Lesson in couching, 2

 I took a close up before I started today so you can better see the laid long stitches of Kreinik that are couched down, or tied down, if that makes more sense.  Then I went on and did the padded cross stitches in the center of each box using two strands of Waterlilies....same as what I used for couching.

this is the finished ornament.

A Lesson in Couching

Today I started a Lesson in Couching which is a 2 .25 ornament by Loretta Spears worked on white Congress cloth.  One needle is threaded with Kreinik braid and the other with Waterlilies.  the Kreinik is then
laid according to her pattern and couched with the Waterlilies....all I have left to do is fill in the centers.