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
Felbrigge Psalter
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The Felbrigge Psalter is an illuminated manuscript Psalter from mid-13th century England that has an embroidered bookbinding which probably dates to the early 14th century. It is the oldest surviving
Upper cover of the Felbrigge Psalter, modern photo.
Upper cover of the Felbrigge Psalter; Victorian book illustration
Lower cover