Welcome to the blog of the Left Handed Stitcher.  I have been ruminating about blogging lately and finlly decided to jump in.  And with a foray into the world of blogging, I give myself just one more excuse to play on the computer.  And since my new son makes sure I am not sleeping much and have only one hand available, this is something I can do with a single hand, although, admittedly not quickly and at anytime. 

As to Stitching…like many I know, I was introduced to stitching at a young age, however it did not take.  You see, mother and I had this difficulty of opposite handedness.  I did manage to finish a small needlepoint of a unicorn that had lots of French Knots.  I still have that unicorn here somewhere.  When I run across it again, I will post a picture.  Many years passed before I picked up and stitching other than needing to sew on a stray button or fix a seam.  Then my sister became engaged.  I wanted to do something special and went browsing through my local Joanns.  I found a stamped cross stitch wedding announcement that had the perfect colors.  While the marriage did not last, this piece was a beginning for me.  After that, I would purchase counted cross stitch kits and worked on those.  I also wanted to try other things involving thread and yarn and searched for instructions that were not only clear, but aimed at Lefties or even dominant hand neutral.  I finally discovered a crochet booklet that had a special section for Lefties.  And so I began working on afghans.  Cross stitch and crochet kept me entertained for several years. 

Then we moved to a new area.  I was itching to expand my stitching repretoire, but was unsure of how and what.  I turned to my computer to do some searching.  I had heard of the Embroiderer’s Guild of America (EGA) before and went to browse their webiste.  Lo and behold, there was a chapter based in my new city, Santa Clarita.  I sent off an inquiry message and was contacted shortly thereafter with an invitation to observe a Saturday workshop.  The project fascinated me, and the ladies were all so welcoming.  I attended the next general meeting of the Santa Clarita chapter and became a member.  Shortly thereafter, I was roped into joining the current workshop committee (thanks, Leigh).  And it has all been downhill from there.  After that first year, I became a member of the board and here I still am.  I have alo taken on regional duties.  And last year I joined the American Needlepoint Guild (ANG).

Related posts:

1. Early Days
2. HC Gala Donation
3. New Outreach Project
4. Happy New Year!
5. MIAC colors

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