This is the Bunched Couching Stitch. It is the latest stitch I have learned on my 100 Stitches Plus journey.
Isn't this a beautiful stitch?
Just like a regular Couching Stitch, this one is made up of laid threads that are couched with a stitch. In this case, a Straight Stitch.
I decided to use contrasting colors, blue for the laid threads and brown for the couching:
The instructions for this stitch mentioned that this is a good stitch to use for wide lines, giving a bold effect. To get the bold effect, use as many strands as you like for just the right chunkiness.
For demonstration, I chose three strands of perle cotton thread for the laid threads:
The stitch is worked from right to left. The first step is to take one of the laid threads and come up at the right edge of the stitching line:
Pull that thread all the way through and let it just rest on the fabric:
do the same with the second and third{or however many you are using}threads:
Once all the laid threads are pulled through, it is time to couch them:
Bring the couching thread up just below the laid threads:
Pull all the way through. Bring your needle across the laid threads and go back into the fabric above the laid threads:
this will form a small Straight Stitch and couch the laid threads. Make sure to pull this stitch tight! It will help bunch the laid threads. A tip that I discovered is to make the Straight Stitch small, almost bringing the needle out and putting the needle in under the laid threads at the bottom and top - this really helped with bunching the laid threads.
Just continue to couch by making Straight Stitches along the stitching line.
I measured the distance between each of my couching stitches, to make sure I ended up with even spacing:
After the last Straight Stitch, I secured the couching thread on the underside.
Then I carefully threaded a needle on the laid threads:
and pulled them through the fabric. I secured each one on the underside.
Here is a look at the underside. Looks like a lot going on!
This is an easy stitch to do:
I am looking forward to using this on a project!
This stitch is from the book Embroidery Stitches by Mary Webb.
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