Gemma Matthews
@Gtilleymatthews
Embroidery artist, singer & mother. Original hand stitched artworks © inspired by nature, the arts and literature. 🧵🌿 🌺 a.k.a #thesewingsongbird
Happy #worldartday2025 Embroidery is my art. I like to entwine threads and make imaginary pictures using the needle like a paintbrush. I create as I go so it’s a very slow process but I love it.🪡 Here’s just a few of them… 😊🌿🌺 #stitchedart #WorldArtDay #thesewingsongbird
Just over half way through the year and I’ve managed to create 6 embroideries so far… I’m hoping to stitch another 6 by the end, with some literature based pieces in there too, but we’ll see… 😉 Did you have a favourite? 🪡🌿🌺 #stitchedart #thesewingsongbird
Hoping to have something new for you to see at the weekend… I shall keep on stitching! 😉🪡🌿🌺
To spark your imagination and brighten up your timeline, I’ve made you a collage full of colour & textures that were all taken from a variety of my embroideries. I hope you enjoy… 😊🪡🌿🌺🪻✨#stitchedart #thesewingsongbird
It’s 2 years since I stitched my embroidery The Bridge, here’s a little bit about it… vm.tiktok.com/ZNHpYeRNHWfXX-…
Good morning. My embroidery, Arthur and Guinevere for your viewing today… Completely freehand stitched back in March 2024, I really loved creating all that chain mail armour.. I hope you enjoy! 😊🪡🌿🌺🗡️🏰🪷 #stitchedart #thesewingsongbird
I’m trying out TikTok, not sure what I’m doing yet, but if you are over there you can find me as… 😉🪡🌿 tiktok.com/@thesewingsong…
Painting by Johan Jensen (Danish, 1800-1856) A bouquet of Lilacs, c 1845.
A side view of my latest embroidery for you today… I’m a little in love with this blue thread! Hope the pop of colour brightens your feed! 😊🪡💙🌿🌺🩰 #stitchedart #thesewingsongbird
Jewels, by English painter Thomas Edwin Mostyn (19th century). In private collection.
Not the best of photos, but ta-dah, my latest embroidery is finally finished. I’ll leave it to your own imaginations, but I do hope you enjoy… 😉🪡🌿🌺✨🩰 *completely freehand stitched without patterns, paint or guides, all just threads. #stitchedart #thesewingsongbird
Morning everyone, as I’m busy stitching a new piece, here’s a little side angle of my embroidery, The Mermaid and the Pearl for you today. 🪡🌿🧜🏻♀️🐠🪸*completely freehand stitched in September 2024. #stitchedart #thesewingsongbird
A little collage to dream and wonder… 😊🪡🌿🌺💭🦋✨🌙🪻 9 little snippets of details taken from a variety my embroideries. #stitchedart #thesewingsongbird
For Summer Soltice, I give you 2 of my embroideries, Titania & Oberon for a magical (and hopefully cooler) fairy night… 🪡🧚♀️👑🌿🌺✨📚🎭 *completely freehand stitched back in Aug/Sept 2022. #shakespeare #stitchedart #thesewingsongbird
My eldest boy is on day 4 of walking the Hadrian’s Wall trail with a couple of his old school friends, it’s his first walking adventure and my poor boy isn’t doing too well in this heat! 🥵 a fair few miles to go until he finishes for the day. 😬
My embroidery, Dreaming amongst the flowers, seems a good one to look back to today, although I’m dreaming inside, as it’s too hot for me out there! 😉 I hope it brightens the timeline. 🪡🌿🌺🪻🌱🌻 *Completely freehand stitched in December 2022. #stitchedart #thesewingsongbird
A fun little collage for you today, a few details & textures of various dresses and cloaks that I’ve created in my embroideries over the years… my love for colourful threads and dreaming it’s my own wardrobe has no bounds! 😅🪡🌿🌺 #stitchedart #thesewingsongbird
🌿🦄🌿Lady with a Unicorn - by Armand Point #WyrdWednesday #LegendaryWednesday #FolkloreThursday #FolkyFriday #FolkloreSunday