Jacobean Couching is also known as
Point de Jacobin [FR].
How to do the Jacobean Couching
Jacobean Couching Stitch is the highlight of the Jacobean Embroidery. Layers of threads are laid down across the space to be covered and anchored down with small cross stitches at the intersections. It is an easy and beautiful way to cover a large area of the pattern while leaving white spaces. Jacobean Embroidery is a form of Crewel Embroidery but branched out and took its own identity when the patterns started to get exaggerated in size and style. This embroidery rose to fame during the reign of King James I of England in the early 17th century and was named after him. The most popular patterns of the Jacobean Embroidery is the ‘Tree of Life’ and the scrolled floral motifs.
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| Fig 1: Lay the threads across the pattern, as shown. Keep the threads equidistant for a beautiful result. | Fig 2: Now, start stitching small ‘x’ over each intersection. This will anchor down the laid threads. |
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| Fig 3: A finished pattern will look like this when filled with the Jacobean Couching Stitch. |
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Othe Stitches from the Couching Stitch Family
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Bokhara Couching
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Trellis Couching
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Lattice Couching
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Twisted Lattice
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Torocko Stitch
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Honeycomb Filling
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Battlement Couching
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Bayeux Stitch
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Persian Border
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Tuft Couching
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Sara, when you are laying the threads across, are you using crewel yarn and how many strands are you using?
Hi Judie,
Here, I have used 6 strands of stranded cotton. Using crewel yarn would be ideal – anything this thick or even slightly more.
Magnifico
Grazie!