I'm intrigued. Will the lace or embroidery made by a left-handed worker be identifiable as such, once finished? And will this enable the maker to be more nearly identified?
I'm imagining future textile experts saying "well, this was made by a left-handed person in the early 21st century, and we know of only a few of those ..." Margery. ================================================= margerybu...@o2.co.uk in North Hertfordshire, UK ================================================= > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] > On Behalf Of jeria...@aol.com > Sent: Monday 09 August 2010 18:46 > To: lace@arachne.com > Subject: [lace] Book Review for Left-handed Stitchers > > 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. > > My copy came from Ruth Kern Books in the U.S., priced $29. > (U.S. Amazon > for $23.) > > This new book from Australia may be helpful to those who are > left-handed. > This will go on the embroidery side of my library -- but > some of the > stitches are used in needle-made laces or lacy embroidery, > and edgings for > items to which you may attach lace, such as: > > Buttonhole fillings with return and fancy buttonhole fillings > (needlelace) > Buttonhole bars and buttonhole with picot (Venetian picots) > Eyelets > Four-sided stitch (pulled-work) > Hedebo stitch > Hem stitching > Holbein stitch (blackwork which mimics lace applied to linen) > Needlewoven bars > Plaited braid stitch (the gold metal coils seen on > Elizabethan jackets) > Trellis stitch (a detached needlelace filling stitch that > appears as silk > flower petals on Elizabethan jackets) > > There are many other basic and fancy stitches. Some > Arachnids have not > had stitching lessons in school, and need a resource book. > This is very well > illustrated, in color. From author's website, I learned there is a > right-handed version. And other books on whitework. > > _www.vettycreations.com.au_ (http://www.vettycreations.com.au) > > Jeri Ames in Maine USA > Lace and Embroidery Resource Center > > - > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing > the line: > unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to > arachnemodera...@yahoo.com > - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
