_E._ =_Elaborate Couching Stitches._=--There are a large number of
elaborate couching stitches usually executed in gold and purse twist.
The old work is rich in examples of couching over a system of
foundation cords which raise the covering layer of cords or silk
threads. The "Basket" and the "Frill Basket" are the most beautiful
of these stitches. Corticelli Filo Silk should generally be used for
the over stitch and the heavier silks, such as Corticelli Roman Floss
and Rope Silk, should be the threads laid on the surface. When it is
desired to have the over stitches invisible yet strong the Filo Silk
may be split and waxed.