it with your fingers before it becomes a problem. : Catherine uses no tip, just a tiny hole, & says that this allows her : to squeeze any clog right out the end. And as she said, another : sifting might turn up some little bits you did not know were there. : If you do not have a source for the bags, email me your snail mail : address and I will send you a couple to try. I believe you can also : get them from Catherine's link above. P.S. I find bags easier to : work with when they only have 1-2 tablespoons of paste in them & are : rolled down nice & tight around the henna (till a little bit is : starting to ooze out on its own). Then you can squeeze lightly w/ one : hand & the henna will come out instead of squishing back up toward the : top of the bag. I secure the top with a butterfly clip so I can roll : it down more & reclip as needed. : Good luck.

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