Thanks, that sounds about like how the picture looks. In looking at it I'd have assumed it was just satin stitch.

I've been going through a Central Asian embroidery phase lately and I'd like to take a stab (pardon the pun ) at recreating this embroidery http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/1988.296 once I finish my current projects. According to the article I found that goes with this piece http://www.met...