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Hey guys, I've decided to host an international summer-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 August 15th , especially if you're in the US.
I live in The Netherlands, so it will take longer for your bracelets to arrive with me if you're from the States.
I would like to have all bracelets swapped and sent out again by August 25th.

2. No chinese staircase, chevron, candy stripe, vertical wave, or wrap bracelets please. If you want to make a tutorial bracelet, please PM me first to check if it's okay to do so - although zolino, ankara, double-double wave etc are all perfectly fine.

3. Bracelets must have about 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, no more than 80 strings for all bracelets together, with a minimum of 12 strings per bracelet.
So, for example, you could send me two 30 string bracelets and one 20, or 4 20 string bracelets. There is no string limit size on individual bracelets, just the 80 string maximum total.
-I will be counting an alpha as about 1,3 times it's base-string count. So a 20 string alpha will be swapped with a 26-28 string normal if it can't be swapped with another alpha.
-Kumihimoswill only be swapped with other kumihimos or tube-bracelets, with a minimum of 24 strings per kumi. I'll be counting kumihimos as half the amount of strings for the total string-count. So a 24-string kumi will count as a 12 string normal.

5. You can use every color you like, but it's a summer-swap so I'd like to see
-summer-colors and
-flowers, butterflies, birds, sun, sunset,sunrise, rainbows, beach etc. :-)

6. I'll be counting the total amount of strings of the bracelets you've send in and try to swap them with other bracelets with about the same total string-count. So if you've send me a 40-string bracelet you may get two 20-string bracelets back, or a 16-string alpha and a 18- or 20-string normal.
I don't expect a lot of kumihimos, so you might get a kumi with less, or more, strings back.
It all depends on the bracelets you all send in!

7. Once you have finished your bracelets, send me a PM with pattern-numbers and amount of strings of the finished bracelets, and I will explain then what you need to do to get my address. Do not PM me until your bracelets are completed.

8. 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.

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

10. Happy knotting, everyone !

Yay a swap - I'm in! :D

Ooh, this sounds like fun!

Hmmm.. I'm really tempted to join in.. Lol

Super exciting, I better get busy knotting :D

I want to try this..

I'm thinking of this I haven't done a swap on here yet

I'm in! I'll definately keep this thread in mind when I go start some more bracelets :)

hmm, it's been a while since I've done a swap ~ considering :)

Awesome!