Convent Stitch was mostly used by the nuns in Germany’s convents during the 14th and 15th centuries. It was used to create elaborate wall hangings on linen with woolen thread. This stitch focuses just on filling in the patterns quickly. So, the couching threads are not intended to make any pattern but are supposed to be as short as possible to keep them ‘invisible.’ In the Convent Stitch, the couching threads and the laid thread are of the same color. So, the laid threads are couched down using the same continuous thread that was used to lay.