Homemade Pirate Costume - Ideas For Making The Perfect Pirate Costume

AHOY All Ye Pirates! Are you looking for the best ideas for making a homemade pirate costume? In this article you will get some of the best ideas of how to make a homemade pirate costume, along with patterns, makeup tutorial videos and how to make and where to buy pirate accessories.

One of the main reasons that I really like pirate costumes so much is because you can easily put together a homemade pirate costume by using things which you probably have lying around the house.

If you’d like to include a few purchased essential accessories to it you’ll be able to, however, undoubtedly you will be able to make a pretty good homemade pirate costume by using your own clothes, fabric and makeup.

There are various looks associated with a pirate and also when it comes to it, your homemade pirate costume mainly depends upon the position you’ll be using on the pirate ship.

If you really like more of a lavish look, then the use of a long coats, feathered hat coupled with maybe a peg-leg accessory you then definitely could be the captain of your own pirate ship.

For anyone who favors a much more grungy look with a mixture of stripes and eye patches, you could then quite nicely turn yourself into a rigger or maybe a quartermaster.

This is actually the ideal Halloween costume for women, kids, men, and couples. The look of the character that you want for your own personal homemade pirate costume might be sexy, scary or funny.

You’ll be able to select almost any sort based on the pirate character you would like to replicate as your Halloween pirate costume.

There are plenty of different styles of pirate costumes available.

If you want some great ideas for pirate costumes check out the pages below and you can get some awesome ideas of what sort of homemade pirate costume you would like to make.

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Tips For Making Your Homemade Pirate Costume

Here are a few tips that will help with what you’ll need to make a homemade pirate costume.

When you are picking fabric specifically for your style of pirate costume, pick out fabric that has dark earthy colors.
Besides Captain Hook, a great many pirate outfits don’t show up as intense bright colors or have a lot of pattern or detail to them.
It’s best to stick with solid colors like black, grey, deep burgundy or navy blue are typical.
You could possibly throw in lighter colors among the mix, however keep them muted and warm; e.g. cream, beige, pale yellow, tan, etc.

Homemade Pirate Costume Patterns

Here are a few patterns if you plan on going all out and making an authentic homemade pirate costume.

If you have your heart set on putting together an authentic pirate costume and you are good at sewing the patterns below would be a great place to start.

However, you really need to give yourself plenty of time to put your whole pirate look together.

Simplicity 0627 Sewing Pattern Men’s Costume Pirate Johnny Depp Size BB L,XL Simplicity 4914 sewing pattern makes Misses Pirate Costumes in sizes 6-8-10-12 Simplicity Sewing Pattern 3677 Misses Costumes, HH (6-8-10-12)Simplicity 2333 Sew Pattern MEN’S COSTUME ~ Pirate , Mad Hatter – Size XS, S, M Butterick Sewing Pattern 6295 Children’s/Girl’s/Boy’s Pirate Costumes Simplicity Sewing Pattern 3618 Misses Costumes, RR (14-16-18-20)Burda Sewing pattern, 2452, Burda Style, Pirate costume,Kwik Sew K3804 Pirate Costumes Sewing Pattern, Size XS-S-M-L-XL Simplicity Andrea Schewe Pattern 2561 Toddler Pirate Costumes Sizes 1/2-1-2-3-4

You must remember pirates were all about layers, so be ready to create several pieces specifically for your pirate costume.

This is the time you need to dig into your closet and see what is hidden in those dark corners or you could head off to your nearest thrift store and find some cool threads to add to your pirate costume.

You will quite often see pirates dressed in long sleeve shirts, along with a vest and overcoat, partnered with a belt or waist sash, stockings or long johns underneath their pants, and boots.

Usually their clothes are pretty tattered especially the pants.

Maybe pirates did have a couple sets of clothing; the thing is they simply liked wearing everything they owned at the same time.

Maybe it was their limited closet space or being at sea had to be pretty chilly. No matter what, layering was pretty fashionable in those days and pirates evidently knew this.

So if you want to be a pirate don’t forget to do a little layering when you are creating your homemade pirate costume.

How To Make A Homemade Pirate Costume For Women

These first two videos will give you an idea of how you can put together a easy inexpensive pirate costume in no time flat.

Visit your local second hand store or dig into your closet and see what treasures you can find to put together a cool,cheap pirates costume .

These costumes might not be replicas or authentic but they will give you an idea of what you can throw in jiffy.

Make a Homemade Pirate Costume Simple And Easy

Here is a video showing how you can make a homemade pirate costume out of what’s in your closet. This is perfect for those last minute Halloween parties.

This video shows how you can easy put together a Halloween Pirate costume using a few old pieces of clothing from your closet or the second hand store.

Homemade Pirate Costume Accessories

Together with layers, pirates also really love to accessorize.

Sure, they might look like big and tough on the outside but they sure like to adorn themselves.

However, that being said, the best way to compliment your homemade pirate costume would be with items like:

bandanas,
one gold hoop earrings ( and if a you are a guy an earring on a single ear works best)
eye patches
a gold tooth is a nice touch
over-sized belt buckles,
costume hand guns
swords
and of course the list goes on and on…….
A parrot on a pirate’s shoulder is a also great an awesome accessory.

More Pirate Costume Accessories

Here are some some Accessories for you to add to your homemade pirate costume that will make it more authentic.

Rubie’s Costume Pirate Headband with Dreads Caribbean Pirate Hat Party Accessory (1 count) (1/Pkg)Plastic Pirate Cutlass Sword Costume Accessory FunWorld Caribbean Pirate Accessory Kit, Silver, One Size Hanerdun® Lace-up Corset Elastic Cinch Belt Waist Belt Two Sizes Deluxe Molded Pirate Hat (Standard)Brown Leatherette Tri-fold Caribbean Pirate Hat, Jack Forum Novelties Pirate Parrot Prop Pirate Eye Patch Party Favor Jacobson Hat Company Pirate Headwrap

Pirate Makeup Ideas That You’ll Love

I simply love this video by Alyson Tabbitha, she does an amazing Jack Sparrow Makeup Transformation that is the perfect Cosplay tutorial.

Now who doesn’t like Jack Sparrow and this is one of the BEST Jack Sparrow cosplay I’ve seen so far! She makes a Great Johnny Depp/Jack Sparrow.

Captain Jack Sparrow Make-Up

Jack Sparrow Wig – Cosplay Tutorial

After so many requests Alyson Tabbitha had to completely make a new wig and record the process for her amazing Jack Sparrow Makeup Transformation. This is really a awesome tutorial and if you have plans of dressing like Jack Sparrow you’ll get loads of ideas from this video.

Yet One More Jack Sparrow Makeup Tutorial

Here’s a short how to video on contouring your face and making it look sunburned and tanned, just like Captain Jack Sparrow from the Pirate’s of the Caribbean movie.

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Sexy Halloween Pirate Costume Look With Makeup and Hair

This video will give you a few more ideas!

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