Shirley has been a licenced Bernina dealer for the last 25 years with three of those years in  Dannevirke . Shirley has been sewing since childhood and has been a dressmaker for almost as long.   She has developed a passion for tailoring.  Shirley runs the "Learn to Sew" classes and really enjoys showing people they can sew. Outside the business  her main interest is keeping fit on the Golf course and doing a good walk most mornings.