A sewing course, comprising directions for making the various stitches and instruction in methods of teaching (1908)
Woolman, Mary Schenck, 1860-1926? · New York and Buffalo, F. A. Fernald · leaf 120
NG AND APPLIQUE US Fitness.—The soft rope-like appearance of couching makes an attrac-tive outline and also a good covering to the edge of materials. The stitchwhich crosses the cord not only satisfactorily holds down the materials be-neath, but lends itself to excellent decorative effects. The… … Fig. 49.—Couching. Rule.—Couching is a species of overhanding, or of over-casting, madeover a cord or group of threads into the cloth beneath. The strand or strandsmust be as long as is needed for any part of the design where no break inoutline can occur without injuring the pattern. The strands…
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