Complex sentence: Gottlieb, a seamstress, began by selling her wedding ring for money that she used to buy fabric, borrowing a sewing machine, and sewing swimsuits in their small Jaffa apartment.
Split into simpler sentences: Gottlieb, a seamstress, began by selling her wedding ring for money, which she in turn used to buy fabric. She borrowed a sewing machine, and sewed swimsuits in their small Jaffa apartment.