I found a combination of straight and wavy ruffles around the cake really gave it a soft and pretty finish. You want to make sure the wide side of your piping tip is against the cake as you move the piping bag in a wave shape across the cake, letting the ruffles just fall into place, filling up all the gaps. With this technique you want to apply pressure to the end of the bag, but be very light and slow with your movements, allowing the buttercream to just flow out. The best variation is to create two basting stitches. This second basting stitch will be created ¼ inch below the first and will provide more even gathers by acting as a support for the first basting stitch.

This results in ruffles on both sides of the fabric. They’re often used as an embellishment, typically leveraged to disguise hemlines. Double Width Ruffles If you want to create ruffles, what are your options? There are two methods you can approach: You can leverage a sewing machine to aid in making ruffles, with or without special accessories. We’ve all seen ruffles, and most of us have probably worn one before. Ruffles are pieces of fabric evenly gathered on an edge. With this style, you’ll create interesting designs just by changing the pattern or the type of fabric. Waterfall Ruffles Double edge ruffles are made with a single strip of fabric gathered by one (sometimes two) basting stitches in the middle.

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This ruffle is created by gathering a strip of fabric along one edge with a basting stitch. They’re often attached to a flat piece of fabric and used along hemlines. Double Edge Ruffles

Make sure to leave long tails at both ends of the stitch, and then pull on one end of the thread to create gathers in your fabric. Pull out the bobbin thread, leaving the needle thread in place to keep the ruffles intact. With that motion, you’ll have created a clean, beautiful set of ruffles.

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Alternatively, you can make ruffles by hand. We will discuss both options and the different ways you can use both to customize your designs. Traditional Methods The first of the ruffles that I create in the tutorial I think looks like ribbons running all over the cake. I love how pretty this effect looks and in my opinion it has a very layered tutu look to it, so I think it would be perfect for a ballerina cake. The effect is created by using the #104 piping tip. This is the most common type of ruffle, and what people usually imagine when thinking of the decoration. You may need to create a few tests at varying degrees of needle tension and stitch length to get the effect you desire.