Join me as we travel to Middle Earth - the setting for the wonderful works of J.R.R. Tolkien - and work to create your own Elven Cloak (as were gifted by Galadriel to the Hobbits and the rest of the The Fellowship to help them hide them from unfriendly eyes.)

We will take a look at the literary descriptions of clothing in The Hobbit and The Lord of The Rings, the historical influences on Hobbit dress, and discuss the variations depicted in art and film. 

The class will be casual, conversational, and very hands on - with room for lots of discussion and sharing. 

I'll walk students through the cloak creation process, step by step, and in the end they will have created a lovely garment AND mastered some important sewing skills. Students will learn to take their own measurements, choose appropriate fabrics, cut out their patterns, and sew them together using an assortment of fine hand-sewing techniques. 

We will hand sew all the pieces, starting each step in class and finishing the steps as homework each week. 

Students do not *need* to have any prior sewing knowledge or skills (just some fine motor control with a needle & thread and the ability to use scissors) but this will be a class with LOTS of hand sewing, and students should be prepared to stick with it and work hard on each week's homework if they want to complete the project with the rest of the class. 

This project will NOT require the use of a sewing machine, and students are encouraged not to "cheat" and use one to make their projects go faster - part of the learning is in mastering hand-sewing skills and seeing them improve!

This class is listed as an "Arts" course, but it will also feature elements of history, social studies, and literature in our discussion topics!

Students may alternatively choose to make their cloak to suit non-Hobbit characters (Dwarves, humans, and elves, etc.) as well!

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Week 1- Introduction to project, pattern drafting, share fabric choices. Cut and begin sewing!

Week 2 - Hood assembly and sewing

Week 3 - Finishing & Hobbit-style tea & snack in celebration!