Couching
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In embroidery, couching and laid work are techniques in which yarn or other materials are laid across the surface of the ground fabric and fastened in place with small stitches of the same or a differ
Banner with couching, Belgium, 19th century
Detail of the Bayeux Tapestry showing fillings in laid work
Couching stitch from Beit Jalla. 2006.
Roumanian stitch
Backstitch
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Backstitch or back stitch and its variants stem stitch, outline stitch and split stitch are a class of embroidery and sewing stitches in which individual stitches are made backward to the general dire
Detail of the Bayeux Tapestry showing text and outlines in stem stitch.
Odo bayeux tapestry detail
Kaitag