_A._ =_Simple Couching Stitch._=--As methods of work, appliqué and
couching are of great importance and possibility and through them a
large variety of stitches are employed. Designs cut out of fabrics are
applied to ground fabrics by couching. The simple stitch taken at right
angles over cords is the one most commonly used, as shown in Fig. III
_a_. This and other couching may be used independently or on the edges
of applied forms.
[Illustration: FIG. III _b._