a new start

As of today, I can officially say Egyptian Mandela is started :D. now I will haveta do some research to find out what fabric lol, but it's a 28ct evenweave by either Zweigart or Wichelt and looks like parchment. Or in this case papyrus ;). The one lns doesnt label fabric they cut for customers so will just look next time I'm there & write it down.
The fish pond is a headache but what's even crazier is I might do the entire thing over 1 cuz I can hardly see the fish against the over 2.
So crazy??