---- jeria...@aol.com wrote: There is usually a very slight slant to the finished result, so an expert should be able to see whether right- or left-handed stitching was done.
I'd like to throw a complication into this discussion. There are several common ways for lefties to write. Some hold the pen like a rightie (except in the other hand) and "push" the pen across the paper. Some twist the wrist so the hand is below where they're writing. A third method is to twist the wrist the other way, so the hand is somewhat above the writing. Finally, there's twisting the wrist so far over the top of where you're writing that you get the pen into almost the same position (relative to the paper) as a rightie and pull it across the paper like a rightie. The different hand positions produce different styles of left-handed writing. Similarly, there are several ways to embroider with the left hand. Some stitches I reverse completely, like in the book that started this discussion. Sometimes I hold the fabric upside down so the stitches come out right-to-left but I did them upside down. Sometimes I turn the fabric sideways so I can stitch upward/downward instead of side-to-side. And sometimes I just couldn't work out how to reverse or turn sideways or turn upside down, and I just follow the stitch diagram (backwards for me); this will come out pretty close to right-handed. Each of these methods probably produces a different "left-handed" embroidery style. Then there's the issue of using a hoop and doing stick-and-stab instead of a sewing motion. The neede goes through the fabric straight up-and-down. Robin Robin P. Los Angeles, California, USA robinl...@socal.rr.com > Yvette Stanton's "The Left-Handed Embroiderer's Companion - A Step-by-Step > Stitch Dictionary", published by Vetty Creations in 2010, 978-0-9757677-3-3, > PB. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
