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Hello friends!
I'm here today to introduce a new special feature to the community.
Once a week, usually on a Tuesday, both Fandom-themed and General Crafting questions will be answered by a woman who lives for crafting, or macgyvering as she likes to call it.
Let's welcome, 
miss_macgyver, to the fold! :D
She only accepts queries via email @ miss.macgyver@gmail.com, so as she says, ask away!
Her first post answers a question regarding the reproduction of a Boromir Outfit from Lord of the Rings. It's totally worth a peek!
Dear Miss MacGyver,
I literally have *no* sewing experience, but I love costuming. I want to make my own Boromir costume, but am afraid I will sew my fingers to the cloth if I so much as touch a sewing machine; what should I do? How do I start and not have some horrible expensive mess on my hands when I finish?
~Messed-Up in Minas Tirith.
Answer:
Dear Messed-Up,
Being afraid of sewing machines is nothing new, and it's certainly not embarassing. Without taking the proper care, small but nasty mishaps can happen. But no worries!
I've learned from my extensive experience in costume design for the theatre, is that you don't always have to sew a piece from scratch to make it look good. You're going for the effect afterall, and sometimes just throwing together items and tweaking here and there will work for the effect.
I always say that before you can start a project of this magnitude, you need to know exactly what you *can* do, what you *will* do if you have to (ie skills you'll learn or practice) and what you are definitely *not* willing to do. That way you've set out some very strong guidelines and a blue print to work from when you set out to make your costume.
Unfortunately I can't teach you how to sew, but I can give you some options on how to put together a costume that will keep the stitching to the basic minimum.
Happy Crafting!
<3 bbunny