Teacup and saucer from above hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 5 colors · 3 kinds of stitch

Teacup and saucer from above: preview of the stitched design

A teacup on its saucer is seen from above, with the handle of the cup to the right. The edge of the saucer is a teal stem stitch line of scallops. Inside it a green stem stitch garland stem makes a circle carrying six daisies, each with six pink satin stitch petals and a gold satin stitch center, and a pair of green fishbone stitch leaves between each daisy and the next. In the middle, the rim of the cup and the handle of the cup are gold satin stitch, and a yellow lemon slice in eight satin stitch segments lies inside the rim.

Size and details

Easy. In a hoop of 6 inches or less: short satin stitches, no shading; in a larger hoop the widest satin stitches are long.

5 colors of floss and 3 kinds of stitch:

The stitched size and the widest satin stitch, by hoop
Hoop	Inches	Centimeters	Satin stitch up to
3 in (8 cm)	1.9 × 1.9 in	4.8 × 4.8 cm	1/8 in (3 mm)
4 in (10 cm)	2.9 × 2.8 in	7.4 × 7.1 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
5 in (13 cm)	3.8 × 3.8 in	9.7 × 9.7 cm	3/16 in (5 mm)
6 in (15 cm)	4.8 × 4.7 in	12.2 × 11.9 cm	1/4 in (6 mm)
8 in (20 cm)	6.7 × 6.6 in	17 × 16.8 cm	3/8 in (10 mm)

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

What you need

DMC 3809 Very Dark TurquoiseEdge of the saucer
DMC 320 Medium Pistachio GreenGarland stem and leaves
DMC 3350 Ultra Dark Dusty RoseDaisy petals
DMC 3852 Very Dark StrawDaisy center, handle of the cup and rim of the cup
DMC 726 Light TopazLemon slice

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

Stem stitch 2 or 3 strandsEdge of the saucer, garland stem
Fishbone stitch 2 strandsLeaves
Satin stitch 2 strandsDaisy petals, daisy center, handle of the cup, rim of the cup, lemon slice

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.