Pocahontas Costume

Carly had a school assignment to study and educate others on a person in history - she chose Pocahontas.  For her school presentation, I wanted her to seem authentic, so I made her a Pocahontas costume to wear.  (Plus, being 10 years old and in women's clothing sizes, it's really hard to find a modest Indian costume!)  I bought all of the materials at JoAnn's.  The suede cloth already had the cut-outs and fringes, so basically all I did was take one of her basic form church dresses, and use it as a pattern to cut the dress for this costume.  Then I sewed the sides and shoulders together, and voila!  It was ready.  I also bought the Indian-looking trim at JoAnn's and sewed it along skirt bottom.  The feather band on her head came from the $1.00 spot at JoAnn's, and again, I only added the trim by sewing machine.  Her wig came from KMart on sale for $7.00 and the brown tights are from Target.  The turquoise around her neck were string of beads also from JoAnn's that I strung onto elastic cord for a quick necklace.  All in all, this was an easy project and I am pleased with the outcome of the look.  She looked great for the presentation at school!