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Straight Cross Couching

Schematic drawing of straight cross couching. Schematic drawing of straight cross couching. Drawing by Martin Hense.

Straight cross couching is a variation on the basic couching technique, whereby two laid threads are used side by side, and then the couching thread, usually in a contrasting colour, catches down the laid threads using a horizontal cross stitch (as opposed to the ‘normal’ cross stitch that is worked with diagonal lines). GVE

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