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    <title>How To Make a Pilgrim Costume</title>
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      <![CDATA[Whether for a boy or a girl, a Pilgrim costume is one of the easiest costumes to make. ]]>
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        <![CDATA[A basic black outfit]]>
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        <![CDATA[Black shoes]]>
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        <![CDATA[Thick white knee socks]]>
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        <![CDATA[Several yards of white fabric or felt]]>
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        <![CDATA[Needle and thread, or a glue gun]]>
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        <![CDATA[A white half-apron]]>
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        <![CDATA[Four large gold buckles]]>
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        <![CDATA[A top hat]]>
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        <![CDATA[A plain black belt]]>
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        <![CDATA[A 36-inch white shoelace]]>
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        <title>Begin with black</title>
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          <![CDATA[Begin with a basic black outfit: An ankle-length, long-sleeve, collarless dress or a plain skirt and top for a girl, and a long-sleeve shirt and pants for a boy. Both should wear black shoes, preferably loafers.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Begin with a basic black outfit: An ankle-length, long-sleeve, collarless dress or a plain skirt and top for a girl, and a long-sleeve shirt and pants for a boy. Both should wear black shoes, preferably loafers.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[The boy's pants should be thin enough to be tucked into thick white knee socks. ]]>
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          <![CDATA[Create collars out of white fabric or felt: Measure the wearer from shoulder to shoulder across their chest, then map out a rectangle on the fabric using this measurement as the height, and double it as the width. ]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Create collars out of white fabric or felt: Measure the wearer from shoulder to shoulder across their chest, then map out a rectangle on the fabric using this measurement as the height, and double it as the width.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Cut out the rectangle and fold it in half towards you, horizontally. Mark a half circle along the fold approximately half the size of the biggest part of the wearer's head. Cut out this half circle; you should now have a rectangle with a round hole in the center.  ]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Cut out the rectangle and fold it in half towards you, horizontally. Mark a half circle along the fold approximately half the size of the biggest part of the wearer&#8217;s head. Cut out this half circle; you should now have a rectangle with a round hole in the center.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Cut out a narrow triangle at the front of the collar. Sew or hot glue this collar onto the top of the boy's shirt or the girl's dress or top. ]]>
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          <![CDATA[Cut three-inch wide white cuffs out of the fabric and sew or hot glue them onto the shirt sleeves. Add a white half-apron to a girl's costume, and tuck the boys' pants into white, knee-high socks.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Cut three-inch wide white cuffs out of the fabric and sew or hot glue them onto the shirt sleeves. Add a white half-apron to a girl&#8217;s costume, and tuck the boys&#8217; pants into white, knee-high socks.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[For a boy's outfit, get four large, picture-frame style gold buckles. If you can't find gold ones, spray paint them. Put one on a plain black belt, glue one on the front of each shoe, and glue one on the front of a top hat. ]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>For a boy&#8217;s outfit, get four large, picture-frame style gold buckles. If you can&#8217;t find gold ones, spray paint them. Put one on a plain black belt, glue one on the front of each shoe, and glue one on the front of a top hat.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Cut a 16- by 16-inch piece of fabric and lay it on a flat surface. Stretch the shoelace across the center horizontally. Affix it to the fabric with a few stitches or the glue gun. Fold the fabric in half twice so you have a square. Sew the side opposite the shoelace together; this will be the back of the bonnet. ]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Cut a 16- by 16-inch piece of fabric and lay it on a flat surface. Stretch the shoelace across the center horizontally. Affix it to the fabric with a few stitches or the glue gun. Fold the fabric in half twice so you have a square. Sew the side opposite the shoelace together; this will be the back of the bonnet.</p>]]>
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