Upcoming Events

Join Fine Cell Work at one of our upcoming events and fairs.

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Friends of Michaelhouse and Fine Cell Work Reception & Sale
Tuesday 14th May, 2024, 6.00 - 8.30pm
The Michaelhouse Centre, St Michael's Church, Trinity Street, Cambridge CB2 1SU

Join Fine Cell Work for an evening reception at St. Michael's Church, where you will be able to shop a wide selection of our stitchers' exquisitely-crafted work, including cushions, tableware and giftware. Light refreshments will be provided, and speakers on the evening will include Reverend Canon Jutta Brueck, Vicar of Great St Mary's, and Victoria Gillies, Executive Director of Fine Cell Work, with more to be added.

If you would like to attend, please RSVP to events@finecellwork.co.uk.

Craftworks' Craft Really Works Showcase
Wednesday 15th May, 2024, 5.45pm - 6.25pm
Craftworks, Shoreditch Town Hall, 380 Old St, London EC1V 9LT

Fine Cell Work are honoured to have been selected to take part in the Craft Really Works showcase at Craftworks' 2024 show in Shoreditch, running from 15th to 17th May as part of London Craft Week.

Curated by Jade Ilke & Designing Futures, Craft Really Works is a collection of projects and approaches from all parts of the UK that are focused on the many positive side effects of craft. Our 'Hope Is The Key' Cushion, stitched by hand in UK prisons, was designed to celebrate Fine Cell Work's 25th anniversary, and will be on display alongside a selection of our stitchers' work.

How To Be A Craft Activist Panel Talk
Wednesday 15th - Friday 17th May
Craftworks, Shoreditch Town Hall, 380 Old St, London EC1V 9LT

Fine Cell Work's Founding Director, Katy Emck, joins Jade Ilke, Director of Designing Futures, and a panel including Vanessa Marr, founder of Domestic Dusters, and Sarah P Corbett, founder of Craftivist Collective, to discuss how creativity and craft can be a gentle force for change.

Evening Talk: The Power of Stitching Inside and Out, with Tracy Chevalier
Friday 7th June, 2024, 6pm -7pm
Millennium Gallery, 48 Arundel Gate, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield S1 2PP

Join bestselling author Tracy Chevalier to hear how her work with Fine Cell Work, teaching prisoners how to sew, culminated in the beautiful Sleep Quilt that's currently on display as part of The Ruskin Collection: Hand, Head and Heart until Sunday 1st December 2024. Tracy will be introduced by Victoria Gillies, Executive Director of Fine Cell Work.

Tickets cost £5 or Pay What You Can and can be booked here.
Please note: this event is organised by Sheffield Museums Trust.

Fine Cell Work Christmas Fair
Friday 29th November, 2024
St Peter’s Church, Notting Hill, Kensington Park Rd, London W11 2PN

Save the date for the jewel in our festive crown, our annual Christmas Fair at St Peter's Church in Notting Hill.

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