TEA CUP EMBROIDERY

Embroidery is like frosting a cake. You take a plain piece of cloth and splash it with beautiful colored floss and voila ! you got an excellent piece of art work. The only difference being  that , a beautifully frosted cake never lasts forever but an embroidery, you can frame it in a hoop and hang it on your wall and it remains a thing of beauty forever!!! 

MATERIALS REQUIRED

1. A clean piece of cloth
2. Embroidery floss 
3. Scissors
4. needle
5. 5 inch embroidery hoop
6. Graphite paper

METHOD

• I found this picture on pinterest. Hand drew this picture and transferred it using graphite paper. 
  
  
  
  
• Here is the list of stitches:I have used all the 6 strands of the embroidery floss for each embroidery.It gives a embossed look for the embroidery.

1. Cup outline - stem stitch
2. Polka Dots - Satin stitch
3. Round flowers - Woven Wheel stitch
4. Petal flowers(in-between the round flowers) - Satin Stitch
5. Center of the flowers - French Knots
6. Leaves - Fishbone stitch
7. Stems - stem stitch and straight stitch for leaves form the stems
8. Buds - satin stitch and French knot at the ends
9. Fillings - French knots.

• This is the finished work before framing.I have practised a lot of french knots on the side of the cloth. 
  
  
  
  
  
  

• Frame it in an embroidery hoop. I have used 5 inch embroidery hoop. Click here for a picture tutorial on framing the embroidery in an embroidery hoop.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

                                               

• I hung it on my hoop art wall.