Raised Cup Stitch

About the Raised Cup Stitch

This adorable little stitch used the Twisted Chain Stitch to build up a 3-dimensional profile, making it a beautiful stitch to apply in dimensional embroidery. A similar stitch might be the Blanket Wheel Cup, where the size can be varied, and the center can be kept open.

How to do the Raised Cup Stitch


Fig 1: Start by laying the foundation of three straight stitches in a triangular shape – A-B, C-B, C-A. Note, that I have made the foundation within the space of a Penny!	Fig 2: Now, come out from one of the corners and pass the needle under the nearest stitch without plucking the fabric under.

Fig 3: Lay a foundation of Chain Stitch. Lay the foundation by doing a row of the Chain Stitch. Use a contrasting thread and come out from one end of the Chain Stitch row. Take the thread through each loop of chain made to give a whipped appearance.	Fig 4: Pass the needle under the stitch once again and follow the same process.

Fig 5: I do this three times over each stitch before I move to do the same over the next straight stitch.	Fig 6: So, I have worked three Twisted Chain Stitches over each of the Straight Stitches, and reached back the corner where I started.

Fig 7: Now, I continue with the same process with the second layer as my foundation. I pass the needle under the spaces between the earlier Twisted Chain Stitches.	Fig 8: This begins to build up the cup in a brick-like formation.

Fig 9: I keep building up the layers. When I want to close in the cup, I skip a space (use alternate spaces) to make the Twisted Chain Stitches.	Fig 10: I finish the cup by taking the needle in through the middle of the cup and through the fabric.

Fig 11: This is how the Raised Cup will look like from the top.

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Other related stitches from the Chain Stitch Family

Chain Stitch	Whipped Chain	Double Whipped Ch
Partial Whipped Ch	Magic Chain	Reverse Chain
Lazy Daisy	Long Tailed Daisy	Petal Chain Stitch
Russian Chain	Wheatear Stitch	Basque Stitch
Tulip Stitch	Detached Wheatear	Bull’s Head Stitch
Oyster Stitch	Berry Stitch	Raised Cup Stitch
Rope Stitch	Heavy Chain Stitch	Braided Chain
Open Chain Stitch	Sinhalese Chain	Double Chain Stitch
Triple Chain Stitch	Sailor Stitch	Crested Chain
Checkered Chain	Raised Chain Band	Interlaced Chain
Laced Chain Stitch	Overlayed Laced Ch	Butterfly Chain
Twisted Chain Stitch	Alt. Twisted Chain	Zigzag Twisted Ch.
Barred Chain	Alt. Barred Chain	Rosette Stitch
Back Stitched Chain	Tied Chain Stitch	Feathered Chain
Shell Stitch	Shell Chain Stitch	Waved Chain
Zigzag Chain	Cable Chain	Zigzag Cable Chain
Knotted Chain	Knotted Cable Ch.	Braid Stitch