Text on a Path....

[rich2005]

Thanks, that makes it easier to describe.  Sad but Gimp 2.10 and Ofnuts plugins are better, however using Gimp 3 and standard tools:

   

Several steps involved, this little 3 minute video should get you started (not using youtube this on my storage)
https://filedn.com/lkb9dw6mEfXSsOu9uKLaM...g-path.mp4