Embroidery couching

Couching is the process of using embroidery stitches to stitch a cord (or yarn or decorative thread) to the surface of your fabric. It's a fun way to add some nice dimension to your work and it can give you a really unique effect. Give it a try! If you want to couch using your

Have you ever heard of puffy couching? I was looking through one of my embroidery stitch books ( The Embroiderer's Handbook by Margie Bau...

TAST-2012-9th Week-Couching Stitches This week Sharon has announced Couching Stitches for the challenge. You can visit Sharon's Page at Pintangle for further information. I have not done much couching before. So I am very excited to get this opportunity to explore the couching stitches. here are my first set of attempts: My stitches are not perfect as I am finding it difficult sometimes to work on even weave fabric. I need more practice. Moreover after working many hours on key board, when I…

TAST-2012-9th Week-Couching Stitches This week Sharon has announced Couching Stitches for the challenge. You can visit Sharon's Page at Pintangle for further information. I have not done much couching before. So I am very excited to get this opportunity to explore the couching stitches. here are my first set of attempts: My stitches are not perfect as I am finding it difficult sometimes to work on even weave fabric. I need more practice. Moreover after working many hours on key board, when I…

Today is my final embroidery tutorial, and as previously mentioned it is on couching. Couching is basically using one thread the sew anot...

About the Couching Family Couching is embroidery work where the threads are laid across the pattern and fastened or anchored down with small stitches.

Laid work is a great way of quickly creating a solid fill for a large area of your embroidery. Read on for tips and inspiration.

Couching is a form of embellishment that describes when a trim, such as cording, is stitched onto the right side of the fabric. It can be used in embroidery but it's free style motion also makes its way to garments and home decorating projects. It can be easily done on your sewing machine too. This video demonstration breaks down sewing machine couching and shows how you can do simple and beautiful designs. #sewing #sew #diyembellish #sewingarts #fiberart #diysew #machinecouching

Here are 9 of my go-to hand embroidery stitches for filling in spaces, step-by-step instructions, and examples.

not even sure that this is 'officially' couching, but I really like the effect either way. Used Malabrigo Rasta and Noro Kureyon Sock, embroidery done with silver cotton floss.