I thought I might run out of time, or spend too much money, so I did look through all the costume shops for her costume. WOWZA, she is only 11, but she can't wear a kids costume and the women's pirate costumes are a much too risque'. I don't know how to spell that word.
SO....... off to the fabric store.
Start with a boys dress shirt
cut the collar off rounded likesew a casing and thread it with elastic. and that is where I stopped, because I thought it looked so cute, maybe we can reuse this later.
I decided to make the cuffs seperate, so miss picky can take them off if they bother her.
rounded works better
sew a casing in the small end and thread it with elastic the length of her wrist.
Add lace of cours
Brown fabric, I cut a strip of fabric for the sash.
red and brown stripes, I hunted and hunted and finally found some in the quilt shop. It was expensive and I didn't think I got quite enough so that is why I made the brown skirt to go under it.
I didn't hem it, but I am excited because I can re-use this too. I am going to give it a cute finish or ruffles? She needs a brown skirt.
think its pretty cute! all it really cost me in the end was the striped stuff that I spent too much on.
($7 bucks)
5 comments:
Love the costume! So cute!
LOVE this costume!! :) So much better than the women's ones.
Super cute! A Pirate is my usual 'go-to' for Halloween when I'm not prepared and this one looks great. Thanks for sharing at Etcetorize~
Love it. She is so cute too.
where did you get the cuff fabric? Off of the tail of the shirt?
Since there are plenty of pirate costumes around, adding a personal touch to the costume is always the best way to create a sense of uniqueness for your own costume.
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