I think that brushed embroidery is absolutely stunning.

That said, what materials does it require and how do you do it?

Here's the How To from wilton. Have fun! http://www.wilton.com/technique/Brush-embroidery

here is a how to that seriouscakes did, she did buttercream on buttercream:

ive never tried brush embrodiery, but i do love how it looks im thinking about trying it myself with some RI. defonately worth a try Think i may try it on some cookies before going up to a cake got a craving for something sugary!!! Need some good brushes though, the ones i bought from ebay (Food safe ones) Were terrible!! so will defo need good brushes

There are a few different ways to do brushed embroidery... you can do bc or ri on fondant, or bc or ri on buttercream. Working with royal icing is a little trickier because you won't have as much time to work it before it starts to crust. bc is a little more forgiving. You'll need some good brushes, water and a few paper towels.

You want to pipe the outline of your design a little heavier than you might normally. Work a small area at a time. For instance if you're doing flowers, you would probably work one petal at a time. Take a damp brush, (I usually dip it in water and then dab it onto a paper towel) and carefully touch it to the outline of your design and with slight pressure, pull some of the icing to the inside of your petal. You don't want to flatten the outline. You want to leave brush strokes in the icing. Work all the way around the edge of the petal, pulling to the center/base of the petal. When doing overlapping petals, always pipe the "back" ones first.

I hope this made sense! Here's one I did with just one row of petals.

That's a real beauty of a cake j-pal, thanks for sharing your tips!

Thank you all so much! all of these tips and demos were really helpful! I can't wait to get brushing, lol

Just wanted to say "Thanks" for this post. I have a order coming up with brush embroidery an was going to have to ask for help.

Thanks!

The trick to doing brushed embroidery with RI is to put a little piping gel into your royal. It brushes smoother and you have a longer working time.

Whats piping gel?

Piping gel is the decorating gel that used for writing on the cake or to get
the stained glass effect.

Another additional tip is to make sure you clean up your brush often
Do not hesitate to try the brush embroidery, you will be pleasantly surprised with the result of this simple method.

HTH