May 27, 2011  For the left-handed stitchers  Compass embroidery
by Joanna aka Thingshandmade  I am a left-handed stitcher. And I
assume that I'm not the only 'southpaw' that learns new stitches
only  from books and the internet. Many of the books and video
tutorials show how to perform stitches for right handed
stitchers. For some stitches I'm able to 'translate' the
diagrams to my own left-handed version but it's not always easy.
So I'm always delighted when I find publications especially for
left-handed stitchers.  Last year Yvette Stanton released the
Left-Handed Embroiderer's Companion. An extensive stitch
dictionary with a lot of stitches and photos of how to perform
them.  On the Sublime Stitching site you can find  how-to's for
lefties of a couple of the most basic stitches. And Feeling
Stitchy's own Carina has not forgotten about us sinister handed
stitchers either. Find her e-books for lefties here. If you
already have a book with right-handed diagrams that you want to
use, you can make your own left