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A SAL Start, a Magical Start, a Festive Start, and a HUGE Start! [Flosstube 71]

Catkin and LillieUnited Kingdom
2.9K views297 likes46:34English9 May 2026Watch on YouTube ↗

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In this episode of Flosstube, Cat shares four new starts and no finishes, diving straight into her stitching updates. She begins with a discussion about DMC's potential official thread names, showing examples from her 600 range of pinks and explaining how the new individual names differ from the traditional shade groupings. She then walks through her WIPs, including Little Pirates by Soda Stitch, Halloween Sampler by Cottage Garden Samplings, The Legend of Freya by Bella Filipina, Electra by Nora Corbett, and Blooming Swan by Pigeon Coop Designs, providing progress updates and plans for each.

  • Cat discusses DMC's possible official thread names, showing examples from her pink collection.
  • She shares progress on Little Pirates, now at 90% complete, with one end fully finished including backstitch.
  • Halloween Sampler gets a decent chunk of work, with half the letters completed for halfway to Halloween.
  • The Legend of Freya returns for magical mythical May, with a lovely continuation of the curve.
  • Electra by Nora Corbett receives a good amount of stitching, with the wing starting to show.
  • Cat starts four new projects: Museum After Midnight, Plaid Tidings, Moonlit Familiar, and the massive Cabinet of Curiosities.
HaulNew startsStitch-along (SAL)Seasonal / holidayWIPs
Description from YouTube
The new starts are piling in this time with four fabulous new designs and not a whiff of a finish!
There's some Halloween stitching, a little bit of Christmas stitching, my epic new full coverage, two fancy ladies and much more!

Chapters:
00:00 Start
02:37 Did You See…DMC official thread names?!
06:18 Little Pirates
09:04 Halloween Sampler
11:40 The Legend of Freya
13:01 Electra
14:57 Blooming Swan
17:45 NEW: Museum After Midnight
21:41 NEW: Plaid Tidings
23:20 NEW: Moonlit Familiar
25:29 NEW: Cabinet of Curiosities
31:20 New Stash
38:20 Stitching plans
40:11 AOB

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**LINKS (other)**
Lord Libidan blog post - Did DMC Just Accidentally Release An Official List Of Thread Names?:
https://lordlibidan.com/did-dmc-just-accidentally-release-an-official-list-of-thread-names/

**LINKS (shopping)**
Pip & Chip:
https://pipandchip.co.uk/

Paint Box Threads:
https://paintboxthreads.co.uk/

Luella's Fabrics (on Facebook):
https://www.facebook.com/groups/966983404521705/

Talking Dog Stitchery:
https://talkingdogstitchery.co.uk?sca_ref=6433586.PvZCFcUhiP
**Use code CATKIN5 for 5% off purchases over £10!**

Polstitches
https://www.polstitches-designs.co.uk/

Coffee Craft Fabrics:
https://coffeecraftfabrics.co.uk/

Swan Bay Fabrics:
https://swanbayfabrics.com/

**LINKS (patterns)**
Little Pirates by Soda Stitch:
https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1011267496/cross-stitch-pattern-pdf-pirates-cute

Halloween Sampler by Cottage Garden Samplings (bought in person somewhere in UK) so link provided to 123 Stitch for reference:
https://123stitch.com/item/Cottage-Garden-Samplings-Halloween-Sampler-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/18-1167

The Legend of Freya by Bella Filipina (bought from Arts and Designs):
https://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/viewDetails.pl?catnumber=1048897340

Electra by Nora Corbett (bought from Arts and Designs):
https://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/viewDetails.pl?catnumber=754781085

Blooming Swan by Pigeon Coop Designs:
https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1669812710/swan-in-flowers-cross-stitch-pattern

Lola Crow Museum After Midnight SAL:
https://lolacrowcrossstitch.com/en-gb/products/museum-after-midnight-stitch

Hands on Design Patreon Ornament Club:
https://www.patreon.com/cw/HandsOnDesign

Moonlit Familiar by The Witchy Stitcher:
https://www.thewitchystitcher.com/product-page/moonlit-familiar-pdf-pattern

Cabinet of Curiosities – specific chart I am using unavailable but alternative (smaller & fewer colours) available from Charting Creations:
https://www.chartingcreations.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=16&products_id=36673

**LINKS (reference)**
WIPGO – A How To Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjEIxw26Slw
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