To celebrate the two-year anniversary of the Fine Works hub, we wanted to give you an insight into a typical day in the life of our Open the Gates programme. Funded by the National Lottery...

"A Mother" is a new one-woman performance which is heading to Edinburgh Fringe Festival this Summer. Profits from the play will be donated to Fine Cell Work. Here, the play's Producer Emma Mahony shares her background...

 At a time when feminism and women’s rights are more relevant and urgent than ever, Mim Skinner’s Jailbirds: Lessons from a Women’s Prison sheds light on the UK's female prison population - approx 5% of the...

“[Stitching] helps relieve the boredom and loneliness when that cell door closes and you're on your own with nothing but your thoughts and regrets. FCW helps relieve some of that anxiety, frustration and depression.”- Peter,...

"I stitched with Fine Cell Work in prison for two years. It took me about the same amount of time to get into the group in the first place, the waiting list was so long....

Want to help Fine Cell Work to keep providing paid, creative and productive work to even more prisoners around the country, helping them to acquire skills, confidence and pride and to look forward to a...

For those of you who read my blog post last year you will be aware that stitching was my life line when I was diagnosed with depression. This is still true, although I am not...

To coincide with Mental Health Awareness Week, we wanted to share with you a recent letter sent to us by one of our stitchers, Roy, who explains how Fine Cell Work has helped him cope...

It is always a pleasure and honour to be asked to collaborate with an artist or institution such as The Old Vic. These collaborations offer a great opportunity for our stitchers to feel involved in...