--- src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/model/StyleSheet.java	(revision 9090)
+++ src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/model/StyleSheet.java	(working copy)
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ 
    */
   public StyleSheet(byte[] tableStream, int offset)
   {
+      int startOffset = offset;
       _stshiLength = LittleEndian.getShort(tableStream, offset);
       offset += LittleEndian.SHORT_SIZE;
       int stdCount = LittleEndian.getShort(tableStream, offset);
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ 
       _rgftc[2] = LittleEndian.getShort(tableStream, offset);
       offset += LittleEndian.SHORT_SIZE;
 
-      offset = (LittleEndian.SHORT_SIZE + _stshiLength);
+      offset = startOffset + LittleEndian.SHORT_SIZE + _stshiLength;
       _styleDescriptions = new StyleDescription[stdCount];
       for(int x = 0; x < stdCount; x++)
       {
--- src/scratchpad/testcases/org/apache/poi/hwpf/model/TestStyleSheet.java	(revision 9090)
+++ src/scratchpad/testcases/org/apache/poi/hwpf/model/TestStyleSheet.java	(working copy)
@@ -46,6 +46,21 @@ 
 
   }
 
+  public void testReadWriteFromNonZeroOffset()
+    throws Exception
+  {
+    HWPFFileSystem fileSys = new HWPFFileSystem();
+    HWPFOutputStream tableOut = fileSys.getStream("1Table");
+
+    tableOut.write(new byte[20]); // 20 bytes of whatever at the front.
+    _styleSheet.writeTo(tableOut);
+
+    byte[] newTableStream = tableOut.toByteArray();
+
+    StyleSheet newStyleSheet = new StyleSheet(newTableStream, 20);
+    assertEquals(newStyleSheet, _styleSheet);
+  }
+
   protected void setUp()
     throws Exception
   {