couching
1. See: COUCH . 2.
A method of embroidering a binding consisting of
gold threads laid on the surface of the cloth and
held down by threads of bright red silk coming
from the back of the material. Ancient methods of
couching were numerous, with zig-zags, wave
patterns, and all manners of diapers being
produced by the position and arrangement of the
stitches that controlled the gold thread. (115 )
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