tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post8398944580228393096..comments2024-03-28T03:17:28.911-04:00Comments on Art With a Needle: Embroidery tutorial 3 -- couched stitchesKathleen Loomishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05930922068379938756noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-51324495482526396202012-06-25T19:32:59.634-04:002012-06-25T19:32:59.634-04:00Margaret -- I tried Rumanian stitch a couple of we...Margaret -- I tried Rumanian stitch a couple of weeks ago after reading about it in a book, but can't say I did enough of it to fall in love. I think it's hard to internalize new stitches -- you're focused on following directions and making a sample that looks like the one in the book, not on getting to know the stitch and how it feels.kathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-75027577997093043502012-06-25T16:00:45.355-04:002012-06-25T16:00:45.355-04:00Rumanian stitch is a crouching stitch that uses th...Rumanian stitch is a crouching stitch that uses the same thread foor the base and the threads holding it down, it's usually done in blocks, but while reading your post I started wondering how it would work to make shapes....Margaret Cooterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08529035740804527176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-82026397701984347972012-06-22T10:04:02.843-04:002012-06-22T10:04:02.843-04:00Thank you for the tutorial. I had forgotten that ...Thank you for the tutorial. I had forgotten that couching had roots in embroidery instead of with a special foot on the sewing machine. I like the letters and the hay bales.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17957348238714491201noreply@blogger.com