Crafts CouncilDirectoryDarren Ball Textile ArtistBrighton BelleAboutThe Brighton Belle was the stylish electrified train that ran between London Victoria and Brighton from 1933 to 1972. The six first class Pullman carriages were each given a popular girls name of the period. Each embroidery is named after a carriage and the images of women are taken from 1940s ‘Stitchcraft’ magazines. Each name uses the livery of the train company. The collection is a light-hearted view of those women who might have travelled on the Brighton Belle in the 1940s.Darren Ball Textile ArtistCarmarthenshire, WalesHAZEL Stitchcraft May-June 1947, Darren BallFreehand machine embroidery with applique and photographic heat transfer on vintage handkerchiefGWEN Stitchcraft Apr-May 1944, Darren BallFreehand machine embroidery with applique and photographic heat transfer on vintage handkerchiefMONA Stitchcraft Jul-Aug 1947 VERA Stitchcraft May-June 1945, Darren BallFreehand machine embroidery with applique and photographic heat transfer on vintage handkerchiefAUDREY Stitchcraft Nov-Dec 1945, Darren BallFreehand machine embroidery with applique and photographic heat transfer on vintage handkerchiefDORIS Stitchcraft Aug-Sept 1946, Darren BallFreehand machine embroidery with applique and photographic heat transfer on vintage handkerchiefBrighton BelleAboutThe Brighton Belle was the stylish electrified train that ran between London Victoria and Brighton from 1933 to 1972. The six first class Pullman carriages were each given a popular girls name of the period. Each embroidery is named after a carriage and the images of women are taken from 1940s ‘Stitchcraft’ magazines. Each name uses the livery of the train company. The collection is a light-hearted view of those women who might have travelled on the Brighton Belle in the 1940s.Darren Ball Textile ArtistCarmarthenshire, WalesHAZEL Stitchcraft May-June 1947, Darren BallFreehand machine embroidery with applique and photographic heat transfer on vintage handkerchiefAUDREY Stitchcraft Nov-Dec 1945, Darren BallFreehand machine embroidery with applique and photographic heat transfer on vintage handkerchiefGWEN Stitchcraft Apr-May 1944, Darren BallFreehand machine embroidery with applique and photographic heat transfer on vintage handkerchiefDORIS Stitchcraft Aug-Sept 1946, Darren BallFreehand machine embroidery with applique and photographic heat transfer on vintage handkerchiefMONA Stitchcraft Jul-Aug 1947 VERA Stitchcraft May-June 1945, Darren BallFreehand machine embroidery with applique and photographic heat transfer on vintage handkerchiefMore from Darren Ball Textile ArtistProjectLégumesProjectLes FleursProjectLadies & GentlemenProjectTextile NarrativesProjectBespoke Framing