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In this episode, Mel shares her stitching progress for the week, revealing that she completed 5,000 stitches across eight projects, which surprised her. She begins by showing a finished custom piece of her dog Dizzy, created by Cross Stitch 4 Everyone, and explains her method for washing out grid lines, following a tutorial by Jen the Caffeinated Crafter. She then discusses her focus pieces, including Christmas Cupcake by Raven Digitals and Mr. Grinch by the Cross Stitch Studio, both nearing completion. Mel also details her wheel spin system for selecting daily projects, highlighting progress on pieces like A Little Batty, The Haunted Library, Dragon Pile, Temperature Garden, and What Cookie. She expresses particular satisfaction with her bonus stitching on Celestial Fantasy, where she managed 1,800 stitches using a new diagonal method inspired by other flosstubers. The video concludes with her plans for the upcoming week and mentions of fellow flosstubers.
- Completed 5,000 stitches across eight projects, exceeding expectations.
- Finished custom dog portrait of Dizzy, ready for framing, and shared grid line removal tutorial.
- Christmas Cupcake reached 85.79% completion, with two weeks left.
- Mr. Grinch passed 20% completion, with black section nearly done.
- Celestial Fantasy received 1,800 bonus stitches, reaching 86.89% and hitting a milestone.
- Introduced a new diagonal stitching method for Celestial Fantasy, inspired by other stitchers.