How To... Stem Stitch

Learn how to hand-embroider by joining Fine Cell Work's new Virtual Stitch Club. The third stitch we're teaching is Stem Stitch, with its beautiful twisted rope appearance. Perfect for beginners, we'd love to see you...

How To... Chain Stitch

Learn how to hand-embroider by joining Fine Cell Work's new Virtual Stitch Club. Second in our series is how to do a Chain Stitch. Perfect for beginners, we'd love to see you share your stitching...

How To... Stitch a French Knot

Learn how to hand-embroider by joining Fine Cell Work's new Virtual Stitch Club. First, we're teaching the French Knot. Perfect for beginners, we'd love to see you share your stitching on Instagram @finecellwork with #virtualstitchclub....

Our Reading List - prison books

More and more of us are turning to books to help fill our time, so we thought we'd bring you some of our top recommendations within the different areas of the Fine Cell Work sphere. ...

A note from Anthony

We have been keeping in touch with the apprentices enrolled in our Open the Gates programme whilst our Hub is closed and continue to be blown away by the resilience that they are showing in the face of...

Business Unusual - Dealing with a pandemic

Replicated as originally written for russellwebster.comIt goes against every instinct we have in the charity sector to be unable to provide support for the people who rely on us. Yet with guidance from the government becoming...

Ai Weiwei on Human Touch

“I started working with Fine Cell Work when they showed me the possibilities. I was to provide a creation or design for people who were in jail to work on. For me that was a...

Andrew on stitching the Ai Weiwei piece

“It is very humbling to be chosen for special commissions as it means Fine Cell Work has trust in me to do a good job. I am proud to contribute. The tiny details stitched with...

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....