Deleting Stitches

I would like to delete the bow on this design. I can do it easily in another program, but I can't access that program right now. I've tried the knife tool and that didn't work. I want to keep the outline of the ornament, but delete the bow.

Select the object then hit H (edit object). Select the points to delete (you can select multiple at once), and hit the delete key.

Thank you for bringing this up. I'm having a difficulty as well, so please help them out.