TAST 2010 Week 20 Buttonhole wheel cup

Buttonhole wheel cups are something I discovered while experimenting with buttonhole wheels. I am sure I just re-invented the stitch and somewhere another person has had the same thoughts.  

You will find them dotted all over the place in my textured embroidery as I reall y like working them. I have not seen them documented however, so I just call the stitch a buttonhole wheel cup. 

To work them you need to know how to work a buttonhole wheel and they are combined with detached buttonhole. Both of these stitches are found in my stitch dictionary. 

In this sample I have used a different coloured thread so that you can see what is happening. Normally I would continue in the same thread. 

Start with working a buttonhole wheel. 

Space the spokes of the wheel fairly close together but not packed.

If your wheel edge flips up it is probably because you are not spacing the stitches close enough together.  

Bring your thread out on the edge of the wheel and work a detached buttonhole stitch. I changed thread colour so you can see what was happening but normally I would have the same colour thread. 

Work detached buttonhole around the edge of the wheel. One row will produce a ridge.

Two rows produces a small cup and three a deeper cup and so forth. 

You can stitch beads to the middle of the cup or leave it as a textured stitch.

If you want the cup to go straight up don’t add any stitches if you want it to flare a little add an extra detached buttonhole stitch every two or three stitches. To do this work two stitches into the same hole the same way you would with crochet or knot stitches.

I hope you enjoy this weeks stitch! 

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) 

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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.

The 2010 Stitches so far ... 

Week 1 Diamond Stitch

Week 2 Knotted Loop stitch 

Week 3 Beaded Hedebo Edge 

Week 4 Portuguese Border Stitch 

Week 5 Knotted buttonhole stitch 

Week 6 Buttonhole Eyelet Flower

Week 7 Rope Stitch 

Week 8 Fancy Hem Stitch 

Week 9 Raised herringbone band

Week 10 Cloud Filling 

Week 11 Bullion Buttonhole 

Week 12 Sorbello

Week 13 Raised Cup Stitch 

Week 14 Buttonholed herringbone 

Week 15 Ladder Stitch 

Week 16 Italian knotted border stitch

Week 17 Sword Stitch 

Week 18 Wave Stitch 

Week 19 Up and Down Feather Stitch 

Comments

[shirley bligh]

Hi Sharon, I like this stitch, and am early for a change. My efforts are on my blog at
http://shirleystwistedthreads.blogspot.com.

[Rachel]

I think I have seen reference to this in a book called "Australian Flowers in Stumpwork", or something like that. Fascinating textural variety!

[deepa]

Hi Sharon,
I've done this for your last TAST as part of the buttonhole/blanket stitch sampler. The photos are a bit blurred but here's the link http://deepashome.blogspot.com/2007/03/buttonholeblanket-stitch-tast-211.html

Deepa

[Nancy Larsen]

Thank you, thank you! I've been trying to figure out this stitch for ages. I needed the illustrations to really get it. I'll look forward to playing with it. (After the grandchildren have left.)

Nancy

[Sue McB]

i posted some photos of this too - on my blog and on Flickr. I have been wanting to find something that would be good to protray lichen, and I think this one is the best so far. I did it in various soft greens with a brown buttonhole wheel, and with a bit more fiddling it would work well.

http://paddysdaughter.com.au

[Annet]

I had a lot of fun with this addictive stitch. There’s a slideshow on my blog:
http://fat-quarter.blogspot.com/2010/07/buttonhole-wheel-cup.html
and a large picture of my sampler on Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28957501@N04/4793426417/

[Raphaela]

I have stitched only a few cups but I think this is one of those stitches which you can vary every time you work it. Thank you so much, Sharon, for inventing this stitch. Here my example: http://textileexplorations.blogspot.com/2010/07/tast2-buttonhole-wheel-cup.html

[Lakshmi Sadala]

Sharon,
my attempt to make buttonhole cups is here..
http://sadalas.blogspot.com/2010/07/tast2-week20-buttonhole-wheel-cup.html

[Maureen Bond]

I have added my Weeks 19 and 20 to Flickr and Blog at

http://www.flickr.com/photos/crazyqstitcher/
http://crazyqstitcher.wordpress.com/

I always enjoy the Up and Down Feather stitch and hope to try some more of the Buttonhole Wheel Cup for flowers in CQ work.

[Eva]

I find it interesting that you're making "buttonhole wheels". It looks to me a lot like you're making eyelets. ;)

[Linda Calverley]

I have posted both weeks 19 & 20 on flickr and my blog

http://linsartyblobs.blogspot.com/2010/07/tast-weeks-19-20.html

[viji]

This stitch seems to be very easy and interesting. I had given a trial and posted it in my blog and flicker site
http://viji-crafts.blogspot.com/.

[brigitte68]

i like also this stitch and am early this time
i posted it on Flickr

[Ruth Palsson]

I have caught up with TAST 2 after a month away - mostly in Iceland. All my catch up samples are below:
Buttonhole cup stitch:http://www.flickr.com/photos/stitchingbushwalker/4802955652/?addedcomment=1#comment72157624523268322
Italian knotted border stitch: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stitchingbushwalker/4802954554/in/pool-56846286@N00
Wave stitch: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stitchingbushwalker/4802956450/in/pool-56846286@N00
Up and down feather stitch: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stitchingbushwalker/4802957066/in/pool-56846286@N00
Sword sttich: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stitchingbushwalker/4802327649/in/pool-56846286@N00

[VEENA]

This stitch is easy and interesting. I have incorporated this and buttonhole eyelet flower in my daughters dress and posted it my blog
http://artscraftsandmore-withveena.blogspot.com/2010/07/tast-2010-buttonhole-wheel-cup.html

[Thendral]

Very interesting stitch. Here is mine
http://thendralscraft.blogspot.com/2010/07/buttonhole-wheel-cup-stitch.html

[Sandy Jandik]

I'm back in town and did the stitch. It's posted on my blog http://focus-on-fiber.blogspot.com It certainly has nice texture possibilities.

[Nancilyn Kroushl]

My stitching is more buttonhole wheels with edgings. I was working on a larger scale that didn't seem to lend itself well to delicate cups. It's all blogged .
http://mindblogglings.blogspot.com/2010_07_01_archive.html#713155596901694427

My apologies to the TAST'ers. My life has been very hectic the past several weeks and I have not had the time to view and comment on everyone's work. I have to take a quick trip, but I'll catch up finally, hopefully, when I get back.

[Cindy B]

I finally posted my stitch on the Flickr site. I really enjoyed using your threads, Sharon.

[umasrinivasan]

I had given a trial of this stitch and upload it in the Flickr group and stitchinfingers,Uma

[Kate]

I'm just starting to stich again after a long hiatus and tried out the buttonhole wheel cup. This is a very nice stitch that I will probably use often.

http://everydayrevelations.blogspot.com/2010/08/work-in-progress-stocking.html

[Chitra gangadharan]

My trials are on my blog - http://jizee6687.wordpress.com/2010/09/17/tast-2010-week-20-buttonhole-wheel-cup/
Flickr page-http://www.flickr.com/photos/22818176@N07/4998546867/
Thankyou,
Chitra