Embroidery : a collection of articles on subjects connected with the study of fine needlework, including stitches, materials, methods of work, and designing, and history ... (1909)
Christie, Grace · London, James Pearsall · leaf 195
ove the tucksthe linen is covered with elaborate ornament,showing a curious tree-like design. Alice B. Evans. (To be continued) COUCHING AND LAID WORK COUCHING COUCHING is a method or workingby which threads are fixed to thematerial without passing to and frothrough it. A thread, brought through… … Fig. 99 from the back, encircles another one laidupon the surface and returns to the backagain (see fig. 1 o 1). This is the usual method,but sometimes other ways are employed.For example, other embroidery stitches, suchas buttonhole, open chain, double back, etc.,are used to couch down laid…
Embroidery
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