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Show COUCHING 8TITCH Buttonholo coughing Is Just what tho namo Implies couching or nold-Ing nold-Ing n cord In placo by means of buttonholo but-tonholo stitches. A finer cotton than tho c6uchlng cord is used for thu buttonholing, tho stltehes ot which nro taken over tho cord about ono eighth ot nn inch apart, so that tho cord undoruenth will show. Tho floss ulod for tho buttonholing may bo tho snmo or a contrasting color to tho cord used for tho couching. This stitch ls otton used as a docoratlvo trimming on children's drosses nnd blousos. It Is also often used as a finish for tho scallopod odgo of a center, where tho scallops aro not cut out, tho center bolng finished with laco. |