Turns out Mom was right about a few things. Wearing clean underwear, brushing your teeth, and washing behind the ears really pays off in the social acceptance department.

So consider picking up a little more know-how from Cory Seebode. The mother and local designer behind cult fave kids’ line Baby London now offers weekly sewing lessons out of her Decatur studio.

Just bring scissors and a machine (another thing Ma should be good for). Seebode will provide the outlets and notebooks (with built-in compartments for sewing samples and scraps). After a quick overview of students’ goals (zippers? buttons?), she’ll tailor each session to everyone’s pace and preferences.

The next four-week series starts Monday, but other workshops (pattern making, advanced sewing and stitching) are in the works.

If you can’t make the regular classes, Seebode will take e-mail suggestions for dates and times that work with your schedule.

Unlike Mom, who was never up for much of that.

Baby London Clothing Co., 619 East College Avenue, suite c1 (404-687-0061 or cory@babylondonclothing.com).