Thanks Sheena. Sorry you can't make it. Most of them are really nice folk, some can take an hour of attention and trying on and then not buy but generally I'm on their lists now which is good and I have some great conversations with really intelligent people who I don't normally come into contact with

I'm not sure what to say about cleaning copper, sometimes it seems really greasy and I don't know why. I'm sure you'll work it out, every day is a new learning curve otherwise I suppose it would become boring. I know I need a challenge, today mine was making settings for big Labradorite, one rectangle and the other a lozenge. The bit of gold wire I bought is so pale I can't tell it apart from the silver ones so I'll probably have to buy a big red gold and hope that it's good enough. Hey ho!