There is a UK organisation called "Fine Cell Work": http://www.finecellwork.co.uk/
"Fine Cell Work is a Registered Charity that teaches needlework to prison inmates and sells their products." It seems there is no problem with needles, pins etc in this context. Margery. ================================================ [email protected] in North Hertfordshire, UK ================================================ > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Lesley Blackshaw > Sent: Tuesday 03 March 2009 19:32 > To: Arachne > Subject: Re: [lace] No stupid question? Really? Prisons and > Lacemaking] > > Susan Reishus wrote: > > This discussion brings several things to mind. There is > much prison focus for teaching knitting and crochet in the > US, but some disallow knitting because of the knitting > needles/pins and only allow crochet. > > > > One would think of bobbins as relatively harmless by > comparison. <S> > > Ah, but it's the pins that would be the problem. I have a friend who > works in a women's prison and she says that anything that > could be the > agent of self-harm is not allowed. Which is a shame; lacemaking, as > someone has just said, is very theraputic. > > Lesley > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing > the line: > unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to > [email protected] > - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
