I got to retire: Seamstress closing shop after 40 years in business [Video]

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG/Gray News) – A business owner in Ohio is closing her doors after being open for four decades.

Mary Cianci, the owner of Sew-N-Such, is retiring this week.

After sewing everything from wedding dresses to Junior Solheim Cup uniforms, she says she needs to call it a career.

“I really love the people. I love what I do,” Cianci said. “But I’m getting old, and the body is falling apart. I got to retire.”

The shop isn’t closing for lack of business either. In fact, it’s bustling with customers, sounds of sewing machines and laughter. But Cianci said she’s ready for a new chapter.

For the last four years, she’s worked alongside her cousin Ellen Schnapp.

“It’s been a wild ride because Mary is a unique person,” Schnapp said with a little laugh.

According to Cianci, a love of sewing runs in her family.

“My great-grandmother was a tailor, my …