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Flosstube 86 | July Cross Stitching and August Plans

Marika StitchesSweden
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In Flosstube 86, Marika shares her July cross-stitching progress, which was dedicated to 'Jolly July' and her 'Christmas Cottage Edition' of Mylestönn Manor, a stitchy game created by Jessie Marie Does Stuff. She explains the game mechanics, including rolling dice and moving through rooms, and reveals she completed 40 rounds, stitching over 33,000 stitches in total. The video features four finishes: Jolly Tree Farm by Fat Quarter Shop, The Nutcracker Parade by The Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery, Dancer by Barbara Ana Designs, and the Toyshop ornament from Dimensions' Christmas Village Ornaments kit. She also shows significant progress on her long-term project, Christmas House 1 by Artecy, which she started in 2018 and is now 71.9% complete.

  • Marika completed four finishes and made major progress on Christmas House 1, stitching over 21,000 stitches on it in July.
  • She played 40 rounds of Mylestönn Manor's Christmas Cottage Edition, stitching a total of 33,039 stitches.
  • She announced 'Aviary August', a month dedicated to stitching bird-themed projects, including a new Mylestönn Manor edition.
  • Marika shared her plans for five bird projects, including Everyday Witches Familiar: Heron by Elisabeth Alba and Birds of Paradise by Emma Congdon.
  • She opened up about her chronic migraines, health struggles, and a hopeful update on her prolactinoma test.
  • She mentioned using a Notion template by stitchynati for planning.
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Description from YouTube
Where I share my July Cross Stitch progress made for Jolly July and Christmas Cottage Edition of Mylestönn Manor. And my plans for august which I call Aviary August and I will stitch on projects with birds!

Contact me at: marika.stitches@gmail.com

- People mentioned in the video -
Creator of WIPGO and Mylestönn Manor: @JessieMarieDoesStuff 
@crossstitchjess 
@Becca_Is_Stitching 

Disclaimer: Links may be affiliate links, where I would get a little kickback to no cost of you. 
They can also be going to my etsy store, The Craftybit Shop.

- Finishes -
Dining Room:
Jolly Tree Farm, Fat Quarter Shop: https://tidd.ly/4eRZ10b
Stitched on Vintage Country Mocha 32ct Evenweave by Zweigart
With charted DMC conversion

Living Room:
The Nutcracker Parade, The Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery: https://bit.ly/3UxVyc3
Stitched on 32ct Olive Evenweave by Zweigart
With charted DMC, replaced overdyed with DMC variations and added metalics where appropriate

Kitchen:
Dancer by Barbara Ana Designs: https://ko-fi.com/s/e0f3259141
Stitched on ooak hand-dyed 32ct opalecent evenweave
With charted DMC

Bedroom:
Toyshop from the Christmas Village Ornaments by Dimensions
Stitched with kit materials

- Full coverage project -

Christmas House 1, Artecy: https://bit.ly/3bAFhl8
Stitched on white 25 ct lugana by Zweigart
With charted DMC

- Plans -
Atrium: 
Everyday Witches Familiar: Heron, Elisabeth Alba, Unconventional XStitch: https://bit.ly/4jvZkQn
Stitched on 25 ct easy count lugana by Zweigart
With charted DMC

Room 1: Birds of Paradise by Emma Congdon for Cross Stitcher Magazine August 2026
Room 2: Blue Jay by Max Pigeon for World of Cross Magazine Issue 355 February 2025
Room 3: Northern Cardinal by Lesley Teare for Cross Stitch Gold Bird Collection 2024
Room 4: Hummingbird Art by Sunset Dimensions
Room 5: ???

Notion template by @stitchynati  https://bit.ly/4mwoZJg

- Social Media -
Instagram: @marika.stitches
Vlog channel: https://bit.ly/3e3JBdH

- Products used to produce videos -
Camera 
- Canon 90D: https://amzn.to/3pTaC6g
- Canon EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM Lens: https://amzn.to/44uugc3
Lights:
- Soft boxes: https://amzn.to/3R8sGF4
- Ring light: https://amzn.to/3CE9KKc
Editing Software:
- Final Cut Pro: https://apple.co/3Q2aOL0
Computer:
- Mac Book Air M1: https://amzn.to/3KtTA8e
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