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Catch up, Christmas in July Starts and Finishes, A UFO and Plans for August | Flosstube #4

The House of HoodUnited Kingdom
559 views89 likes49:36English31 Jul 2026Watch on YouTube ↗

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Holly, host of The House of Hood, shares a personal and chatty Flosstube episode from Essex, UK. She begins by discussing her health struggles with endometriosis and adenomyosis, including a recent flare, and shares the positive news that she and her husband have been placed in band B (high priority) on the council housing register. She also talks about her mental health, the support she has received, and her plans for the future.

  • Holly shares her first ever UFO decision, frogging the Christmas Stamps SAL by Lakeside Needlecraft after 118 stitches.
  • She shows progress on the Die Hard SAL by Hoops and Crosses, which she loves stitching.
  • Holly finishes Ho Ho Holiday by Tiny Modernist and is proud of it, despite a French knot struggle.
  • She completes a small free pattern, Barnyard Christmas: Santa's Ride by Pinker n' Punkin Quilting, in a day.
  • Holly discusses her plans for August, including returning to Snails Hollow and stitching Night Riders.
  • She shows generous gifts from viewers Jess and Martina, including project bags and a needle threader.
Chat / life updateFinishes / FFOsHaulNew startsStitch-along (SAL)WIPs
Description from YouTube
Hello again everyone!

Christmas in July is over and what a fab first (to me) themed month it was! I had so much fun stitching all of the projects I worked on...or did I?

As always, there is some real and raw chatty catch up to start with, but lots of positive news and lovely stitching to oogle at after, so I think it's worth it in the end. But as always, feel free to skip ahead if you're not in the mood for my yap. I never take it personally.

Grab a cuppa and your current WIP and stick your feet up for 50 mins 

I hope you enjoy!

As always, if you haven't been told today, you are worthy and you are loved.

Speak soon!
Love Holly xx

There was no shoutouts in this video (I haven't watched any flosstube this month) but I do casually mention the following lovelies:

@Kats.cross.stitches 
@bricksandcrosses 
@WanderingFootCo 
@LeahsCraftyChapters 
@thegermanstitcher6155 
@TheYorkshireStitcher 
@crossstitchjess 
@Mara_OC 

Patterns mentioned:
Ho Ho Holiday - Tiny Modernist
Die Hard SAL - Hoops and Crosses
Xmas Stamps SAL - Lakeside Needlecraft
Barnyard Christmas: Santa's Ride - Pinker n' Punkin Quilting
Snails Hollow - The Stitch Crypt
Night Riders - Love Poppet
Summer (ricamidimarula) - Cotton and Twine sub box
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