Bull’s Head Stitch

 

Bull’s Head Stitch is also known as

Head of the Bull Stitch [EN], Tête de la Boeuf[FR]


About the Bull’s Head Stitch

This stitch is one of the few stand-alone stitches of the Chain Stitch Family. The name tells us that the stitch resembles the head of a bull. This stitch is often confused with Detached Wheatear Stitch since they look much like each other. But, there is a slight difference in the way both are worked. The difference lies in how the ‘horns’ of the ‘bull’ are made.


How to do the Bull’s Head Stitch

You need to know the Lazy Daisy Stitch to do this stitch. Scroll down and check the 2-minute video to learn an alternate way to do this stitch!

Fig 1: We start by making the horns of the bull. So, bring out the needle through A and put it in through B. Continue to bring the needle out through C, which lies at a 90-degree angle from A and B. Note that the thread lies below the needle, causing it to bend to a ‘V’ shape.Fig 2: We now proceed to make the face of the bull using a lazy daisy stitch. So, pull out the thread from C. Put the needle again through C and bring it out from D, which lies straight below C. Now, loop the thread around the needle to make the lazy daisy stitch.
Fig 3: Anchor up the lazy daisy as shown and finish the Bull’s Head. Note that the Lazy Daisy stitch is done over the bent thread. Keep this in mind while you go through the detached Wheat ear stitch. It will help you to understand the difference between both.

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9 Responses

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    Evelyn says:

    I looked at other sites three times before I understood how to make a Tete de Boeuf stitch. Thank you. I will bookmark your page and I am sure to refer to it frequently.

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    sinu says:

    Wonderful!!!
    I was finding it difficult to collect all these from different magazines and storing it.
    Many thanks 🙂
    Looking for more new ideas.

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    Jenny Goodridge says:

    All these are wonderful. i knew how to do some of them but didn’t know their names. My grandmother and mother were great teachers when it came to needlework. Now I can learn even more from you. Thanks.

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