Get a Hobby: Diet Cig's Alex Luciano on Crafting

We're super nosy, here at Dork. We want to know what bands favourite pancake recipes are, what they watch on TV, what they have on their bedside table - and what their hobbies are (so we can steal them and have all the fun).

In the first of a new series, Diet Cig's Alex Luciano tells us all about what she gets up to in her spare time. It's crafting, FYI. But not sticking together loo rolls like you did when you were younger (just us?), she's taken it to a whole new level.

Hey Alex, how’s it going? Enjoying 2018 so far? Hey! It's going great, 2018 has been super awesome so far! We've been hanging out and prepping for tour and just feeling good. How did you get into crafting, then? I’ve been crafting for as long as I can remember! My mom was always sewing and taught me how to use a sewing machine when I was young, so growing up we always made crafts and found fun ways to create together. I think one of our first projects was turning socks into little caterpillar stuffed animals! Did you find it tough to learn? In general, no, but some projects are harder than others. My weavings (pictured) are sort of difficult to set up, I had to take a class to learn. But some things like embroidery and sewing I always picked up pretty quickly. Do you take crafting supplies with you when you’re off on tour? When we first started touring, I used to take a whole milk crate full of every kind of supply I could think of, but as we toured more often, I realized that it was a little excessive and there wasn’t a lot of time to craft on tour. I’ve recently decided to just pack my favourite markers and a few stickers and keep it to that.