Dear Spiders, A couple of days ago, one of our English Arachne members wrote to me for advice. I'll not put her on the spot by identifying her, but I think that her situation needs to be known. She told me that an American woman had contacted her and had told her she was a lacemaker. I believe she contacted her through email, but am not sure. At any rate, she told our friend that she was in England to be married to a man there whom she had met on the internet. They had had a disagreement, and she asked if she could come to stay at our friend's house until she left for the U.S. She had told our friend that she was a member of IOLI, and our friend had given her contact information for local lace groups, which the woman never followed up on. In fact, although she had come to England to get married, she had not brought a lace pillow! I checked for her name in the current IOLI directory, and she does not appear there. While not all of Arachne membership is active, I have never seen her name on the list. I cautioned our friend not to invite her into her home, as there were too many inconsistencies in the woman's story, and I was concerned that she might be victimized.
I write this to let others in England know that this has happened and to be cautious about total strangers who approach you asking for favors based on lace. It's a sad thing when we have to be so cautious, but I don't want any of you to be taken advantage of... Clay Clay Blackwell Lynchburg, VA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
