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The Left-Handed Embroiderer's Stitch Dictionary - COMING SOON!
By Yvette Stanton
DUE FOR RELEASE IN AUSTRALIA IN DECEMBER 2026. ELSEWHERE EARLY 2027
The Left-Handed Embroiderer's Stitch Dictionary is the long-awaited successor to The Left-Handed Embroiderer’s Companion, written especially for left-handed embroiderers by embroidery expert, Yvette Stanton, who is herself left-handed. Fully revised and expanded, and now in hardcover, its 240 pages contain about 300 stitches and variations – over 100 more than the original book.
Too often, left-handed stitchers are told simply to reverse right-handed instructions or work in mirror image. While this may work for some stitches, it can create difficulties with others. This book provides instructions developed specifically for left-handed embroiderers, helping them achieve successful results every time. Each stitch is broken down into clear, manageable steps, with detailed diagrams and written instructions showing exactly how the needle and thread move.
The Left-Handed Embroiderer's Stitch Dictionary is the indispensable guide to stitching with confidence. This comprehensive reference offers plenty to explore, whether you are learning the basics or broadening an established repertoire. Its durable hardcover means you'll be able to take it with you everywhere.
Yvette says, "Left-handers really loved my first left-handed stitch dictionary, The Left-Handed Embroiderer's Companion. When it went out of print – I never intended it to be out of print so long! – there was much lamentation around the world. My UK co-publishers, Search Press, suggested expanding it by 20 stitches. Well, 20 wasn't nearly enough for all the ones I wanted to add, so it became a full revision and a new book!"
‘Yvette’s stitch dictionary is so thorough. So totally instructional. So clear. So… everything you want a stitch dictionary to be!’ — Mary Corbet, Needle ‘N Thread Please note, if you are right-handed, we have a separate stitch dictionary just for you: The Right-Handed Embroiderer's Companion.
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The benefits of 'The Left-Handed Embroiderer's Stitch Dictionary'
Inside 'The Left-Handed Embroiderer's Stitch Dictionary'
About Yvette Stanton
Reader testimonials
Purchase 'The Left-Handed Embroiderer's Stitch Dictionary'
'The Left-Handed Embroiderer's Stitch Dictionary' at a glance
Benefits of 'The Left-Handed Embroiderer's Stitch Dictionary'
Discover what it is like to study as if you have your own personal left-handed embroidery teacher at your side, as you learn from this helpful stitch dictionary:
- how easy it is to learn and master new stitches, with instructions that are written for left-handers in a clear step-by-step format with diagrams for each step, and helpful tips and notes
- how to work surface stitches, needlepoint and counted thread stitches
- how the stitches and their variations should look and how you can make yours look the same
- how different stitches can be used creatively in your embroidery with colour, texture and different types of thread
- the bright, colourful layout and images make this a book that will appeal to both young and old stitchers alike
Inside 'The Left-Handed Embroiderer's Stitch Dictionary'
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The Left-Handed Embroiderer's Stitch Dictionary has 240 information-packed pages, containing the instructions for around 300 embroidery stitches including variations.
- Each stitch is taught in fully diagrammed, step-by-step format
- Clear diagrams to help you see exactly how to work the stitch, and concise written instructions explain each step
- Photos of each finished stitch so you can see exactly what it should look like
- Vibrant inspiration photos for each stitch to show you creative ways to use them
- Diagrams showing how right-handers work each stitch, to compare the right- and left-handed methods. This is very useful for right-handed teachers of left-handed students
- Hints and tips to help you with tricky steps and techniques
- Pictorial stitch contents list so that you can easily choose your stitch visually, and a full index.
- A comprehensive range of surface stitches, counted thread stitches and needlepoint stitches including: Ainu running stitch, Algerian eyelet, Algerian eyelets in a diagonal line, alternating barred chain stitch, alternating Mountmellick stitch, alternating Scottish stitch, alternating twisted chain stitch, antique hem stitch, Antwerp edging stitch, Armenian edging stitch, back stitch, back stitched herringbone stitch, barb stitch, barred chain stitch, basket stitch, Basque stitch, battlement couching, battlement stitch, Bayeux stitch, Belgian cross stitch, Berwick stitch, blanket stitch, Bokhara couching, Bokhara couching variation, bonnet stitch, braid edging stitch, Breton stitch, bullion knot, bullion loop, Burden stitch (running stitch version), buttonhole bar, buttonhole eyelet, buttonhole filling with return, buttonhole picot, buttonhole stitch, buttonhole wheel, cable chain stitch, cable plait stitch, cable stitch, cast-on stitch, Ceylon stitch, chain stitch, chain stitch padding, chained cross stitch, chained wheat ear stitch, chevron stitch, chevron wheat ear stitch, Chinese cross stitch, Chinese knot, circular Rhodes stitch, closed buttonhole stitch, closed chevron stitch, closed Cretan stitch, closed feather stitch, colonial knot, coral knot stitch, couched Burden stitch, couched trellis – with full cross, couched trellis – with half cross, couching, couched filling, counted buttonhole eyelet, counted eyelet, counted sprat’s head stitch, crested chain stitch, Cretan catch stitch, Cretan stitch, cross and twist stitch, cross stitch, crossed buttonhole stitch, crossed feather stitch, crossed wing stitch, crow’s foot stitch, cut eyelet, Danish knot stitch, Deerfield herringbone stitch, detached chain stitch, detached chain stitch – side by side, diagonal Montenegrin stitch, diagonal queen stitch, diagonal rice stitch, diagonal tent stitch, diamond eyelet, diamond eyelet cluster, diamond stitch, diamond upright stitch, double back stitch, double basket stitch, double blanket stitch, double buttonhole bar, double cable stitch, double cast-on stitch, double chain stitch, double drizzle stitch (three variations), double feather stitch, double feather stitch variation, double herringbone stitch (two methods), double lock stitch, double Pekinese stitch, double seed stitch, double thread blanket stitch, double wheat ear stitch, drizzle stitch, eastern stitch, Elizabethan double twisted chain stitch, Elizabethan twisted chain stitch, encroaching gobelin stitch, eyelet, eyelets in a line, fancy buttonhole filling, feather stitch, feathered chain stitch, five clustered eyelets, Florentine stitch, fly stitch, four clustered eyelets, four-legged knot stitch, four-sided stitch, French glove stitch, French knot, German knotted blanket stitch, glove stitch, gobelin stitch, griffin stitch, guilloche stitch, guilloche stitch – goldwork variation, half chevron stitch, half Rhodes stitch, heavy chain stitch, hedebo stitch, hem stitch, herringbone ladder filling stitch, herringbone stitch, Holbein stitch, hollie stitch, holly braid stitch, Hungarian braided chain stitch, Indian filling, inside-out lazy daisy, interlaced cable chain (two variations), interlaced chain stitch, interlaced herringbone stitch, inverted feather stitch, irregular long and short stitch, Italian knotted border stitch, Italian two-sided cross stitch, Jessica stitch, knotted buttonhole stitch, knotted cable chain stitch, knotted chain stitch, knotted Cretan stitch, knotted pearl stitch, laced edging stitch, laced edging stitch edging , ladder stitch, lazy daisy, lock stitch, long and short stitch, long armed feather stitch, long stem stitch, long-armed Palestrina stitch, long-legged cross stitch, loop stitch, loop stitch – Orkney hood, loop stitch – Sutton Hoo, looped Cretan stitch, magic chain stitch, many-petalled lazy daisy, Montenegrin stitch, Mountmellick stitch, Mountmellick thorn stitch, needlewoven bars, New England laid stitch, Norwich stitch, nun stitch, Palestrina stitch, open buttonhole filling stitch, open New England laid stitch, outline stitch, overcast cable plait stitch, overwrapped bullions, oyster stitch, padded half cross stitch, padded satin stitch, pagoda chevron stitch, Parma stitch, pearl stitch, Pekinese stitch, Pekinese stitch variation, petal stitch, pin stitch, pistil stitch, plaited braid stitch, plaited cross stitch, plaited feather stitch, Portuguese knotted stem stitch, queen stitch, raised chain band, raised chevron stitch, raised cup stitch, raised fishbone stitch, raised stem stitch band, reverse chain stitch, reverse counted buttonhole eyelet, reverse Norwich stitch, reversible cross stitch, Rhodes stitch, Rhodes stitch heart, rice stitch, rice stitch – as a filling, rope stitch, rosette chain stitch, rosette stitch, Roumanian couching, running stitch, running stitch padding, sailor stitch, sailor stitch – alternative beginning, satin stitch, satin stitch kloster blocks, satin stitch padding, Scottish Cretan stitch, Scottish stitch, scroll stitch, seed stitch, seed stitch variation, sheaf filling stitch, shell chain stitch, ship’s ladder stitch, shisha stitch, Sienese stitch, single feather stitch, single fly stitch, Sinhalese chain stitch, smocker’s knot, Smyrna cross stitch, Sofia stitch, Sorbello stitch, Spanish knotted feather stitch, spider web stitch – whipped, spider web stitch – woven, spine chain stitch, spiral trellis stitch, split back stitch, split chain stitch, split stitch, split stitch padding, sprat’s head stitch (two methods), square chain stitch, stem stitch, stepped and threaded running stitch, stepped cable chain stitch, surface satin stitch, sword stitch, tailor’s buttonhole stitch, tent stitch, tête de bœuf stitch, thorn stitch, threaded back stitch, threaded chain stitch – one thread, threaded chain stitch – two threads, threaded herringbone stitch, threaded running stitch, three-sided stitch, topwinder stitch, trellis stitch, Turkey work, twisted cable chain stitch, twisted chain stitch, twisted fly stitch, twisted lattice band, two adjacent eyelets, underside couching, underside couching – as a filling, up & down buttonhole stitch and variations, upright feather stitch, Vandyke stitch, wheat ear stitch, whipped back stitch, whipped blanket stitch, whipped buttonhole stitch, whipped buttonhole wheel, whipped chain stitch, whipped running stitch, whipped spoke stitch, whipped stem stitch, whipped wheat ear stitch, wing stitch, woven cross stitch, woven picot , wrapped coral knot stitch, zigzagging back stitch, zigzagging cable chain stitch, zigzagging chain stitch, zigzagging coral knot stitch
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With so much easy to follow information, beautiful left-handed embroidery has never been so easy to master. The Left-Handed Embroiderer's Stitch Dictionary will you save time and effort in your quest to learn new stitches and master old ones with all stitch instructions written just for left-handed embroiderers. This left-handed stitch dictionary makes it easy to learn all you need to know, and shows you exactly how to do it.
About Yvette Stanton
Yvette Stanton OAM is an Australian embroidery historian, author and teacher, internationally recognised for her dedication to the documentation and preservation of traditional embroidery techniques. Yvette’s work is grounded in rigorous research, close analysis of historical textiles, and hands-on reconstruction using period-appropriate materials and methods.
Yvette is left-handed and always has been! She therefore understands the frustrations of left-handed stitchers with regular stitch dictionaries, and their difficulties with learning new needlework stitches. "When teaching embroidery, I noticed how thrilled my left-handed students were to have a left-handed teacher. I've packaged myself up in a book so that all left-handed stitchers can have their own left-handed teacher."
Yvette’s work bridges the divide between academic-level research and practical embroidery education. Her commitment to safeguarding intangible cultural heritage through documentation and dissemination has earned recognition among museums, educators, and craftspeople alike. She has studied historical pieces in museum collections across Europe and in the US, and has developed detailed reconstructions that both preserve and revive lost or endangered knowledge.
Reader testimonials
The Left-Handed Embroiderer's Companion (Yvette's first left-handed stitch dictionary) was a much-loved book by stitchers around the world. Following are some of the comments from both left-handed and right-handed embroiderers:
The LH Stitch Dictionary is proving to be so very helpful. I refer to it almost daily, and am always impressed with the precision of your instructions. They are so clearly stated that it is impossible to stitch incorrectly. It is an invaluable reference book and am so delighted to have it nearby. SB, France
Congratulations on your latest book! I bought it for my Mom who wants to know where you've been all her life. She keeps it beside her on the couch where she is stitching a Victoria Sampler piece and said to thank you VERY much. JR, Canada
Now here's a five star author and embroiderer, all of whose books you should own. I do. This is the first time in my life I have wanted to be left-handed. Unfortunately, I'm not. As right handers we can have fun flipping the instructions. This is a superb dictionary for all embroiderers, so don't miss out. As with all Yvette's books it has superb attention to detail. This has just become my number one embroidery book. This is a book you can judge by its cover, it won't let you down. Karen Platt, UK
Just thought I'd let you know I found your LH Companion at the London Bead Company and bought it. Its wonderful and just looking at the instructions I could follow them straight away. Unless you are left-handed its difficult to explain to folk just how hard it can be to have to constantly turn everything round in your mind, for someone who is bordering dyslexic its a nightmare. RM, England
My copy arrived yesterday. Am so thrilled to have pictures that show the needle pointing to the right (and not the left). The illustrations demonstrating finger positions etc. will be most helpful. Thank you. YD, QLD Australia
Mary Corbet of Needle'nThread wrote an extensive review of "The Left-Handed Embroiderer's Companion". You can read it at her blog: http://www.needlenthread.com/2009/12/left-handed-embroiderers-companion-by.html.
It is an amazing stitch dictionary that I know left-handers especially will appreciate because they've waited a long time for a book written for them with this kind of quality content. But it is not limited to left-handed stitchers. As a right-handed stitcher, I am certain this is going to be one of my "go to" reference books for stitches. Furthermore, as a teacher, I know it will be invaluable in the classroom and at workshops for instructing lefties!
Purchase 'The Left-Handed Embroiderer's Stitch Dictionary'
Order your copy of this comprehensive stitch dictionary by Yvette Stanton, today. With such clear step-by-step instructions, you'll be mastering new stitches in no time. And that stitch that you've always had problems with? This stitch dictionary will help you to sort out all those problems! It should be every left-handed embroiderer's constant companion.
DUE FOR RELEASE IN AUSTRALIA IN DECEMBER 2026.
PRE-ORDER now and your copy will be sent when we receive our bulk shipment.
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'The Left-Handed Embroiderer's Stitch Dictionary' at a glance
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The Left-Handed Embroiderer's Stitch Dictionary by Yvette Stanton
- 240 pages
- Hardcover
- 200 x 281 mm / 7 7/8 x 11 in
- 290+ embroidery stitches shown step-by-step
- over 2000 full colour photos and diagrams
- Published December 2026
- ISBN 978-0-6457610-1-6
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The Left-Handed Embroiderer's Stitch Dictionary is the must-have stitching companion. You will refer to it again and again.
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