October Stitch of the Month

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This month our challenge is Oxhead stitch (also known as Tete-de-boeuf or Detached Wheat Ear Stitch)

 Instructions:
Make a loose stitch from A to B. Bring the needle up, over the thread half-way between A and B (at C). Re-insert needle at C, holding a loop of thread with thumb and bring point up and over the loop directly below at D. Pull the thread through and draw up gently to make a chain. Secure with a small straight stitch.

NOTE: Mary Thomas’s Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches (1934) describes Tete-de-boeuf stitch upside down – this is referred to as Tulip stitch in other texts.

Good Luck!

Looking forward to seeing your stitiching!

Published by Birmingham Embroidery and Textile Art

A group based in Birmingham that meet monthly for talks and events related to embroidery and textile arts. We are interested in all forms of embroidery, hand or machine.

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