diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0774030..d1e7c14 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ s('string')->toTitleCase()->ensureRight('y') == 'Stringy'
 * [Instance methods](#instance-methods)
     * [append](#appendstring-string)
     * [at](#atint-index)
+    * [between](#betweenstring-start-string-end--int-offset)
     * [camelize](#camelize)
     * [chars](#chars)
     * [collapseWhitespace](#collapsewhitespace)
@@ -229,6 +230,16 @@ Returns the character at $index, with indexes starting at 0.
 S::create('fòô bàř')->at(6); // 'ř'
 ```
 
+##### between(string $start, string $end [, int $offset])
+
+Returns the substring between $start and $end, if found, or an empty
+string. An optional offset may be supplied from which to begin the
+search for the start string.
+
+```php
+S::create('{foo} and {bar}')->between('{', '}'); // 'foo'
+```
+
 ##### camelize()
 
 Returns a camelCase version of the string. Trims surrounding spaces,
diff --git a/src/Stringy.php b/src/Stringy.php
index 8dcb623..1d4f3ef 100644
--- a/src/Stringy.php
+++ b/src/Stringy.php
@@ -878,6 +878,32 @@ class Stringy implements \Countable, \IteratorAggregate, \ArrayAccess
                        ->removeLeft($replacement)->removeRight($replacement);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the substring between $start and $end, if found, or an empty
+     * string. An optional offset may be supplied from which to begin the
+     * search for the start string.
+     *
+     * @param  string $start  Delimiter marking the start of the substring
+     * @param  string $end    Delimiter marketing the end of the substring
+     * @param  string $offset Index from which to begin the search
+     * @return Stringy Object whose $str has been converted to an URL slug
+     */
+    public function between($start, $end, $offset = 0)
+    {
+        $startIndex = $this->indexOf($start, $offset);
+        if ($startIndex === false) {
+            return static::create('', $this->encoding);
+        }
+
+        $substrIndex = $startIndex + mb_strlen($start, $this->encoding);
+        $endIndex = $this->indexOf($end, $substrIndex);
+        if ($endIndex === false) {
+            return static::create('', $this->encoding);
+        }
+
+        return $this->substr($substrIndex, $endIndex - $substrIndex);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns true if the string contains $needle, false otherwise. By default
      * the comparison is case-sensitive, but can be made insensitive by setting
diff --git a/tests/StringyTest.php b/tests/StringyTest.php
index f40e371..3177d2f 100644
--- a/tests/StringyTest.php
+++ b/tests/StringyTest.php
@@ -1002,6 +1002,41 @@ class StringyTestCase extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         );
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider betweenProvider()
+     */
+    public function testBetween($expected, $str, $start, $end, $offset = null,
+                                $encoding = null)
+    {
+        $stringy = S::create($str, $encoding);
+        $result = $stringy->between($start, $end, $offset);
+        $this->assertStringy($result);
+        $this->assertEquals($expected, $result);
+        $this->assertEquals($str, $stringy);
+    }
+
+    public function betweenProvider()
+    {
+        return array(
+            array('', 'foo', '{', '}'),
+            array('', '{foo', '{', '}'),
+            array('foo', '{foo}', '{', '}'),
+            array('{foo', '{{foo}', '{', '}'),
+            array('', '{}foo}', '{', '}'),
+            array('foo', '}{foo}', '{', '}'),
+            array('foo', 'A description of {foo} goes here', '{', '}'),
+            array('bar', '{foo} and {bar}', '{', '}', 1),
+            array('', 'fòô', '{', '}', 0, 'UTF-8'),
+            array('', '{fòô', '{', '}', 0, 'UTF-8'),
+            array('fòô', '{fòô}', '{', '}', 0, 'UTF-8'),
+            array('{fòô', '{{fòô}', '{', '}', 0, 'UTF-8'),
+            array('', '{}fòô}', '{', '}', 0, 'UTF-8'),
+            array('fòô', '}{fòô}', '{', '}', 0, 'UTF-8'),
+            array('fòô', 'A description of {fòô} goes here', '{', '}', 0, 'UTF-8'),
+            array('bàř', '{fòô} and {bàř}', '{', '}', 1, 'UTF-8')
+        );
+    }
+
     /**
      * @dataProvider containsProvider()
      */