It’s a collage type of day. 😉 16 little snippets of details taken from a variety of my embroideries. I hope it brightens your timeline… 🪡🌿🌺✨🌱🪻🪷 #stitchedart #thesewingsongbird

The last stitch is in, and so I can finally reveal my latest embroidery… I’m off to stretch and give my hands a rest! 😉🪡🌿🌺✨ *All completely freehand stitched without patterns or paint, just lots of threads & plenty of patience! #stitchedart #thesewingsongbird

An interesting angle of my last embroidery. Sometimes the last minute touches can make the piece, despite the many hours you spend stitching all those textures, those last minute footprints added that certain something… 😊🪡👣🌿🌺 #stitchedart #thesewingsongbird

Just to prove I am still stitching, here’s a sneaky peek of my current embroidery in progress… I’m a lot further on than this now, but I don’t want to spoil you! 😉🪡🌿🌺🌀✨ #stitchedart #thesewingsongbird

Sorry for my quietness, I promise I am busy stitching a new piece, but time & daylight seem to run away from me. 😬 Here’s a side angle of my embroidery, The Sun Fairy to keep you going… 🪡🌿🌺🌞🧚‍♀️ *Completely freehand stitched in August 2023. #stitchedart #thesewingsongbird

My embroidery, The Weather Maiden for you this morning. Seems apt as it looks like we might get everything today… Stay safe everyone. 😊🪡🌿🌦️🌈🌬️ *completely freehand stitched in May 2020. #stitchedart #thesewingsongbird

A collage full of nature for you today, but all made out of thread. 😊🪡 16 little snippets taken from a variety of my embroideries. I hope you enjoy. 🌿🌺🌱🪻🪷 #stitchedart #thesewingsongbird

A little side view of my latest embroidery for you today, making the most of all those flowers and shiny threads… 😊🪡🌿🌺🌱 #stitchedart #natureinspired #thesewingsongbird

There’s a chill in the air and a golden glow is starting to descend, time I think to revisit my embroidery, The Lady of Autumn, changing the season as she passes…🌿🌺🍁🍂🍄‍🟫 Completely freehand stitched back in Nov 2020.🪡 #stitchedart #thesewingsongbird

For anyone interested here’s a little reel about how I made my latest embroidery, to the close up details… 😊🪡🌿 vm.tiktok.com/ZNdbj4Wjc/

Well here it is at long last, my latest embroidery is finally finished. Sorry to keep you all waiting, I’ll leave you to dream and explore…😊🪡🌿🌺 *Completely freehand stitched without patterns or paint, just lots of threads & plenty of patience. #stitchedart #thesewingsongbird

Busy stitching a new piece, but I’m a little behind with everything I’m afraid. Here’s my element inspired embroideries to keep you going until then. 😉 All completely freehand stitched between October 2022 - January 2023. 🪡🌱💨💧🔥 #stitchedart #thesewingsongbird

Happy #worldembroideryday I create imaginary pictures using the needle like a paintbrush, and the threads as my palette, it’s always an interesting journey where they will take me.😊🧵🪡🌿🌺 Here’s just a few of them… #stitchedart #embroidery #thesewingsongbird

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 #embroidery #thesewingsongbird

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

A side view of my latest embroidery for you today… I’m a little in love with this blue thread! I hope the pop of colour brightens your feed! 😊🪡💙🌿🌺🩰 #stitchedart #embroidery #thesewingsongbird

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

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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

A little art process video of how I made my embroidery, The Fountain for you today… 😊🪡🌿⛲️ #stitchedart #embroidery #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 that it’s my own wardrobe has no bounds! 😅🪡🌿🌺 #stitchedart #embroidery #thesewingsongbird

11th June is St. Barnabas Day, once celebrated with garlands of roses, woodruff and lavender twined around statues and candles in medieval churches. This year it falls on June’s #FullMoon, known in Europe as the Rose Moon, when roses are their most fragrant & fair. #RoseWednesday

Well the wait is over, my latest embroidery is finally finished. I shall stare at it for a while and try not to be tempted to add more! 😉 I hope it sparks your imagination…🪡🌿🌺✨ *completely freehand stitched without patterns, paint or guides. #stitchedart #thesewingsongbird

A colourful collage of flora & foliage to brighten the mood. 16 little photo snippets of details taken from a variety of my embroideries. 🪡🌿🌺🌱🌷🪻🌹🪷 #stitchedart #thesewingsongbird

Today is National Biscuit Day, and it’s about time that I populated this account with biscuit (cookie) sets from the past few years. Here are some of my favourites. 🧵 First up, a set inspired by the delicious designs of William Morris and John Henry Dearle.

A look back at my embroidery, Desdemona for you today. A garden that I would happily roam in… 🪡🌿🌺 *Completely freehand stitched in July 2023 #stitchedart #thesewingsongbird

I love how vibrantly pink this rose is, and still looking good after all that rain! It’s an inherited rose so unfortunately I can’t tell you it’s name. Can you tell where I get my colour inspiration from?! 😉🌿🌹

Work in progress update… I’m busy entangling myself and building up the border on my latest embroidery, a long way still to go yet, so I’ll just keep on stitching. 😉🪡🌿🌺 #stitchedart #thesewingsongbird

It’s just over a year ago since I created my embroidery Emma, inspired by the Jane Austen novel. So come with me and take a look back… 😉🪡🌿🌺📚 *completely freehand stitched without patterns, paint or sketch, everything you see is thread. #stitchedart #thesewingsongbird

A rogue peony, deciding to bloom in a different part of the garden and in her own time, definitely having it’s diva moment… but why wouldn’t you, when you look like this?! 😉🌺🌿 #nature #peony #garden

An interesting angle of my embroidery, The Stonebridge for you today, full of lovely colourful shiny threads. I hope it brightens your timeline… 😊🪡🌿🌺 *completely freehand stitched in December 2024. #stitchedart #embroidery #thesewingsongbird

My Bathsheba rose just starting to unfurl… 😍🌹🌿

Good morning, it’s almost a year since I stitched my embroidery, The Flower Maiden, so a good time to reshow it don’t you think? 😉 Take a moment smell the flowers and enjoy the breeze… 🪡🌿🌸🪻🌺🌱🌻🌹🍃🌬️ #stitchedart #thesewingsongbird

First sit down GCSE’s and A level exams start today for 2 of my sons. No doubt it’s going to be a tense few weeks, but they headed in early this morning and surprisingly calm... we’ll see how it goes… 😬🤞🦋

Today I’ve made you a fun collage. 16 little photo snippets of details, taken from a variety of my larger embroideries. Who knew doodling with thread would give me so much joy… 🥰🪡🌿🌺 #stitchedart #thesewingsongbird

Can’t resist showing you an angle shot of my last embroidery, the textures and shiny threads make all that stitching worth while. 😊 🪡🌿🌸🌀 #stitchedart #thesewingsongbird

With what seems an endless time stitching, (especially all those swirls!🌀) I have finally finished my latest embroidery. I hope you enjoy… 😊🪡🌿🌸 *completely freehand stitched without patterns, paint or guides, just threads. #stitchedart #thesewingsongbird

Happy #MayDay! I’m still stitching my latest piece, so instead I give you my embroidery, The Dance of the Flowers to hopefully give you a spring to your step! 😉 Completely freehand stitched in July 2024. 🪡🌿🌺🩰 #stitchedart #thesewingsongbird

A look back at my embroidery, The Sun Fairy for you today. Completely freehand stitched in August 2023. I’m busy stitching my latest piece so fingers crossed there will be something new to show you very soon…🤞🪡🌿🌺☀️🪽 #stitchedart #thesewingsongbird

Happy 209th birthday to Charlotte Brontë, you saw my Jane Eyre not long ago, so here’s my take on Lucy Snowe that was inspired by her book Villette… #stitchedart #embroidery #thesewingsongbird

My embroidery, The River Maiden for today. Are you ready to set sail and dream? 😉🪡🌿🌀 *all completely freehand stitched in April 2021. #stitchedart #thesewingsongbird

Happy #worldartday2025 Embroidery is my art. I like to entwine threads and make colourful, 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

A colour boost to start your day! 16 little snippets full of nature. 🌱🌷 Lots of textures & details taken from a variety of my embroideries… 🌿🌺🌸🌻🪻🪷 #stitchedart #thesewingsongbird

Good morning. A revisit to my embroidery Jane Eyre for you today, inspired by the book by Charlotte Brontë. It’s a more subdued palette than I use now, but I still think it sets the scene…😊🪡🌿🌺📖 Completely freehand stitched in May 2021. #stitchedart #thesewingsongbird

Morning all, here’s a side view taken of my latest embroidery, The Fountain. There are brighter & more colourful days ahead… 😊🪡⛲️🌱🌷🌺🌿🌻 #stitchedart #thesewingsongbird

After most things going wrong today, and despite the teenagers complaining, we managed to make the most of the sunshine and take a walk around the grounds of Newstead Abbey…

Ta dah! I give you my latest embroidery… Completely freehand stitched without patterns, paint or guide. I definitely need a good stretch after this one …and maybe a little cry! I hope you enjoy… 😊🪡🌱🌷🌺🌿 #stitchedart #thesewingsongbird

The most beautiful blue sky as a backdrop to my magnolia today… 😍🌿 #nofilterneeded