Couching a Petal

The goldwork is coming along - I've spent this week's worth of time on it couching this one petal. I'm almost done with it. The pointy part I'm not quite happy with - the core gives a sharp turn, but the gold metal wrapping around it doesn't want to bend as easily. Anyway, as I do more lines of it, it becomes more acceptable. I'm liking the look of this more than I thought I would.