[lace] Left- or Right-handed Stitching

2010-08-11 Thread Jeriames
The subject is about stitches done with a needle with an eye. Absent a stitch diagram, a embroidery teacher will often ask a leftie to sit *opposite* a rightie, to replicate the stitching rather than spend an inordinate amount of classroom time teaching left-handed techniques. The purpose

Re: [lace] Left- or Right-handed Stitching

2010-08-11 Thread robinlace
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