Book tour – The Left-Handed Embroiderer’s Companion

Some people go on a book tour when they release a new book. I’ve never done this, but I thought I could instead take you on a tour of some of my books. I know that some of you have been along for the ride since the beginning but some of you are newer to my books and may not be aware of particularly some of the earlier ones. You are all most welcome to join me on my book tour!

Our previous stop on the book tour was Sardinian Knotted Embroidery: Whitework from Teulada. Today we will take a tour of The Left-Handed Embroiderer’s Companion by Yvette Stanton.

I wrote this stitch dictionary because I am left-handed. I realised that left-handed students in my classes loved having a left-handed teacher. I decided to package myself up into a book so that they could take “me” everywhere with them. When I’m exhibiting at shows, I get a constant stream of lefties thanking me for writing the book, because they love it.

Each stitch is taught in fully diagrammed, step-by-step format. The clear diagrams help you see exactly how to work the stitch, and concise written instructions explain each step. This stitch dictionary has a photo of each finished stitch so you can see exactly what it should look like, and there are vibrant inspiration photos for each stitch to show you creative ways to use them. For each stitch there is also a diagram showing how right-handers work the stitch, to compare the right- and left-handed methods, which is very useful for lefties and righties working together.

There are no projects in this book, as it is full of stitch instructions – there are over 170 stitches included. So instead of sharing photos of projects, instead I’ll let others tell you why they love about the book.

This is a great book to take with you to classes as a resource. Many people have it with them while stitching at home, and use it as a constant reference.

And if you’re right-handed and feeling a little left out, have no fear, there is a right-handed stitch dictionary as well. I’ll feature that on another day of my book tour.

You can purchase The Left-Handed Embroiderer’s Companion by Yvette Stanton from Vetty Creations or from your favourite needlework retailer.