Baby Buccaneer Costume

1. Prewash all garments in Synthrapol and allow time to dry.

2. For Bib: With the Identipen, either trace or draw a design you like onto the cotton.

3. Using the red Jacquard Textile Colors paint and a brush, paint the edge binding of the bib and let dry.

4. Using the black Jacquard Textile Colors paint and a brush, paint the background of the bib right up to the red border and skeleton design and allow to dry. After drying, iron bib 3 minutes overall to make the paint permanent and washable.

5. Optional: outline the skeleton with the Glow Paint, let dry, and cure for 72 hours (before ever washing the bib).

6. Using a stiff cardboard, and making it a tight fit, slide the Bloomers over the cardboard so that the entire width of the pants and legs are stretched flat.

7. Using the black Jacquard Textile Colors paint, make stripes any size you like. We painted the stripes about one inch wide and one inch apart. Paint stripes on both sides (front and back) of the bloomers. Allow to dry. Heatset with an iron as with bib.

9. Using a sharp pair of scissors, cut the edges of the dyed black Infant Short Sleeved T into zigzag ragged points.

10. To make the Childrens Wide Brim Sun Hat look like a "pirate hat": Pinch the center front brim together to make it pointed. Run a few stitches in black thread through the 2 layers of the front brim. Then stitch the center back of the brim to the crown of the hat at the center back with a few thread stitches.

11. For the Red Waist Sash: Using Procion MX dye #10 (Fire Red, lukewarm water, Soda Ash Fixer, and salt as per the Procion Silk Dyeing Instructions), dye the Habotai Silk Scarf. The scarves come with rolled hems. If the scarf, when tied, is too long, you can hem it to the right size or cut the ends in a zigzag pattern or cut the scarf and let the ends fray like real pirates wore them!