I'm wanting to tackle a hand embroidered table cloth. It's a very simple design, needing only the stem stitch, French knot and straight stitch. I can cross stitch but hand embroidery is new to me.
I'm left handed so do you have any tips/suggestions as to how I can adapt some of the stitches (like the stem stitch)? I'm assuming I can just do a mirror of it but I want to see if anyone has any tips for me. I learned to knit right handed so I wouldn't have a problem with patterns but I won't be able to do that with hand embroidery as my right hand isn't very dexterous!
I find it helpful to scan the pages from stitch books/instruction leaflets and print them out with the images reversed. Or failing that, I use a little handbag mirror while I am learning a new stitch. I do not think it makes a difference to the finished effect if, for example, the stem stitch is a mirror image as long as you are consistent. The main thing is to be comfortable and enjoy the stitching.
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