Status Updates From Mystical Stitches: Embroide...

"For fine detail work [...] split the embroidery thread down to two or three strands."

for context most of the example patterns are stitched with ALL SIX STRANDS AT ONCE.

I admit I mostly got this off of hoopla because google ads were pushing it REALLY hard for a while there but when I looked at the previews the actual stitchwork was weirdly ... crunchy? (not in a granola way. in a .jpg way.) and my skim of the techniques sections have not left me impressed. My main issue is all the reviews say it's a good beginner's book. It's not. But I'm gonna actually read & give it a chance.