[5] Patrons of the charity include Libby Purves, Dame Judi Dench and The Lord Ramsbotham, former Chief Inspector of Prisons.

Prisoners receive a small payment for the needlework, estimated to be an average of 24 hours of cell work per person per week.

Following a grant from the National Lottery, in 2017[9] Fine Cell Work set up a training workshop in London to help ex-offenders develop skills and further qualifications on release from prison.

[10] Fine Cell Work has collaborated with a wide variety of designers including Cath Kidston,[11] Cressida Bell,[12] Ben Pentreath, William Yeoward, Margo Selby and Kit Kemp.

Major works have also been commissioned by the V&A for its 2010 exhibition of British Quilts, and by artists including Cornelia Parker and Gavin Turk.