The Armour Archive

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.metmuseum.org/publications/bulletins/1/pdf/3258794.pdf.bannered.pdf, it was done in chain stitch, laid work, and float stitch. I know how to do the first two, but float stitch I don't have a clue about. I can't find it in my needlework books, and googling it brings up knitting or machine embroidery instructions. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Maybe its couched stitch.

The only thing I'm seeing off-hand that seems consistent with the pictures is "Longer-than-normal satin stitches that lay on top of a design...".
from
http://www.textileglossary.com/terms/float-weaving.html

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