About the Buttonhole Wheel Cup Stitch
The Buttonhole Wheel Cup Stitch is a very decorative, dimensional stitch. It can be used for 3-dimensional embroidery as it gives a standout look. This stitch is done over a buttonhole wheel foundation. So, it is good to know the Blanket Stitch and the Buttonhole Wheel Stitch to do this stitch.
How to do the Buttonhole Wheel Cup Stitch
I have spaced out the stitches and used a thin thread to make the features of the stitch clearer for the sake of this tutorial. The use of thicker thread, or a Buttonhole Wheel foundation (closely made spokes) with closer Blanket Stitches will help bring out this stitch’s real beauty. It would then stand out like a little cup, justifying its name.
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| Fig 1: Start by doing a foundation of a Buttonhole Wheel Stitch. Now, bring out the needle from one corner of a spoke of the wheel, as shown. I have used a contrasting color for the tutorial’s sake, but the same colored thread can be used. | Fig 2: Start making Blanket Stitches using the stitches on the wheel’s outer rim, as shown. |
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| Fig 3: When you complete one trip around the rim, continue the same process, but this time with the previous stitch as the base. It is this process that builds up the cup around the wheel. | Fig 4: A completed Buttonhole Wheel Cup will look like this after two trips around. A thicker thread and closely made Buttonhole Wheel will accentuate the ‘cup’ effect. |
Learn to do Buttonhole Wheel Cup in 2 minutes!
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Sarah has been researching and sharing hand embroidery lessons for over 17 years, making it accessible to everyone around the globe.
I love this site! I am having so much fun working my way through all the stitches! Have you ever considered adding 3D stitches to the stitch library?
Hi Madeline,
So glad that you are enjoying hand embroidery. Yes! I will be adding 3 D stitches to the library. The buttonhole wheel cup is one of them. The cast on stitches will come soon. ☺️
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Hello Sarah,
I like doing embroidery and I have learnt the stitches, but seeing your work has opened a new perception as to how perfect it can be. I just like visiting your blog and am learning a lot.
one thing I am not good is about patterns and threads. I do not know how to make patterns and selection of threads that matches the cloth. so many projects I have started are still pending. can you help me in this .
merhaba sarah senden çok güzel nakışlar öğrendim thank you
Çok Neşe teşekkür ederiz. Bu bizim öğreticiler zevk olduğunu bilmek güzel. 🙂
Beautiful work thank you
Greetings from the Brazilian Dimensional Embroidery International Guild (BDEIG). We are so excited to be celebrating our 20th year as a guild. We want to make you aware of a couple of things we are doing as part of our celebration.
If you are unfamiliar with Brazilian Embroidery (B.E.), it is a unique embroidery that uses z-twist rayon thread of various weights. The rayon thread gives it a luster not found in other types of thread. It also has a quality that allows the embroidery to become raised, or dimensional, without necessity of including stumpwork. Depending on the stitches used, B.E. can be quite durable. It is often found on clothing and is machine washable.
20th Annual Guild Seminar
Registration is now open for our twentieth annual guild seminar. This year the seminar theme is “Birthday Party!” in keeping with our twentieth birthday. We have 17 very talented designers and teachers who will be teaching 44 different Brazilian Embroidery (B.E.) classes, 14 of which are multiple sessions. You can view the pictures of the classes and their descriptions on this page of the BDEIG website:
http://brazilian-dimensional-embroidery.org/seminar_2012.htm.
In celebration for this year’s 20th birthday, registration fees have been lowered to $20! You must be a member to attend seminar. Annual membership can be as little as $25(USD) per year. In addition to being eligible to attend seminar, membership brings you a quarterly newsletter brimming with guild news, stitching tips, and educational designs. Membership information can be found on this page of the BDEIG website:
http://brazilian-dimensional-embroidery.org/membership_application.htm.
Free Design of the Month
Beginning this month, BDEIG has a special web feature to help celebrate our 20th year as a guild. On the 15th of each month, a new, free design will be featured. It will be on the web for one month, then it will be taken down and will no longer be available. This month, Loretta Holzberger has donated her design titled Brazilian Bouquet. A picture of the design is attached. The Design of the Month will only be offered for one year. These designs are owned by the designer and are copyrighted, but permission has been granted to freely share these designs. If the design is taught, then the instruction must be offered free of charge. These free designs are a 20th birthday present to BDEIG members and anyone else interested in Brazilian embroidery. To see the first of these designs, please visit this page on the BDEIG website:
http://brazilian-dimensional-embroidery.org/design_of_the_month.htm.
Please consider sharing this information with your readers. The information above is also on the attached flyer to assist you in sharing this news. The flyer may be posted on your blog. If you have any questions about either of these subjects, BDEIG, or Brazilian Embroidery in general, please don’t hesitate to contact the undersigned or any BDEIG Board Member. A list of Board Members can be found at:
http://brazilian-dimensional-embroidery.org/board_guild_activities.htm.
Thank you to Loretta Holzberger, creator of our first Design of the Month.
B.E. in touch,
Pat Kamperschroer
BDEIG Publicity Chair
It looks really lovely, I like a lot your lessons, they’re very well explained
greetings from Spain
have a nice day
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hello, sarah. i really want to appreciate your embroidery & its really beautiful like you, thanks for your tutorial.
may i know where do you live ?
Hi Shara! its been long time i was looking for hand embroidery tutorial website and finally i found it. Your website is very helpful and it explains how to do different stitches like bottonhole, wheel cup and other stitches as well……..and i just want to say thank you for putting up your website….:))
Hi Sarah! its been long time i was looking for hand embroidery tutorial website and finally i found it. Your website is very helpful and it explains how to do different stitches like bottonhole, wheel cup and other stitches as well……..and i just want to say thank you for putting up your website….:))
I just found your website and LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it!! Thank you so much for taking the time to share these stitches and your wonderful techniques. You are so very talented!!
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I just clicked through all of the stitch examples and I swear each one, I thought, “Oooh, that’s my favorite.” And then I would see the next stitch. This is an awesome site you have made here and I am wanting to go make something with all of this new found knowledge. Thank you.
Hello Sarah,
I really really admire your site….. I had a dream of learning hand embroidery… I looked for some embroidery classes as well… This is my luck… coincidentally I found your amazing site today… Now no need of going for a class…. I can learn it from A-Z….. Thank you so much Sarah…. Now I’m a student of you…. :)….
Dear Wathsala,
It is really nice and encouraging to know that you are learning from our pages. 🙂 Best wishes. Do share some of your newly learnt work with us.
Yes… Sarah.. Definitely I will upload some samples once I finish…. Thanks again….
again an amazing work from dear Sarah !!!1
Sarah r u an embroideress by profession or hobby ?
Thanks Raji.
Embroidery is my hobby, but I conduct embroidery classes too. 🙂