Day, Lewis Foreman, 1845-1910, Buckle, Mary · London, B.T. Batsford · leaf 152
road and narrow bands. The broad band isworked in rows of double filoselle, of variousshades, sewn down with single filoselle. In thenarrower bands twisted silk is sewn down with COUCHING. 125 stitches in the direction of its twist. This is moreplainly seen in the lower of the two bands, wherethe… … 52. COUCHING SAMPLER. very much the richness of embroidery in seedpearls. It was a common practice in German) in the16th century to work in solid couching upon cloth,employing a twisted thread and sewing it withstitches in the direction of the twist, so that atfirst sight one does not recognise it…
Embroidery
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