JClifford. Stitched Celtic Christmas on an evenweave like Lugana. Too much fabric showing to use Aida. Had to buy an Ott light to see all the reds in the skirt. Took about a year, but worth it.
Evenweave is not hard, although some linen is very loosely woven & unstable. You just need to start tn the correct hole & always go over 2 threads. Picture a tic TAC toe grid. Bring your needle up in the lower left box of the grid. Count up 2 lines (threads) & right 2 lines. This box is where you take needle / thread back to the underside of your design. That's the first part of the cross stitch. For the 2nd leg of the X, come up in the lower right box of the grid & go back down in the upper left box. Once the 1st stitch is set, keep counting 2 threads & stitch like you're working on Aida cloth.