Groovy Textiles sale at the Pagoda

11th September

Not to be missed for so many reasons - a one-off sale of fabulous textiles made by prisoners for the charity Fine Cell Work - at THE PAGODA. So you get to see amazing work at an amazing place and support a great charity - all in one!!

LANDMARK LOCATION FOR EXHIBITION AND SALE IN SUPPORT OF LANDMARK PRISON PROJECT

Blackheath landmark, the Pagoda, hosts an exhibition and sale of Fine Cell Work, covetable cushions and quilts, hand-stitched in prison, Friday 11th September, 10.30am-7.00pm
Blackheath’s chinoiserie architectural curiosity the Pagoda plays host on Friday, 11th September to an exhibition and sale of stunning embroidered products by Fine Cell Work, the charity that runs 26 rehabilitation projects teaching superb needlework skills to prison inmates.

The event runs from 10.30-7.00pm and at 2.30pm, Dr Katy Emck, Fine Cell Work’s Executive Director, will provide an insight into the transforming effects of this skilled and gentle work on offenders when she gives a talk with slides centred on the charity’s current quilts projects for the Victoria & Albert Museum. Admission is by suggested donation of £2. Beautiful and brilliant hand-embroidered cushions, quilts and accessories will be on sale, with price tags from £15 for small accessories and from £50 for cushions to £1000 for king-size quilts that take hundreds of painstaking hours of work to create.

Fine Cell Work’s cushions demand a place on your sofa with a choice that is hard to beat and are a quick and comparatively cheap way to revamp your home. Bang-on-trend modern designs nestle beside exquisite but more conventional floral designs. There are also cushions for men, for kids and even for dogs. There’s even a bespoke service so that you can have the design of your dreams created in needlepoint; discuss it with Fine Cell Work’s team at the show and they will set the work rolling so that you will have your cushion ready to give at Christmas.

New for Autumn 09 is the Architectural Icons series of tapestry cushions which includes London Skyline and Battersea Power Station designs by Hazel Townsend (£75 each*). Other choices include Union Jack cushions in a choice of needlepoint (£95*) or unique vintage fabric appliqué (£125*), animal appliqué cushions with the embroiderers’ imaginations given free rein on the back to add witty quips or additions to the storyline on the front (£65 each), large lacquer-red linen White Urchin (£125*) and Leaf (£115*) cushions, as well as the vibrant oriental Poppy design on a choice of white or black backgrounds (£125*). Fine Cell Work’s charming quilts are priced from £50 for sweet cot covers, £95 for singles, £400 for doubles to £1000 for king-sized, all depending on the intricacy of each design. Everything is hand-stitched, with many designs by top designers names such as Cath Kidston, Nina Campbell and Nicholas Haslam.