I did EPP just recently on a small project. I found it challenging at first. Since I like Hexi's (just look at my avatar) That is not EPP, I just sewed this one all by hand. I haven't made my decision on EPP. I am using the whip stitch as that is what my instructions say works good. It is very different from the other hexi's I have done. Our guild was suppose to be demoing how to do EPP a month ago but COVID got in the way. Anyway I do hope you love in in the end. Learning something new is always a challenge from that point everything else should be a breeze.