When Marilyn Arnold was 9 years old, her mother, a skilled seamstress, patiently taught her to sew on a vintage Singer treadle sewing machine.
As her feet pumped away at the machine in her familyâ??s farmhouse near Paris, Mo., she was smitten. â??I was in love with sewing, even when I stuck my finger and it bled,â? Ms. Arnold said.
Soon she was whirling the thread for crisp white blouses with bright red sailor collars, gathered skirts, and, in time, her entire school wardrobe. She even competed in sewing contests at the Missouri State Fair.
But she never dreamed that now, at the age of 66, she would be running her own small business, Marilyn Arnold Designs, in Leeâ??s Summit, Mo.
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