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...

Fine Cell Work's Open the Gate Programme, funded by the National Lottery Community Fund, supports prisoners with reintegration into society upon their release from prison.   The programme offers a range of support to prison leavers, who we...

“I’ve been a member of Fine Cell Work for just over 8 years now and it has been the best experience ever, I never knew how to stitch before and now I can’t go a...

"There were a fair number of raised eyebrows back in 1997 when I described my new job selling prisoners’ embroidery, in Lady Anne Tree’s bold words, 'to top shops'. A sweet and rather lunatic idea,...