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Our mission is to improve mental wellbeing through our workshops and experiences. We curate our teachers and hosts carefully to ensure that they are of high quality.
That's why we provide a money-back guarantee*: If you're unsatisfied with this experience, just leave it at least 20 minutes before it ends, and tell us (the ClassBento team) the reason for your dissatisfaction within 4 hours of that time, and we'll provide you with a refund.
* We may choose to limit our refund per customer at £500. In some rare cases, we may also require you to show us your photo ID before we process the refund.
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Learn the art of embroidery near Forest of Dean and celebrate a beloved pet!
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arrow_right_alt arrow_downward- How to create a bold, clear outline of your pet.
- How to transfer that design to your fabric.
- How to create beautiful, clean lines using a variety of outline stitches.
- How to embellish your work with a number of nature-inspired stitches.
- How to frame your artwork using your hoop (this is called hoopla!)
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What you'll get
- An embroidery hoop, material, needles and thread to complete your pet portrait!
- Tea, coffee and treats.
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Knowledge required
Beginner-friendly.
What to bring
A packed lunch.
Location
Pludds Village Hall, Ash Dene Road, The Pludds, Ruardean and Livinloom Home, Gloucester Road, Ross-on-Wye (varies by date; click the date selector to see details)
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Becky Mackay, aka Arts for Animals, started over 14 years ago, based on my love of embroidery and nature. Inspired by the work of Beatrix Potter, I wanted to make people fall in love with and appreciate the beauty of nature, with the medium of embroidery feeling like the perfect choice to represent fur, feathers, and fluff.Over time, my love of fiber arts extended to the world of knitting, especially projects that involved knitting in the round and knitting colorwork or stranded knitting—the drawing of the knitting world!Drawing and painting have also always accompanied me throughout my life, and I especially love using colored pencils and watercolors/gouache.I would describe my work as whimsical and homely, and it always comes back to my obsession with the natural world.The main body of my teaching has been at Artspace Cinderford, where I have run art classes for over 7 years for both children and adults.I also teach classes at local village halls in the Forest of Dean area and am excited to start teaching at a local workshop venue in Ross-on-Wye at the start of 2027.When I'm not teaching, I work in the horticultural sector and have worked on organic farms for the last 12 years, growing vegetables, flowers, and willow commercially. It has very much influenced my artistic work, as I am year on year meeting new creatures and aspects of the natural world to fall in love with and to inspire new work.
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