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International Swap! by Kestrel 10 years ago

Hey guys, I've decided to host an international swap :] you'll send me a number of bracelets, and I'll swap them with bracelets other people send me. You could end up with a bracelet from anywhere in the world!

There's a number of rules I want you all to be aware of:

1. Due date for getting my address and getting your bracelets sent in to me is the 22nd February, especially if you're in the US. Remember that unlike the other mods who may regularly host swaps, I live in England rather than the States, so it will take longer for your bracelets to arrive with me. I would like to have all bracelets swapped and sent out again by March 6th, which gives a week and a half for the last international mail to be sent out to arrive.

2. No chinese staircase, chevron, candy stripe, kumihimo, or wrap bracelets please. If you want to make a tutorial bracelet, please PM me first to check it's okay to do so - although zolino, shaped zigzags, peruvian waves, wellenbands etc are all perfectly fine.

3. Bracelets must have 5 inches of knotted area, and at least 5 inches of braid, clasp, etc. for tying onto ones wrist. Therefore, it should measure at least 10 inches in total length. If your bracelet(s) do not meet these specifications, I will send them back to you and you will not be participating. Just because they fit your wrist does not mean they will fit others! 5 inches is the smallest wrist size I've heard of, and 9 is the largest. In order for your bracelet to fit anyone elses wrist, it must meet these specifications.
*If your bracelet is way too big, you can always tie a knot part way through the braid and cut it after in order to be closer to your wrist size.

4. No more than 4 bracelets per person, please, and in total, your bracelets should not add up to more than 80 strings. So, for example, you could send me two 30 string bracelets and one 20, or 4 20 string bracelets - as long as each bracelet is a minimum of 10 strings wide. There is no string limit size on individual bracelets, just the 80 string maximum total.

5. Once you have finished your bracelets, send me a PM, and I will explain then what you need to do to get my address. Do not PM me until your bracelets are completed.

6. I will be posting individual pictures of the bracelets sent in. This is a secret-Santa type event, so the people you get your bracelet from will be a mystery. Therefore, please don't post a picture of the bracelet(s) you made. Once I have received all the bracelets I will be taking pictures and uploading them to the "Unknown" account. When you have received your bracelet please go to the corresponding photo and let use know that you got it so the person that made it can let you know :). Once the person has said that they were the one to make it the photo will be transferred to them.

7. If you have any questions after reading all the of the swap please feel free to send me a PM.

8. Happy knotting, everyone :] - Tony

RE: International Swap! by Arismende 10 years ago

That's awesome, Tony, I hope I'll find the time to join :)

RE: International Swap! by Sammoning (moderator) 10 years ago

One swap finished and another one begins, that's great :> I will definately try to make some nice things!

RE: International Swap! by FriendlyStache 10 years ago

Great! I've never sent anything outside of the us. How long would it take? Do you want stamps for sending the bracelets back to us?

RE: International Swap! by Kestrel 10 years ago

FriendlyStache, when I lived in Northern Ireland, it used to take about a week for something to arrive from the United States, so I would assume it's none too different for where I live now. I can only use UK stamps from here, though, so don't worry about sending me stamps or anything, I'll have that covered :]

RE: International Swap! by elizabeth_s 10 years ago

I want to do this, I've never entered a swap before! Plus I also live in England which is good! :D

RE: International Swap! by Prncsssarahj32 10 years ago

I'd love to participate in this! Gonna pick my patterns right now!

RE: International Swap! by athenamaximum 10 years ago

So excited! Picking out my patterns right now!

RE: International Swap! by Arismende 10 years ago

Ha! - This swap was a great motivation for finishing some pending projects yesterday! - So it seems I'm in :)

RE: International Swap! by Kestrel 10 years ago

:D

Don't forget guys, if you're stuck for pattern ideas, you can always check out the monthly challenge posts

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