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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