This is a badge bit (
BB) that is part of the
PEM curriculum. Completing this BB is part of getting the
wood badge in
Textiles.
Now that we're getting a bit more advanced in our textiles experiences, let's make clothes starting with the natural raw material.
Minimum requirements:
- Start with the prepared fiber or animal skin and turn it into yarn, fabric or leather
- Create two short-sleeved or sleeveless shirts. Options include:
- Sewn from woven cloth
- Sewn from leather
- Knit/crochet using finer yarn
Provide proof of the following as pictures or
video (<2 min):
- Processing the material
- Creating the shirts
- Somebody wearing the finished items showing that they are a reasonable fit