Couching stitch

Couching may not be one of the most well known embroidery stitches, but it's versatility definitely makes it worth knowing about!

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

Learn an essential hand embroidery stitch: the couching stitch in this video from Threads Magazine seamstress Norma Bucko.

I think all of us know couching !!!!!. There are various way to couch, some use herringbone stitch to couch a thread, some buttonhole stitch .... so on. Basic couching, have a look at below picture, lay a thread or cord, then run simple stitch to hold thread at regular intervals as shown in picture. Couching Here i have used 6 strands of thread for laying and 2 strands of thread for couching. Couching Couching Simple exercise, i have taken a circle to work couching. Couching Observe above…

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

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

The running stitch is one of the most basic embroidery stitches. Try to make even stitches, matching length top and bottom.