AI have a wedding cake to do in July and they want burlap around the tiers. Has anyone used the faux burlap ribbon in place of "real" burlap? I just wondered if it "sheds" like real burlap or not? Thanks in advance for your help!!

You can make it using fondant or gumpaste and shred the edges. There's a clay impression mat that they sell in the craft stores now that has a burlap texture on it. I'd do that before using real burlap anything on a cake, they're all fairly shreddy.

AThere's also a new burlap mat to be used with sugar dress or cake lace. Can't remember where I saw it though. If I do, I'll post a link.

I use a "burlap looking" ribbon, I found at Walmart.  It looks great, with none of the problems. 

I added a cake in my pictures (round wedding cakes)  with the burlap type ribbon I got at Walmart.  It worked great.

Just a rhetorical question as an aside...Why do people want to put a fabric like burlap on a cake to begin with? It's rough, stinky, and it sheds. I don't get it and I never will, unless it's done for an art project about mental tension. But that just gave me a good idea about an art project :)

AHere is the burlap mat http://www.sugardelites.com/Burlap-Hessian-Lace-Mat_p_2310.html

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Ayes the burlap and feathers and rhinestones and formaldehyde treated flowers etc should go on the table not on the food even if it is a wedding cake

ASugar Veil also makes a burlap mat. Works great if you dust it with cocoa powder first and then apply the Sugar Veil or Cake Lace. Comes out to look like the real thing!

Sugar Delites has the Burlap mat.  Bikemom3 posted it :)

http://www.sugardelites.com/Burlap-Hessian-Lace-Mat_p_2310.html

AThe smell alone makes me gag! I don't understand why people associate burlap with cakes.

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Brides around here like to have pictures taken with their beautiful wedding gowns on next to horses. I personally wouldn't want horse "stuff" all over my wedding gown. :D

AWilton also makes a burlap embosser, around $6. Could check Michael's with a coupon :) be even cheaper.