Buttonhole Wheel Cup

Buttonhole Wheel Cup

Hand embroidery stitches / Stitch Dictionary
Buttonhole wheel cup sample

I discovered the Buttonhole Wheel Cup while experimenting with buttonhole wheels. I am sure I just re-invented the stitch, and somewhere someone else will have had the same thoughts.

They make great middles to flowers like daffodils, and I use them all over the place in my textured embroidery, as I really like working them. I think I find it appealing because they are so highly textured.

How to make the stitch

Buttonhole wheel cup step 1

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

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 closely enough together.

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

Into the edge of the buttonhole wheel, work buttonhole stitch. Do not work the stitch through the fabric, but around the edge of the wheel. One row will produce a ridge.

Buttonhole wheel cup step 2

Two rows produce a small cup, and three rows, a deeper buttonhole wheel cup, and so forth. You can stitch beads to the middle of the cup or leave it as a textured stitch.

Buttonhole wheel cup sample

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 stitch!

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128 Comments

  5. I have learned so incredibly much by doing TAST this year that I would like to see it continue. Not sure if my commitment level will be the same but I’ll see what I can keep up with. Thanks Sharon for this wonderful opportunity.

    Jeannette

  6. Buttonhole Wheel Cup samples are up on Flickr
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/playswithfibers/

    I’d like to continue with TAST in some form. I look so forward to it every week and believe it provides stability and discipline for me (I don’t do so well left to my own creative abandon!) in addition to the joy of learning, experimenting and sharing with others.

    Having participated in 2-1/2 TASTs, I’d look forward to some kind of variation like stitch combinations. Not previously composed combos — but what if Sharon picked some stitches completely at random, so that it would become our challenge to work them together. Imagine the variations we could come up with! If we pursued this on a weekly basis Sharon could give 3 stitches and give us the option of choosing 2 to work together or all 3 if we felt adventurous. On a monthly basis we could select. say 3 of 5, 4 of 5 or all 5.

    Nancilyn

    1. This is a good suggestion Nancilyn so I am thinking about it. It could be a challenge of experienced stitchers so that those that are learning could see what could be done.

      sharonb

  7. I have really enjoyed TAST and have learned so much. I think it would be beneficial to keep it going on – even if we revisited all the stitches over and over. It has been so great to see all the talent of the various ladies and how they come up with new uses and ideas. I have also learned several new stitches and/or variations that I could sure explore further. I vote to keep it going, either with a break or without. There have already been a couple of weeks that I had to miss for one reason or another – and I just try to catch up the best I can. As a beginner – I definitely think that TAST has helped me to improve my stitching, has given me QUALITY STANDARDS to EMULATE – (sometimes difficult, as some of the ladies are so EXACTING in their stitches) – and expanded my ideas about how stitches can be used creatively. Thank you so much for TAST. It has been a worthwhile endeavor for me!

    Pam

    1. Pam I have enough stitches to keep going – not repeating – for another year definitely. I have been a stitch collector for 30 years now and have all sorts of odd stitches tucked aside in my notes. TAST is an excuse to document them before arthritis wipes my hands out.

      sharonb

  8. First, a great thank you to you, Sharon, for this years_ challenge. I would definitely like to continue with it in 2013. But I am constantly playing catch up for some months now and I am not able to follow the work of the other stitchers, what is a very important part of this challenge for me. There is so much inspiration! Therefore my question: Could we change to a fortnight rhythm, one new stitch for two weeks? I would feel more comfortable with more time to learn a new stitch, explore it at least a little and get inspired by the work of the fellow stitchers.

    Raphaela

  9. Sharon, I want to thank you so much for organizing this year’s tast challenge and to say that I have genuinely enjoyed each and every week!! (and no doubt, the rest of this year’s too) I would love to continue into next year.

    I think the option of dropping in and out of the challenge would ease things for those of us who perhaps feel pressured by the weekly time frame and prove appealing to those of us who would like to cherry pick the more challenging stitches or the ones we do not know about.
    Here is my effort for this week.
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/36140279@N03/8121839507/in/photostream

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/36140279@N03/8121860676/in/photostream
    Barbara

    Barbara/Hopscotch

  12. Hi Sharon,
    Firstly thank you for all your work with TAST this year. I have enjoyed following along with something a little structured and of course seeing the interpretations others make of the stitches. It has been a very inspiring program. (it gave me an entirely new slant on samplers -very different from that gained in primary school way back when…..)
    If you continue in 2013 I will certainly sign up again.

    Many thanks again
    Jenny

    Jenny Parker

  17. Yes I would like to participate in TAST next year too Sharon. I really appreciate all your work in bringing this to us and even though I haven’t been able to work on it for a while I love seeing all the wonderful examples!

    Viv Estill

  19. I am really behind with this TAST but have enjoyed watching what everyone else has been doing. I will be catching up over the next few weeks (definitely before Christmas, fingers crossed). Would love to continue with TAST next year.

    Deborah-Anne

  20. Unfortunately I haven’t been able to participate this year due to work commitments but I have been enjoying greatly all of the variations produced.
    I would love to rejoin next year when my workload reduces.
    I constantly recommend your blog to others as it is such a fantastic source of information and inspiration.
    Cheers
    Jo

    Jo-Anne Britt

  21. I love following along with ya’ll my hands (arthritic) don’t allow me to do much, but I find myself looking forward to TAST’s postings. Thanks for all you do!

    Tracy DVR

  23. Hi Sharon,
    Even thou I haven’t done many of the stitches and I am silent in the background, I so look forward to the weekly TAST as it makes my day. I have made a notebook with all the stitches, and so love to see what everyone has done with it! I guess I am being selfish, but please do continue with the challenges!
    Thank you again for all you do!
    ~OwlBe~

    OwlBe

  24. Sharon, I would like to continue learning with you in 2013! But you and all of us need a few weeks for the holiday season. Our families will thank you! And one, twice, a thousand times, thank you for taking your precious time to motivate us!

    Luiz Vaz

  25. I would love to continue Sharon….I am behind and trying to catch up but would love to see this move forward in the new year…..I have learned many stitches that I have not used before and I know for myself this has benefited me greatly….

    Wendy

  26. Hi Sharon,
    Please continue in 2013. Even if I am not keeping up all the time I know I can find it all online and work at my own pace. It has really been a blessing to learn new stitches. Thanks so much for all you do. Peace and Blessings

    Sheryl

  27. This has been my first year with TAST and I really appreciate all the work you have put into this challenge. I would love to continue as I have gotten soooooo much out of it.

    Debbie

  28. http://stitchinfingers.ning.com/profile/JeanneMarieMellor
    Of course, Sharon, a definite YES to TAST 2013 and new stitches! If it were not for the TAST format I would not explore so many hand embroidery stitches the way I am since discovering TAST. But I must confess, I’m finding it frustrating to keep up. Maybe I have given myself too much of a challenge, making a 9×9″ sampler page for each stitch, ‘pushing’ the stitch as much as I can in a week–a 7 day week. I have to stay away from Highlights of the Week, leaderboards and other stitchers finishing within 2 or 3 days, so that I can work the stitch in peace without the pressure of finishing within a few days. I really am Loving this TAST you have created, Sharon!! I would love if there were maybe 3 new stitches in a month, and the 4th week for review and catch up. Any which way you coose, Sharon, I’m in! And I’m very Grateful to you for creating TAST! Thank You!!!

    jeanne-marie mellor

  29. I would love to see TAST continue next year as I have learnt so many new stitches. Thankyou Sharon for sharing your Knowlege and the great easy to follow instructions.

    Doreen Parker

  30. Hi Sharon,
    Thank you for your hard work getting all these stitches to us. I eagerly await Tuesdays to see the new stitch. Life has been very challenging this year but I have kept up pretty well just have not posted my finished stitches. I would love to continue into the New Year.

    Rose Mary Muller

  33. Hi Sharon,
    I visit TAST every week and am impressed with all the talented stitchers out there. Please continue sharing this wonderful information for people like me who are just learning the various stitches and for those who are already accomplished. I love seeing all the projects you share which use the stitches. So inspiring!

    Barbara Graham

  34. Sharon,

    I would also love to continue with TAST. I knew it would be hard for me to keep up and so I set myself the small goal of at least trying each stitch on a mini-sampler. Sometimes that has only been two or three inches of any given stitch, but I have done every stitch. Since I’m working on this small scale, I like the rhythm of every week. I’ve been remiss in posting and photographing but I am hanging in there.

    Also want to say thank you so much for your organizing and teaching. Even beyond that–you have created a world-wide community and this whole experience has added richness to my life. Thank you Sharon and fellow stitchers!

    Beth B

    1. No Carol you are not doing anything wrong – lots of stitches look boring in cotton floss. Floss is good for cross stitch and the craft market industry caters well to that but lots of the surface embroidery stitches look better in perle

      sharonb

  36. Hi Sharon,
    I have really enjoyed TAST 2012 and learned a lot. I do not always get the time to experiment too much with the stitches but I do manage a line or two on my sampler. I love to see the creative work of some of your other followers and look forward to seeing the way others have used each stitch. I cannot imagine Tuesdays without TAST and I hope you will continue as long as you are enjoying it too! Thank you for all the time and effort that you put into the challenge for us..
    Kind regards Kate

    Kate Cooke

  37. Sharon,
    I may not do every week’s stitches, but I use the information all the time with other work. Your samples and the pieces you share from others give so many ideas of how a stitch can be used. I find it most valuable and would love to see it continue, being able to explore more stitches I’ve either not seen and probably never done. Thank you for keeping up with it.
    Sydney

    Sydney

  38. As someone who reads the blog but doesn’t do the challenge, I would love if it would continue! I haven’t been able to jump in and stitch yet due to hand issues and negative time, but absolutely love the eye candy and hope to start after the holidays, skipping around the stitches as I can. Your work is wonderful, thank you for making it available to us.

    Kathy O in GA

  39. Oh Sharon PLEASE continue next year. I may not have stitched each week but I made a beautiful Samples Notebook that I use for CQ blocks. I’m VERY much a visual learner and flip though the challenge stitches and highlights for ideas for shape, texture and color. Thank you for teaching this conservative beginner gal to think outside the box.

    Caroline Weber

  40. Sharon, I am willing to continue if you are. At present, I am behind, but WILL catch up…have learned so much this year! I have been using the stitches on both my CQJP and on a sampler of minature stitch blocks…could use a lot more on my sampler!

    Yuma Tatter

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