Lines and dots practice sheet
Straight lines and round dots with a plain round tip. The first sheet everyone pipes: it teaches steady pressure and a clean finish.
Round tip 5
Tip 5: what it pipes and how to practise
Tip 5 is a round tip for bolder dots, pearl borders, bead edges and thick writing. None of our sheets use it yet; the round sheets below train the same moves.
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Quick answer
Use tip 5 for bolder dots, pearl borders, bead edges and thick writing. No sheet of ours is drawn for it yet; the round tip sheets train the same moves with tip 3.
Practise it
Lines and dots sheet Tip 3 · Beginner · about 8 min Uses tip 3, the closest round tip on our sheets.
About tip 5
Tip 5 is a plain round tip for a bolder bead than tip 3: bigger dots, pearl borders, bead edges and thick writing. None of our sheets is drawn for it yet, so this page points you to the tip 3 sheets, which train the same moves: a steady squeeze along a line, and squeeze, stop and lift for a dot.
You can pipe those sheets with tip 5. Expect a wider bead than the grey template line, and remember that the score counts icing that spills past the edge of a shape as stray. Compare your tip 5 scores with each other rather than with a tip 3 score on the same sheet.
What tip 5 pipes
- Bolder dots
- Pearl borders
- Bead edges
- Thick writing
Mistakes to watch with tip 5
- Wobbly line: Lift the tip about 1 cm and let the icing fall onto the line while you move a little slower.
- Peaks on dots: Stop squeezing before you lift, then flick the tip sideways to break the icing off cleanly.
- Gaps and breaks: Keep the same gentle squeeze all the way and only stop squeezing at the very end.
- Thin then thick: Keep the same squeeze and the same speed from start to finish, following the pacer.
Sheets to practise round piping
Zigzags and waves practice sheet
Sharp zigzags and flowing waves. Practise turning smoothly while the bead stays the same width.
Loops practice sheet
Rows of small e-loops and tall cursive l-loops. The rhythm behind cursive lettering and decorative borders.
