Moss Stitch and Hand Couching

Destined to be curtain borders on wool flannel panels for a modern living room, this pattern combines the wonderfully tactile and three-dimensional moss stitch with the subtle, intricate artistry of hand couching. Moss stitch, low pile loop embroidery, is a counterpoint to hand couching, which is made by bundling strands of yarn and overcasting them with perpendicular stitches of a single strand of yarn.