Crafty Superstars » #2: Justina Blakeney

Details

Name

Justina Blakeney

Location

Brooklyn, NY, USA

Occupation

Craftypreneur, Designer, Editor and Author (Owner & Designer at Compai-- Editor at Venus Zine--Author of 99 Ways)

Website

http://www.justinablakeney.com

Crafts You Do

Knits		Crochet	Make clothes	Cook
Draw		Paint	Scrapbook	Embroiders
Sews
Others	Make furniture/decorative arts

Favorite:

Color

Green

Movie

Being John Malkovich (My favorite film out now is Persepolis)

TV Show

Sex in the City

Band

Prince

Book

99 Ways to Cut, Sew, Tie and Rock your Scarf ;-)

City

Oh that's tuff-how about a top 7? (In no particular order...) Florence Italy, Brooklyn NY, Bern Switzerland, Los Angeles CA, Berkeley CA, Vancouver BC, Paris France

Food

Sheesh- that's tough too! Let's just say my life would be a lot sadder without Japanese food and Italian.

Hobbies

Sewing, painting, singing, travel, writing, playing the guitar, visual communications, learning new languages, visiting museums, going to the cinema, web deign, swimming, playing with my nieces, dancing, knitting.

Favorite Crafts

Making clothing, accessories and design pieces from recycled materials.

What you craft along to

TV: Threadheads on the Thread Banger Channel, Project Runway, Top Chef,
Music: The Lady Tigra, NPR, Zap Mama, Sam Cooke, Missy Elliot, The Roots, Paul Simon, Serge Gainsbourg, Andrew Bird, Feist, Koop

First Project You Ever Made

I got a sewing machine for my 6th birthday (thanks mom!) The first thing that I made with it was a scrunchy for my afro. I would use old shirts as fabric and re-use the elastic from old panties for the scrunch! For me, recycling has always been the most fun and most accessible way to craft.

Favorite Items to Make

Right now, I love making dresses. I also love to make food. Okay... I like to make anything with pom-poms, or a floral mod pattern - Actually I'm going through a whole re-upholstery phase right now... gosh... I totally can't decide. I love it all!

Anything Else

Make sure to check out Justina's books - 99 Ways to Cut, Sew, Trim and Tie Your T-shirt into Something Special, 99 Ways to Cut, Sew and Deck out Your Denim, and 99 Ways to Cut, Sew, Tie and Rock your Scarf at Compai.com.

Justina Blakeney

Craft book author & Venus Zine craft editor

Questionnaire

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