How prisoners are stitching themselves into rich tapestry of life on the outside
Katy Emck of Fine Cell Work, Lucy Bird and Polly Scott Bolton with their brainchild at The Sage
by Helen Nugent
With heads bowed over their work, four women are stitching in a small room above a coffee shop in Central London, focusing on the intricate needlework, pausing only to change threads or reach for scissors.
The room is a kaleidoscope of colours. Shelves from floor to ceiling are stuffed with cushions in a variety of designs from Union Jacks, bulldogs and butterflies to ships and song lyrics. The origin of these cushions, and the tapestry being pored over on the table, is unusual: a collaboration between prison inmates and volunteers for the charity Fine Cell Work.....
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