Bukhara Couching is used in embroidery forms from Bukhara, the fifth largest city in Uzbekistan and once a main center of the Persian Civilization. Since it is located on the Silk Route, it is easy to understand that this stitch must have traveled much further than its place of origin. Bukhara Couching is like Convent Stitch but follows a pattern. The illustration shows patterns in diagonal lines, which is the most common one. You can get creative and try to draw any other design like concentric squares, circles, or anything like even a leaf or flower!