Sewing and making is like a second language to me. I started very young, learning from my grandmother, who made all her own clothes, knitted Fair Isle jumpers, and made incredible delicate lace. She was a significant influence on me and also my dad, who for a time brought up my brother and me by himself, instilling in us a sense of unconventional freethinking, which helped us become capable, inquisitive rule breakers.
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