Flower filled teacup hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 5 colors · 5 kinds of stitch

Flower filled teacup: preview of the stitched design

A teacup stands on its saucer, outlined in one thin line, with its handle on the right. The cup is filled with flowers: two large dark blue flowers of eight petals side by side in the middle, five small light blue flowers of five petals in an arch over them, and one more small flower under them. Green leaves grow between the flowers. Every petal is a loop of lazy daisy stitch and every flower center is a gold French knot. The leaves are fishbone stitch, with small leaves of satin stitch, and the cup outline, the handle and the foot and saucer are navy stem stitch.

Size and details

Easy. Line stitches and loops, fishbone stitch and French knots, with a little satin stitch.

5 colors of floss and 5 kinds of stitch:

The stitched size and the widest satin stitch, by hoop
Hoop	Inches	Centimeters	Satin stitch up to
3 in (8 cm)	1.7 × 1.2 in	4.3 × 3 cm	1/16 in (1.6 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.5 × 1.9 in	6.4 × 4.8 cm	1/16 in (1.6 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3.4 × 2.5 in	8.6 × 6.4 cm	1/16 in (1.6 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	4.2 × 3.1 in	10.7 × 7.9 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	5.9 × 4.4 in	15 × 11.2 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)

In a 3 or 4 inch hoop the French knots are drawn smaller than about 2 mm (a little over 1/16 in). Use one strand of floss for them there, or choose a larger hoop.

The pattern is drawn inside a circle about half an inch (1.3 cm) smaller all around than the hoop.

What you need

DMC 320 Medium Pistachio GreenLeaves and small leaves
DMC 312 Very Dark Baby BlueLarge flower petals
DMC 322 Dark Baby BlueSmall flower petals
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawLarge flower centers and small flower centers
DMC 336 Navy BlueCup outline, handle, and foot and saucer

The floss is six-strand cotton; the stitch guide says how many strands to use. You also need a hoop, an embroidery needle (a size 7 to 9 suits two or three strands) and plain cotton or linen fabric. To frame the piece in its hoop, cut a square 3 inches (8 cm) wider than the hoop: a 9 inch (23 cm) square for a 6 inch hoop.

Stitch guide

Fishbone stitch 2 strandsLeaves
Satin stitch 2 strandsSmall leaves
Lazy daisy stitch 2 strandsLarge flower petals, small flower petals
French knot 2 strands for the small flower centers and 4 for the large, two wrapsLarge flower centers, small flower centers
Stem stitch 2 or 3 strandsCup outline, handle, foot and saucer

Getting it onto your fabric

The PDF holds the pattern twice at actual size: once as drawn, and once mirrored for an iron-on transfer pen. Print it at 100% with scaling off and check the one-inch square (25.4 mm) with a ruler before you trace. How to transfer a pattern explains tracing, carbon paper and the other ways. The files are under Downloads.