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Sewing our way to SUCCESS

‘I finally found the courage to do what I love’

Gillian Redin, 63, is the founder of Lovingabag, and lives in Loughton, Essex.

I’ve always loved sewing, but I never had the confidence to do it full-time. My nana Rose taught me how to crochet when I was 10, and I made a blanket that I’ve still got today.

After leaving school, I qualified as a hairdresser and then worked as a teaching assistant for 18 years – if there was anything arty going on, I was always in the thick of it. When COVID-19 struck, I had

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