Have you ever seen a video of someone stitching Hardanger klosters left-handed? They’re usually right-handed, aren’t they?
Well, not anymore.
Yesterday I wanted to spend an afternoon doing something fun, relaxing, and different to what I normally do. Way back in May last year, I shot some video of me stitching the collar for the Hardanger blouse that will be in “Early-Style Hardanger”. However, I never had any chance to do anything with it. Yesterday I did!
For those who are reading this via email, you can view the video here.
It was a fun way to spend the afternoon.
In addition to that, I have now set up the Early-Style Hardanger book page on my website for the book! There is a small blurb at the moment, but more information will be added over time. On that page you can also sign up to my Vetty Creations mailing list to receive notifications about Vetty Creations, but particularly information about the book as it nears publication. I will notify list members of new developments, such as when the book is ready for pre-publication ordering, and when it is finally available. (There will be much rejoicing around here that day!)
My husband and I were talking to a friend the other day, and the friend asked if I was working on another book. “Yes, it’s nearly finished.” My husband likened the process to giving birth to a child, except that the gestation period for a book is much, much longer for a book than for the only 9 month gestation of a child! And as you may know, the final part of the pregnancy is often the hardest, because you’re just sick of it all, and want to finally meet the child! Well, that’s how it feels like with my books, too!
I’m so ready to finally get this book off to the printers and move on to promoting it, and doing other things! I have lots of plans that I’d love to get going on.
Soon. Soon.
White Threads is the blog of Yvette Stanton, the author, designer, publisher behind Vetty Creations' quality needlework books and embroidery products.
I’m left handed. But it looked really strange to watch you stitching – the right-handers have obviously brainwashed me.
I’m really looking forward to the birth of the book. It will be a beautiful ‘baby’.
It looked pretty normal to me, Sue! 😉 Thank you for your encouragement and enthusiasm.
We must be so used to looking at right handers that watching someone use their left hand looks odd at the same time making it look normal.
Congratulations! I know your part of the work is not quite finished – there will be printer’s proofs to check etc. – but it’s now so close!
I’m not even quite that close yet, Elaine. 😉 There are still some instructions to write for one project, and cm->inch conversions to be done and included, and all the patterns/charts to be checked. But it’s all little bitty things. And then it can go to the printers.
Yvette,I just watched the video tonight. Wonderful! Being right-handed, it seemed so strange to watch you stitching left-handed. Made me want to take it from your hands and show you how to do it. But seriously, I think watching you actually stitch this way gives me a new appreciation of what it must be like to be left-handed. Now I can really see why the left-handed embroidery books are so necessary. Thank you for posting this video.
LOL Cindy! It’s ok, I think I know how to do it. 😉 I’m glad the video brought you to a new understanding of left-handed stitching. That’s just great.