Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 108: Crow's Foot

Today we are trying another tailoring stitch - Crow's Foot. It is similar to Sprat's Head (#98). Both stitches are traditionally used by tailors to reinforce the end of darts and pockets, but they make nice ornamental stitches for embroidery, too. You can find both of the stitches in Mary Thomas's Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches.

Work Crow's Foot like this:

Mark the fabric with a triangle of even sides (equilateral) 
and stretch it in a hoop.

 Start at the left bottom.

Go to the top

 Bottom right

And back at the beginning. Continue in the same way.

Work your way towards the centre.

 DO try to work it tighter and neater that this!

Homework:
Aida Sampler (use a sharp needle and eyeball the holes at the sides, as the grid will not make an equilateral shape)
Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart
Teal Wool Tailoring Scribble Cloth