Ariadne
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So I'm starting a sewing class this month for three 15 year olds and a 19 year old (and anyone else who wanders in). I spent the first lesson just getting them to understand how clothes are constructed, how the seams work and how curved shapes are fitted to the body to look like straight lines, etc. They've all decided to make cloaks as their first project but they will be all different types and lengths. I figure it's a simple pattern so it should work just as well as shorts or a skirt for beginners. I'm planning to use one of the cloak patterns to teach them how to make their own. One of them wants a shoulder half cloak which if I remember correctly is just a half circle with a band, easy pattern to make. After that will be selecting material and teaching them how to lay out the pattern on the fabric to cut.
Anyway, long story short, does anyone have any advice?
Anyway, long story short, does anyone have any advice?