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Flosstube 51 | Mid-Year WIP Parade!

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Yanuka returns to Flosstube after a long absence, explaining that chronic fatigue has kept her from stitching and filming. She presents a mid-year WIP parade, showing all 18 of her current projects, most of which have seen little progress this year. She shares stitch counts and percentages for each piece, and highlights her main focus piece, Summer Sampler, which she hopes to finish by the end of the year. She also discusses her new rotation plan of stitching 2,000 stitches per project before switching, and her goal to reduce her WIP count from 18 to 15.

  • Yanuka returns after a long break due to chronic fatigue and shows all 18 of her WIPs in a mid-year parade.
  • She shares detailed stitch counts and percentages for each project, with most showing minimal progress this year.
  • Her main focus piece is Summer Sampler, which she has stitched over 20,000 stitches on and hopes to finish by year-end.
  • She reveals a new rotation plan: 2,000 stitches per project before switching, to ensure all WIPs get attention.
  • She shows a finish: the Hobbit Home piece by MIYAstitch, which is a gift for a friend's birthday.
  • She discusses her goal to reduce her WIP count from 18 to 15 before starting new projects.
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**WIPS**

* Amphitrite by Bella Filipina 
* Animals Assemble by Durene Jones (Crosstitcher Magazine June 2025)
* Ariel, art by Hannah Alexander, charted by Make it Pink (https://www.makeitpink.net/product-page/ariel-in-art-nouveau-from-hannah-alexander)
* Fairy Tale Collage - Multiple patterns by Soda Stitch (link is for the nutcracker one, but the others are on the same etsy store (https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/994369948/the-nutcracker-cross-stitch))
* Festival at Cappadocia (Riolis kit)
* Hobbit home by MIYAstitch (https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/747088738/halfling-huis-kruissteek-boek)
* Inclusive Pride by Peppermint Purple (https://peppermintpurple.com/products/inclusive-pride)
* Kiki's Delivery Service by NewDreamStitch (https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/784144284/bezorgservice-kruissteekpatroon)
* Mickey as Artist by Zanna Cross Stitch (https://zannacrossstitch.com/b/MJQ2V)
* Mother Nature: Autumn by Perry A. Hadi/Stitchora (Just CrossStitch August 2023)
* Napping Kitten by Dimensions Gold Petite
* Sabrina Carpenter/Emails I Can't Send by Taylor and Cromwell (custom order) [now a FREEBIE] (https://www.taylorandcromwell.com/product-page/emails-i-can-t-send-pdf-pattern)
* Six by Taylor and Cromwell (https://www.taylorandcromwell.com/product-page/six-the-musical-pack-pdf-cross-stitch-patterns)
* Spring Sampler art by Sandy Orten charted by Kooler Design Studio (https://www.koolerdesign.com/shopproductdetail?ProductID=1599)
* Stitcher's Paradise SAL by Durene Jones (World of Cross Stitching 2024 SAL)
* Summer Sampler art by Sandy Orten charted by Kooler Design Studio (https://www.koolerdesign.com/shopproductdetail?ProductID=1598)
* The Robins, art by Zindy S.D. Nielsen, charted by Thread Geeks (retired)
* Wild Horses by Emma Congdon (Crossstitcher Magazine July 2024)
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