TAST 2010 week 13 Raised Cup Stitch

Once again I hope everyone enjoyed last weeks stitch. This week we have something a little more textured. 

Raised cup stitch is a fun and quick to work. As the name implies it produces a little cup that is raised from the surface of the fabric. As with many of these 3D stitches if you work this stitch using a thread with a firm twist such as perle cotton, it not only looks better, you can see what you are doing! 

After mastering this stitch if you try it in thicker threads such as wool, chenille or even silk ribbon you will be surprised and I am sure delighted by the results. 

If you add a bead to the middle of the cup this stitch makes great flower like shapes that can be arranged in sprays or to resemble hollyhocks.

How to work Raised Cup stitch

 

First work a foundation of  three straight stitches arranged in a triangle. 

From this point on you will not  be stitching through the fabric so you can use a blunt needle to avoid splitting the thread by accident. If you prefer you can change your needle at this point in the process. 

Pass the needle under the first bar.   

Working in an anti clockwise direction first wrap your thread over the needle then take the thread and wrap it under the needle. 

Pull your needle through gently to form a loop which as you pull further becomes a knot on the foundation bar. The knots create the stitch.

Repeat this process working around the triangle

 

When you have completed one ring move to the second round by simply continuing to stitch between the spaces of the first row of stitches. 

If you want this stitch to splay outward add a few more stitches to the ring by working two stitches into one space every 4-5 stitches.  Different effects can be created by working higher or splaying out the cup. 

When the required height is achieved weave the thread back down the side of the cup, take it to the back of the fabric and tie off.

As I said this stitch is really interesting if you try it in textured thread, chenille, silk ribbon or wool. Adding beads to the middle often makes this stitch sing. 

The sample below contains raised cup stitch that has been worked in a thread which is  a mix of mohair and wool. These little mauve flowers have been tucked in a spray of flowers on a crazy quilt block. 

How to join in. 

Work an example of the stitch. Experiment a bit, photograph it, and put it on your flickr site or write about it on your blog. 

Please remember to link back to here so others can find the challenge too

Come here to this post and leave a comment to tell everyone where your site is. (Click on the title and it will take you to this post on an individual page if you bookmark it you can find it again) 

Also now if you leave your full address ie include the http:// bit in your address it will become a link automatically. 

Visit a few sites of people who have already left a comment. See what they have done. I am sure everyone will enjoy following the links left in the comments. If you have time, let other people know that you have seen their work on their site.

Other groups and networks

You can also share your explorations with other members on  stitchin fingers group and the flickr TAST site 

All posts relating to this challenge are in the Take a Stitch Tuesday category and the guidelines and list of participants is here.

Anyway enjoy the stitch this week!

Comments

[Gerry Krueger]

This was just what I needed when I was doing my daffodil block... I am going to remember this one...
Gerry

[Michelle | Rack Card Printing]

The loops looks very easy to do, but if you have to do something like that over and over I get a headache. That's why I content myself with other people doing it :)

[Maureen B]

I was way behind with the Sorbello stitch and ahead with this weeks Cup. It was a quick and easy stitch. A little detail on my blog.
Both blogged at
http://crazyqstitcher.wordpress.com/
and
http://www.flickr.com/photos/crazyqstitcher/

[Annet]

I made a few raised cup stitches today:
http://fat-quarter.blogspot.com/2010/05/raised-cup-stitch.html
I hope to find some time to play a little more with this stitch!

[Sailaja]

This one is an interesting stitch. I am already experimenting. But I am still to catch up with many of the previous ones. I will do it somehow. With my tours and travels, I find it so difficult to keep track Of TAST-but then I feel motivated by all the creativity I see from such talented participants.

Thank you Sharon. TAST is a beautiful idea. At least people like me get to learn so many new stitches and also participate in it with no hard and fast rules or any pressure.

Sailaja

http://summersofindia.blogspot.com/

[Linda Calverley]

I've posted to my blog. I think this one will be easier to remember to do than some.

[Lakshmi Sadala]

This is my trial of raised cup stitch. Thank you Sharon for another beautiful stitch..

http://sadalas.blogspot.com/2010/05/tast2week13-raised-cup-stitch.html

[Sandy Jandik]

I've posted my cup stitch sample on my blog http://focus-on-fiber.blogspot.com It's a good one for texture.

[Judy Harper]

I really really like this one - and am ahead, here, as I've been spending evening hours watching BBC series on Netflix and stitching needlepoint backgrounds so as to be prepared for new stitches.

[Lin Moon]

Hi Sharon,
Thanks for showcasing one of my all time favorite stitches! I did a little buttonholing around the edge of my flower, which I think really added to it, since my velour is just solid. This stitch would make a pretty flower in a thread that is shaded light to dark in a flower color, don't you think? Thanks again,
Lin Moon

[vijayalakshmi]

Very interesting. I had given a trial and posted in the flicker group and my blog.
viji

[Nancilyn]

I think maybe my recycling efforts have passed beyond to salvage (I'm feeling a tad pious). As always, I had great fun with the stitch. I have blogged my little sampler as usual but I've also included a couple of what-didn't-work pix, a little bonus tutorial, plus an unabashed plug for
Sharon's Encrusted CQ class!
http://mindblogglings.blogspot.com/2010_05_01_archive.html#855059607585118870

[Raphaela]

Here are my raised cup stitch flowers: http://textileexplorations.blogspot.com/2010/05/tast2-raised-cup-stitch.html

[shirley bligh]

Have caught up with the last 3 stitches and they are on my blog at

http://shirleystwistedthreads.blogspot.com/search/label/A%20Tast%20Adventure%202010

[Sue McB]

I liked this one, can see it as being useful for texture on things. Example on my blog and the Flickr group. Sue

[Doreen G]

Hi Sharon I have finished my week 13 samples of Raised Cup Stitch and they are on my blog.
Regards Doreen
http://doreeng.blogspot.com/

[bhagya]

I always follow ur site. thank u very much for all stitches. i try all soon and i will post to my newly opened blog/;- www. bhandarkarbhagya.blogspot.com

[kay susan]

Hi,

I've added one or two stitches to the piece, over on the blog.

[Liz Ozselcuk]

I really started to have fun with this one after a while, http://www.flickr.com/photos/37200176@N07/. My cups did go off the beaten track pretty quickly and became clown hair, maggots, and a scrolling stitch. Now I'm ready to work on week 14. I was just looking at that stitch in a book and thinking how much I would like to try it.

[Liz Ozselcuk]

PS, blogging it here: http://y-knotblog.blogspot.com/2010/05/tast-2010-week-13-cup-stitch.html
I love adding excessive details to my comments, with the assumption that I will find them useful in the future.

[Annet]

I made some time to finish my raised cup stitch sampler today. The details are on my blog:
http://fat-quarter.blogspot.com/2010/06/raised-cup-stitch-again.html
My complete sampler is in the TAST FLICKR group:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28957501@N04/4660221114/
I enjoyed this stitch!

[Miriam Klaassen]

To catch up I combined the raised cup stitch with a little bit of buttonhole herringbone. My piece is blogged here: http://borduurblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/raised-cup-stitch.html .

[vivian]

Fun stitch
I'm up to date!
You can see the full 1>14 here:
http://vivian-institches.blogspot.com/search/label/TAST%20II

[brigitte68]

sorry Sharon I am very late for the 5 last stitches but here am I!
I put on Flicker

[chitra gangadharan]

I enjoyed doing this stitch,My sampler are on my blog-http://jizee6687.wordpress.com/2010/07/30/tast2010-13-raised-cup-stitch/
flickr-http://www.flickr.com/photos/22818176@N07/4844103108/in/pool-56846286@N00

[umasrinivasan]

Since I recently joined this site ,I have posted My trials on the Raised Cup stitch lately.
http://umacheenu.blogspot.com

[Isangel]

Hola, agradezco mucho tus puntadas y tus tutoriales. Llevo todo este año realizando un Sal en mi blog con puntadas especiales, cada mes hago una entrega, puedes verlo aqui:
http://isangel-mimundodepuntodecruz.blogspot.com/search/label/Msal%20Bordado%20especial%20de%20los%20deseos

Este mes de noviembre he escogido 4 puntadas de aqui, espero que te guste como me quedaron, te seguire seguro porque me encanta aprender nuevas puntadas y ademas las explicas muy bien. Enlazare a mis seguidoras a tu blog para que te visiten.

Gracias y saludos

[Keith Nesbitt]

Sharon, what is the fabric that this is worked on in your tutorial?

[Sharon B]

Keith it is an evenweave needlework fabric probably about 27 count . I dont buy cheap linens so it is probably one of the major brands - my favourite fabric to stitch on is linen