Embroidery couching

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the instructions for how to make a crochet necklace with beads and yarns

Have you tried couching? It's a nice easy stitch for creating a smooth line in your embroidery. Using a fine thread it's great for small details. Or you can also use it to quickly create a thick line with lots of threads or even a thread that would usually be too chunky or stiff to stitch with. Click for tutorial, tips and inspiration.

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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

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several different colored beads are on a piece of fabric in a circular frame with a needle and thread

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.

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the instructions for how to make a hand stitched bracelet with different colors and sizes

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…

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a close up of a piece of cloth with flowers on it and thread in the middle

Arounna Khounnoraj on Instagram: "One of my favourite #embroidery stitches is couching. Not only is it a quick one to sew but you can create interesting lines by changing the laid and working thread. I like using couching with wool as the laid thread to create texture. Here’s a tutorial on how I created this detail on my botanical piece🌿🌞"

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