Volunteers' Week: A thank you

Volunteers' Week 2021: A thank you The last time our team of dedicated prison volunteers went into prison to teach embroidery, needlepoint and quilting was almost 18 months ago. As the country shut down, so...

Volunteer with us!

VOLUNTEERS In the years since fine Cell work was first established, our community has grown to include more than 100 volunteers involved in directly delivering our programmes. There are multiple ways for volunteers to get...

Volunteers' Week 2020

At Fine Cell Work, we are incredibly fortunate to have the most formidable team of volunteers supporting our work. Without them, we would not be able to support our service users in such a meaningful way. Our...

Stitching Numbers - a hand-sewn photograph

"Having just finished doing a big and long commission, I was shocked to see the arrival of another. With the deadline set for 2 months, I thought that I best get started on the project....

Wolfgang Tillmans - a volunteer's view

“It is always an honour to be asked to stitch a commission, especially one that will be sold at Sotheby’s. This piece has been an incredible joy but also a challenge for our stitchers. This...

A Tale of Two Needlepoints

“It’s quite daunting to start with. They have chains with great rings of keys. You open a door and close it behind you again, and then you open another door and close that one behind...