So it's Class Day at school and this year we're good ole' pirates.. Arrggghhh!! This took me about 45 minutes to complete. I started out with an XL T-shirt, which on me is HUGE. I had to downsize it quite a bit! I had a white shirt and black jeans and when I looked up pirate costumes most had a red or reddish vest. That being said, this was the only shirt that I could find that I was "allowed" to cut up. I felt guilty for it being a US Freedom shirt, but it was this or nothing. So here goes.
Then I turned it it right side out and put a pin where I was going to sew a seam and make it smaller. I shortened the length of the shoulders and sides. I also marked where I wanted the curve of the "U" to lie and cut it out.
Then I turned it back inside out and tried it on. Make sure you don't stick yourself with the pins. Make any adjustments if you need to.When you try it on, make a note of how short you want it to be and mark it with a pin.
And the bottom hem of the vest. By the way this picture shows the excess fabric cut off, but oh well..
Cut off all excess fabric. I cut about 1/2 an inch away from my seam.
Add some "pirate-esque" buttons. I luckily had 3.
My finished vest. I only sewed the bottom hem. I didn't see the need for anything else. I still looks good and hey pirates weren't the fanciest people so it really doesn't matter. You can sew all the seams though if you wish. In the picture you can kind of see the emblem from the front of the shirt but in usual light I didn't see anything.
Not the best pirate costume compared to my friends, but oh well! It was fun!
Oh and I also made a little eye-patch. I just free drew the shape of an eye-patch on some black and white fabric, sewed them together and turned right-side out and added the red top-stitching. Then I just poked two holes in the white material on the back and threaded some yarn through. As I said, I wasn't going for perfect work here. I had only a little time to be crafty and this is what resulted.
Pirate on folks :)
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