The couching stitch secures thread, yarn, ribbon or strips of fabric down onto the embroidered surface. It can be done in regularly spaced stitches, or mix them up to create a special pattern to enhance your yarn.
1. I think it is helpful to pin down the yarn you are couching. You can also use a glue stick on ribbon or simply hold the yarn down as you go.
2. Come up from the wrong side of the fabric near the yarn you are couching.
3. Insert the needle down into the fabric just on the other side of the yarn. Then pull through gently, but not tightly, unless you would like the pinch the yarn down to the fabric. There are a number of effects you can achieve with couching. Below is another way to couch yarn. I have seen lovely examples of couching using multiple strands of embroidery thread.
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