Start on something simple, like a kitchen towel. That way if you decide that you really don't like doing it, you won't have too much invested in supplies. I think the first thing I did was monograming napkins. I don't know what made me want to do that is beyond me. They were fantastic and easy to do, but I love doing so many other kinds of sewing that I really didn't want to do hand embroidery. As I got older, I got a machine that does embroidery and love doing that even if the initial investment was a lot. So I started monograming napkins and sold them to pay for all the thread I needed.