"New Inkscape users are sometimes frustrated when they search the manual (or forums) for how to draw a line, and can't find instructions. That's because "line" is a bit of a nebulous term, at least in Inkscape....although in some ways it can be confusing in any vector graphics program. What we generally think of as a line, is called a path, in Inkscape. But it's not just a matter of terminology." Read on to learn the basics!
A tutorial for beginners, teaching how to use clones to draw unique snowflakes, which are perfectly symmetrical. The tutorial is copyrighted, but the snowflake image (sf1.png) is CC-BY-NC-SA. https://forum.inkscapecommunity.com/index.php?action=articles;sa=view;article=27
Tutorial by Alexandre Prokoudine at Libre Graphics World
Just showing the basics, to get a newbie started. (sorry for weird theme color)