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“The first things I made were absolute pig's ears. I didn't understand about facings, or finishings, or anything.”

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I love how the sewers express their vision. They all have their own personalities, and that's what they bring to the room.

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If you read fashion magazines, and you couldn't afford something, or you were living outside London, you had to make it yourself.

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Even making clothes for Hollywood films, you do not get paid silly money. It is hard work and takes time.

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When I was 21, I left college and set up business Swanky Modes with three friends in Camden, North London. We were four women…

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I'll probably find it quite hard not to say what I think.

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Different types of knitwear stretch in different ways, and if it's hand-knitted then it can come undone.

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If you're unhappy with what's in stores, you can think: 'I'll do it myself.' And you can put your own personality on what you…

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Well, I've made elderflower cordial.

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I had a comfortable, middle-class upbringing and went to boarding school when I was five.

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'Sewing Bee' is making people realize that you can do it yourself.

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Yes, I was about seven when I started sewing. We were taught at school, and the first thing I made was a gathered skirt.

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