Hello Lisa, I have not cross stitched anything in several years. My hands are no longer steady enough. Arthritis has taken over and they say I need knuckle replacement now. That is not going to happen. I have had enough surg. on my hands.
Your test looks really good. I like it. Maybe I should try it on my machine since I do have that on my Janome sewing machine. I used to do all that by hand. I have been wanting to start back embroidery by hand again just to see if my hands will let me do it.