I know this is off topic, but I'm hoping that the person that asked is still on Arachne!
Several years ago, it might have been around the time of Nottingham 1998 or OIDFA Nottingham, or somewhere in between, I was demonstrating lace at, I think, the NEC for one of the craft or stitching shows on The Lace Guild's stand, and somebody from the US who I knew from Arachne - it might have been Janice or Sue Babbs??? came to the show. That person asked me if, when visiting my husband's parents in Nottingham, I could find and send them a Nottingham Fridge Magnet as when they had been there for either of the two above events, they had looked and not found one. Today, Phil and I were in the Tourist Information Centre in Nottingham (trying to find the location of a certain shop) and I spotted some fridge magnets, bought one, and now cannot find the notepad I wrote down the name and address of the person who wanted it! (I think I know the notebook it is in, and have seen it recently, but where in this house remains a mystery!). So, if the person concerned is still on Arachne, can you get in touch please? We didn't get to the castle this time, it was a case of meeting up with a friend to discuss the wreath I want her to make for my mother's funeral, and then to go and visit my parents in law. I did take some lace to Nottingham, though - after what must be two years, I have finally finished my scalloped version of the Bucks Hearts and Flowers Snowflake, and took it for that friend (also a lacemaker) and Phil's parents to see. The pattern has gone to Deborah to see if she wants to use it in a future issue of Lace (which is where the original was published several years ago). This is the snowflake which has taught me that it is possible to surround three interlocking rings with one very loopy pair of gimps, I only had one gimp thread break on me, and one of the rings got forgotten altogether when I was marking up the pattern so is missed out on my mat (whoops!). Don't ask me to diagram the process for doing three rings like that though, I had to stop and think about it each time! Now to wait and finish off the film in my camera to see if the photos I've taken of it come out OK! If the mat is published (it will likely be next year), could I ask that anyone who makes it makes a donation to a cancer charity (Macmillan Nurses in the UK) in memory of Mom - the mat is called Marguerite, which was one of her Christian names. -- Jane Partridge - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
