Crafts CouncilDirectoryDarren Ball Textile ArtistLadies & GentlemenAboutThis work is made in response to Darren’s collection of 1940s ‘Stitchcraft’ magazines. Vintage handkerchiefs and other textile finds all hint at past lives, these are reimagined here. The textile items inform the choice of figurative image used and suggest possible narratives. ‘Stitchcraft’ photographs and drawings provide the figurative element and ideas evolve from personal experiences, cultural references, film or textile histories. Darren Ball Textile ArtistCarmarthenshire, WalesCelia Dolly, Darren BallFreehand machine and hand embroidery with applique, handknit and embellishment on calicoCherry, Darren BallFreehand machine and hand embroidery with applique, handknit and embellishment on vintage handkerchiefMatinee Idol, Darren BallFreehand machine embroidery with applique, handknit and embellishment on vintage handkerchiefLadies & GentlemenAboutThis work is made in response to Darren’s collection of 1940s ‘Stitchcraft’ magazines. Vintage handkerchiefs and other textile finds all hint at past lives, these are reimagined here. The textile items inform the choice of figurative image used and suggest possible narratives. ‘Stitchcraft’ photographs and drawings provide the figurative element and ideas evolve from personal experiences, cultural references, film or textile histories. Darren Ball Textile ArtistCarmarthenshire, WalesCelia Dolly, Darren BallFreehand machine and hand embroidery with applique, handknit and embellishment on calicoMatinee Idol, Darren BallFreehand machine embroidery with applique, handknit and embellishment on vintage handkerchiefCherry, Darren BallFreehand machine and hand embroidery with applique, handknit and embellishment on vintage handkerchiefMore from Darren Ball Textile ArtistProjectLégumesProjectLes FleursProjectBrighton BelleProjectTextile NarrativesProjectBespoke Framing