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Flosstube #31/2026 Well Hello August!

Nicola - Simply a StitcherUnited Kingdom
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In this weekly Flosstube update, Nicola, the host of Simply a Stitcher, shares her stitching progress and rotation updates for early August 2026. She begins by explaining that she is fully caught up on all her owed stitches, which has made her very happy. She walks through several of her rotation pieces, including large projects charted by Heaven and Earth Designs and kitted pieces from Geckorouge, describing the fabric counts and stitch counts for each. She also discusses her new start, a Tree of Life design by The Cross Stitch Studio, which she is stitching on 25-count fabric gifted at the Big Stitch event, and mentions her focus piece, Magpie by Lorna Laine, on which she completed 500 stitches during a live stream.

  • Nicola is fully caught up on all her rotation stitches and shares progress on multiple large projects.
  • She shows her new start, Tree of Life by The Cross Stitch Studio, stitched on 25-count fabric from the Big Stitch.
  • Her focus-for-finish piece is Magpie by Lorna Laine, with 500 stitches completed this week.
  • She mentions receiving a model stitching commission and explains her plan to balance it with her own projects.
  • The August event in her Facebook group is highlighted, with a finishes thread open for all types of crafting.
  • She shares her stitching setup, including a thread bird, tweezers on a magnet, and a cloth to protect from sunlight.
  • Upcoming videos include a new start, a Lord of the Rings stained glass piece, and her Saturday Stitch.
  • She has a week off at the end of August and plans to showcase group finishes in a September live stream.
Chat / life updateFinishes / FFOsGoals / plansHaulNew startsRotationStitch-along (SAL)WIPs
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Thank you for joining me today, why not go and take a look at another video of mine?
email stitchpix2016@gmail.com  instagram @simplyastitcher facebook Nicola L Smith
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Projects list in rotation order for 2026 
Key - 
(L) 2000 stitches per rotation 
(M) 1500 stitches per rotation 
(S) 1000 stitches per rotation
Night Cafe by Leonid Afremov SSMC charted by Heaven and Earth Designs stitched 2 over 1 tent stitch on 25ct evenweave (L)
Cosmic Marbles by Aimee Stewart charted by Heaven and Earth designs stitched on 25ct evenweave 1 over 1 full cross (M)
Coastal by Rozanne Bell charted and kitted by Geckorouge stitched 1 over 1 full cross on 25ct evenweave (S)
Realm of Middle Earth Map charted by Tilton Crafts stitched 1 over 1 on 25ct evenweave  (L)
CatDalph by Malcolm Watson charted by Heaven and Earth Designs stitched 2 over 1 full cross on 14ct aida (M)
Night Orange London by Sophie Bliss Kilpatrick charted and kitted by GeckoRouge, stitched 1 over 1 full cross on 25ct easy count evenweave. (S)
Daughter of the Deep by Josephine Wall charted by Heaven and Earth designs stitched on 25ct evenweave 1 over 1 full cross (L)
Van Gogh Never Met The Fellowship by Unconventional X Stitch stitched 1 over 1 full cross on 25ct evenweave (M)
Tower Bridge by Sophie Kilpatrick charted and kitted by Geckorouge stitched 1 over 1 full cross on 25ct (S)
Bizarre Bookshelf by Colin Thompson charted and kitted by Geckorouge stitched 1 over 1 full cross on 25ct (L)
Van Gogh Never Passed by Unconventional X Stitch stitched 1 over 1 full cross on 25ct evenweave (M)
Summer Sun by Lesley D McKenzie charted and kitted by GeckoRouge stitched 1 over 1 full cross on 25ct easy count evenweave. (S)
A Stitching Shelf by Aimee Stewart charted by Heaven and Earth Designs stitched 1 over 1 full cross on 25ct evenweave (L)
Pandora by Marta Dahlig charted by Heaven and Earth designs stitched 1 over 1 full cross on 25ct evenweave (M)
One to Rule Them All by Tilton Crafts stitched 1 over 1 full cross on 25ct evenweave (S)
Rivendell Castle by Stitching Masterpieces stitched 2 over 1 on 20ct aida (L)
Envy by Marta Dahlig charted by Heaven and Earth Designs stitched 1 over 1 on 25ct Lugana (M)
Evelina by Anita Inverarity charted and kitted by Geckorouge (GeckoBoo 2024) stitched 1 over 1 full cross on 28ct evenweave (S)
Tree of Life by The Cross Stitch Studio stitched 1 over 1 full cross on 25ct evenweave (L)
Cottage from a Dream etc charted by Stitches Sew Beautiful (TBC) (M)
All is Vanity by Scarlet Quince stitched 2 over 1 on 16ct aida (S)
Lord of the Rings stained glass from Etsy stitched 2 over 1 full cross on 18ct aida (L)
Sailing Fairy by Nadia Strelkina charted and kitted by Paine Free Crafts stitched 1 over 1 full cross on 25ct easy count evenweave (M)
The Moon and Back by Tim Shumate charted and kitted by Paine Free Crafts stitched 1 over 1 full cross on 25ct evenweave (S)

Lunchtime project:
Mini Dragonfly Dreams by Malcolm Watson charted by Heaven and Earth Designs stitched 2 over 1 on 18ct aida

Focus for a finish:

Magpie by Lorna Laine charted and kitted by Geckorouge stitched on 25ct 1 over 1 full cross 

Lily (Elegant Flower 6) by Monochrome Stitch Art on Etsy stitched 2 over 1 on 14ct black aida using colour 917 only


Finishes 2026: 

Unicorn by Lorna Laine charted and kitted by Geckorouge stitched 1 over 1 full cross on 25ct evenweave finished 07/01/2026

Bee by Lorna Laine charted and kitted by Geckorouge stitched 1 over 1 full cross on 25ct evenweave 

Ice Dragon Kit by Paine Free Crafts stitched as per instructions on 27ct black evenweave using a paper pattern (S)

Waiting In the Wings:
In start order - 
Cave Seahorse by Pink Lily designs
Almost Home by Heaven and Earth Designs
River Peacock by Geckorouge
Side Saddle  by HAED
The Argonath by Tilton Crafts
Cats Love by Geckorouge
Gandalf by Tilton Crafts
Bee Elemental by Geckorouge

Non- full coverage:
The Legend of Freya by Bella Filipina designs
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