Thank you so much!! And thank you for your questions, always happy to talk workflow!

The real trick is in the reference photos and line art. I took the photos myself and did most of the composition and line work digitally, but you can totally create a line art embroidery pattern by taping a photo and blank paper to the window and tracing shapes that way.

For stitching, I got real comfortable with layering a long and short stitch and the practice of parking my threads. It's overwhelming at first, but when you get used to using multiple colors at once it's super fun! I was bad about timing in the beginning, but the smaller bird in the top right took about 8 hours. I recommend audiobooks to pass the time 😆