Anybody know what this stitch that looks like a barnacle is called?

[craftylittlemonkey]

I just love it So much but I can't find instructions on how to do it until I know it's name.
http://lilfishstudios.blogspot.com/2012/01/snow-stone-giveaway.html
Isn't it gorgeous?

[Alexus1325]

Holy cow, is that ever gorgeous!!!! Just incredible!!! *drool*

Ahem, anyway, I think the barnacles may actually be crocheted with a teeny tiny hook.

[kittykill]

That's what I was thinking-it's maybe crocheted? It's very very cool!

[GlindaBunny]

I could be wrong (I'm new to hand embroidery) but I think it's called the raised cup stitch

(like in this tutorial)
http://www.needlenthread.com/2010/12/raised-cup-stitch-video-tutorial.html

[craftylittlemonkey]

I'm checking it out and it's very cool but not quite the same thing I don't think. No matter, I'm more than happy to add that stitch to the repetoire so thanks for the link!

[deromilly]

It looks like it's probably just detached buttonhole stitch worked vertically. The pebble looks like a variation on the pattern found here: http://www.embroiderersguild.com/stitch/projects/encrustingcalico/index.html  The site has several sections of embroidery stitch instructions as well. And the project is cool. There's a group of people doing them as a group the stitchinfingers.nin g.com forums.  

The raised cup stitch doesn't actually have to be worked on a triangular base - you could use as many small short stitches and make the cup any shape you want. I think the ones on the barnacles you cite use a similar idea, but then work detached buttonhole along the bars instead of the knots that Mary demonstrates in cup stitch. Did that make any sense?

[LoriLou]

Raised cup stitch doesn't sound near as cool as barnacle stitch.  Just saying...

[craftylittlemonkey]

Thanks Deromilly!
And Lorilou, LOL!

[PurpleHeather]

Yeah, looks like buttonhole cup to me - you work a buttonhole wheel, then keep going round in circles, building on the stitch in the previous row, rather than into the fabric, and it all raises up into a cup shape.