Pirates o' the South Pacific Swap

Notice this is not marked "OT" because it's not! Arr!

Ahoy, Mateys! Relief from the Winter doldrums is at hand! All of you in
cold-weather climes are tired of the cold, and everyone else is tired of the
complaints about cold. Tends to take the fun out o' slatherin' suntan lotion
on the cat, ya know.

So, avast ye seadogs and landlubbers alike, 'tis time for a swap! I will
re-post this in a few days, so that all the burping ISPs get a chance to
pick it up. And I'll try to keep the pirate-speak to a minimum, but no
guarantees! Arrr!

These are the Official Rules. If you don't play by the rules, you'll be
keelhauled and sent down to Davy Jones' locker to feed the fishes. If you
are thinking "oh, that doesn't mean *me*" you are
addlepated and wrong! Others are counting on equal participation by all
players.

1) We are swapping Fat Eighths or FEs (18"x 11"{1/4WOF - see Note 1 below})
of 100% cotton batik fabric. Not fabric *printed* to look like batiks, but
really honest-to-goodness batik (see Note 2 below). Please measure and cut
carefully. If your fabric is noticeably wonky or short of 18", it will be
sent back to you, unswapped, accompanied by a pirate wielding a cat o'nine
tails.

2) We are swapping sets of 8 FEs. You may send up to 3 sets, if you use
DIFFERENT fabrics for each set. I cannot guarantee you will get back 3
completely different sets, but I'll try. So, you send me 8 FEs of the same
fabric, and you get back 8 FEs of fabric, all different.

3) I prefer to swap washed, ironed (but NOT starched) fabric. If for some
reason, you cannot wash your fabric before you send it, please mark *each*
FE with a note that says "not washed"!!!!! I will be washing my fabric, and
I live in a smoke-free home. Your fabric will be fondled, at least by me,
and if you are very lucky and have good taste, me swabbies Giles and Spike
will give it a fondle, too! However, all fabric will be kept in excellent
condition. I do have a dog, but he is not allowed free access to fabric, and
I will do my best to keep his fur away from all swaps.

4) Send your fabric in a plastic bag, or other wrapping (I see saran-type
wrap alot), to keep it safe on it's journey, and enclose your name and
address in the wrapping, in case of envelope rippage. Use a separate baggie
for each set, please. Send a self-addressed envelope with
return postage (not metered!!!) in with your swap.

5) Non-USA participants email me for mailing instructions.

6) Mail your package so it arrives in my hands by Feb. 10, and I will mail
the swaps back out by Feb. 13th. (Arrr! It's not an unlucky day for
pirates!) This gives even overseas procrastinators time to participate.

7) Email me privately to sign up and get my mailing address.

8) If you sign up, but find you cannot participate, please send me a note to
let me know not to expect anything from you. Stuff happens, no big. But a
note will give me a heads up, so I don't sit by the mailbox, harassing me
landlubber mailman w' me cutlass everyday. Tends to make him edgy.


NOTE 1: To cut the FEs, take 1 yard of fabric, fold in half along selvedge
edge. Each selvedge will be folded in half, with the cut ends of the yard
meeting. Cut along fold with scissors, or press crease in fold, open and cut
along crease with rotary cutter. Use whichever method gets you the most
straight, accurate results. You now have 2 pieces of fabric 18" wide by the
width of fabric (WOF). Take each piece and fold in half, this time meeting
selvedge edges. Cut along fold as before. You now have 4 pieces of fabric
18" wide by 1/2 WOF. Take each piece and fold in half, meeting selvedge edge
to the edge you just cut. Cut along fold again. You should now have 8
pieces of fabric 18" by 1/4WOF. Four of these pieces will have selvedges, 4
will not.

To ensure that you have 1 yard of washed fabric, since a small amount of
shrinkage is possible, I advise buying a bit more than 1 yard. If you buy 1
1/2 yards, not only will you have the right amount to swap, you will get to
keep a large piece for yourself. Batik does not shrink much, since it has
been boiled, however some LQSs are not terribly accurate at cutting. I'd
hate for a swap to be rejected because the store clerk's glasses were
crooked. Arrr.

Note 2: Cotton batik fabrics are made by applying a design with wax, using
stamps or painting tools, then dyeing the fabric. The fabric is boiled to
remove the wax, and the underlying color is revealed. The wax resists the
dye. The fabric can be dyed, then have wax applied, then dyed again,
allowing for multiple color designs. One of the characteristics of batiks is
that both sides of the fabric are almost identical. There is no obvious
"wrong" side of the fabric. Another characteristic is that there is very
little give, or stretch, to the fabric. We are *NOT* swapping rayon batiks.
Although those are gorgeous fabrics, that is not what this swap is about.

Questions? Email me, Mad Jenny Bonney the Pirate Swapper (aka frood aka
Wendy) : MamaBoo at GriffinsFlight dot com And no, that's not a Nancy-boy
email address. Arrr!


--
Wendy
http://griffinsflight.com/Quilting/quilt1.htm
de-fang email address to reply

Forgot to mention it.

--
Mad Jenny Bonney
http://griffinsflight.com/Quilting/quilt1.htm
de-fang email address to reply

Howdy!
What DID you have for breakfast?!? g

Please, Please, PLEASE, Swappers, save a copy of these instructions,
print it out, e-mail it to yourself, put it in your save file. PLEASE.
And follow the rules; it ain't hard; if you sign up, then do it smartly;
ye be a rum lot.

Ragmop/Sandy--just throwing in my pleas so it will look more
useful than just asking what the he11 she had for breakfast ;-D
altho' I'm not joining this swap, there being no Jan. doldrums here
and I always sympathize with those who b+tch about their weather
VBG

"frood" wrote in message
...
Notice this is not marked "OT" because it's not! Arr!

Ahoy, Mateys! Relief from the Winter doldrums is at hand! All of you in
cold-weather climes are tired of the cold, and everyone else is tired of
the
complaints about cold. Tends to take the fun out o' slatherin' suntan
lotion
on the cat, ya know.

So, avast ye seadogs and landlubbers alike, 'tis time for a swap! I will
re-post this in a few days, so that all the burping ISPs get a chance to
pick it up. And I'll try to keep the pirate-speak to a minimum, but no
guarantees! Arrr!

These are the Official Rules. If you don't play by the rules, you'll be
keelhauled and sent down to Davy Jones' locker to feed the fishes. If you
are thinking "oh, that doesn't mean *me*" you are
addlepated and wrong! Others are counting on equal participation by all
players.

1) We are swapping Fat Eighths or FEs (18"x 11"{1/4WOF - see Note 1
below})
of 100% cotton batik fabric. Not fabric *printed* to look like batiks, but
really honest-to-goodness batik (see Note 2 below). Please measure and cut
carefully. If your fabric is noticeably wonky or short of 18", it will be
sent back to you, unswapped, accompanied by a pirate wielding a cat o'nine
tails.

2) We are swapping sets of 8 FEs. You may send up to 3 sets, if you use
DIFFERENT fabrics for each set. I cannot guarantee you will get back 3
completely different sets, but I'll try. So, you send me 8 FEs of the same
fabric, and you get back 8 FEs of fabric, all different.

3) I prefer to swap washed, ironed (but NOT starched) fabric. If for some
reason, you cannot wash your fabric before you send it, please mark *each*
FE with a note that says "not washed"!!!!! I will be washing my fabric,
and
I live in a smoke-free home. Your fabric will be fondled, at least by me,
and if you are very lucky and have good taste, me swabbies Giles and Spike
will give it a fondle, too! However, all fabric will be kept in excellent
condition. I do have a dog, but he is not allowed free access to fabric,
and
I will do my best to keep his fur away from all swaps.

4) Send your fabric in a plastic bag, or other wrapping (I see saran-type
wrap alot), to keep it safe on it's journey, and enclose your name and
address in the wrapping, in case of envelope rippage. Use a separate
baggie
for each set, please. Send a self-addressed envelope with
return postage (not metered!!!) in with your swap.

5) Non-USA participants email me for mailing instructions.

6) Mail your package so it arrives in my hands by Feb. 10, and I will mail
the swaps back out by Feb. 13th. (Arrr! It's not an unlucky day for
pirates!) This gives even overseas procrastinators time to participate.

7) Email me privately to sign up and get my mailing address.

8) If you sign up, but find you cannot participate, please send me a note
to
let me know not to expect anything from you. Stuff happens, no big. But a
note will give me a heads up, so I don't sit by the mailbox, harassing me
landlubber mailman w' me cutlass everyday. Tends to make him edgy.


NOTE 1: To cut the FEs, take 1 yard of fabric, fold in half along selvedge
edge. Each selvedge will be folded in half, with the cut ends of the yard
meeting. Cut along fold with scissors, or press crease in fold, open and
cut
along crease with rotary cutter. Use whichever method gets you the most
straight, accurate results. You now have 2 pieces of fabric 18" wide by
the
width of fabric (WOF). Take each piece and fold in half, this time meeting
selvedge edges. Cut along fold as before. You now have 4 pieces of fabric
18" wide by 1/2 WOF. Take each piece and fold in half, meeting selvedge
edge
to the edge you just cut. Cut along fold again. You should now have 8
pieces of fabric 18" by 1/4WOF. Four of these pieces will have selvedges,
4
will not.

To ensure that you have 1 yard of washed fabric, since a small amount of
shrinkage is possible, I advise buying a bit more than 1 yard. If you buy
1
1/2 yards, not only will you have the right amount to swap, you will get
to
keep a large piece for yourself. Batik does not shrink much, since it has
been boiled, however some LQSs are not terribly accurate at cutting. I'd
hate for a swap to be rejected because the store clerk's glasses were
crooked. Arrr.

Note 2: Cotton batik fabrics are made by applying a design with wax, using
stamps or painting tools, then dyeing the fabric. The fabric is boiled to
remove the wax, and the underlying color is revealed. The wax resists the
dye. The fabric can be dyed, then have wax applied, then dyed again,
allowing for multiple color designs. One of the characteristics of batiks
is
that both sides of the fabric are almost identical. There is no obvious
"wrong" side of the fabric. Another characteristic is that there is very
little give, or stretch, to the fabric. We are *NOT* swapping rayon
batiks.
Although those are gorgeous fabrics, that is not what this swap is about.

Questions? Email me, Mad Jenny Bonney the Pirate Swapper (aka frood aka
Wendy) : MamaBoo at GriffinsFlight dot com And no, that's not a
Nancy-boy
email address. Arrr!


--
Wendy
http://griffinsflight.com/Quilting/quilt1.htm
de-fang email address to reply

Why, I had rum and hard tack, o'course!

--
Wendy
http://griffinsflight.com/Quilting/quilt1.htm
de-fang email address to reply


" Ellison" wrote in message
igy.com...
Howdy!
What DID you have for breakfast?!? g

Ahoy! Mad Jenny B! Means this ye're swappin pieces of eights??? (fat
ones?)
;-}

Black Bartlette...
(well hey, she asked for it!)



"frood" wrote in message
...
Notice this is not marked "OT" because it's not! Arr!

Ahoy, Mateys! Relief from the Winter doldrums is at hand! All of you in
cold-weather climes are tired of the cold, and everyone else is tired of
the
complaints about cold. Tends to take the fun out o' slatherin' suntan
lotion
on the cat, ya know.

So, avast ye seadogs and landlubbers alike, 'tis time for a swap! I will
re-post this in a few days, so that all the burping ISPs get a chance to
pick it up. And I'll try to keep the pirate-speak to a minimum, but no
guarantees! Arrr!

These are the Official Rules. If you don't play by the rules, you'll be
keelhauled and sent down to Davy Jones' locker to feed the fishes. If you
are thinking "oh, that doesn't mean *me*" you are
addlepated and wrong! Others are counting on equal participation by all
players.

1) We are swapping Fat Eighths or FEs (18"x 11"{1/4WOF - see Note 1
below})
of 100% cotton batik fabric. Not fabric *printed* to look like batiks, but
really honest-to-goodness batik (see Note 2 below). Please measure and cut
carefully. If your fabric is noticeably wonky or short of 18", it will be
sent back to you, unswapped, accompanied by a pirate wielding a cat o'nine
tails.

2) We are swapping sets of 8 FEs. You may send up to 3 sets, if you use
DIFFERENT fabrics for each set. I cannot guarantee you will get back 3
completely different sets, but I'll try. So, you send me 8 FEs of the same
fabric, and you get back 8 FEs of fabric, all different.

3) I prefer to swap washed, ironed (but NOT starched) fabric. If for some
reason, you cannot wash your fabric before you send it, please mark *each*
FE with a note that says "not washed"!!!!! I will be washing my fabric,
and
I live in a smoke-free home. Your fabric will be fondled, at least by me,
and if you are very lucky and have good taste, me swabbies Giles and Spike
will give it a fondle, too! However, all fabric will be kept in excellent
condition. I do have a dog, but he is not allowed free access to fabric,
and
I will do my best to keep his fur away from all swaps.

4) Send your fabric in a plastic bag, or other wrapping (I see saran-type
wrap alot), to keep it safe on it's journey, and enclose your name and
address in the wrapping, in case of envelope rippage. Use a separate
baggie
for each set, please. Send a self-addressed envelope with
return postage (not metered!!!) in with your swap.

5) Non-USA participants email me for mailing instructions.

6) Mail your package so it arrives in my hands by Feb. 10, and I will mail
the swaps back out by Feb. 13th. (Arrr! It's not an unlucky day for
pirates!) This gives even overseas procrastinators time to participate.

7) Email me privately to sign up and get my mailing address.

8) If you sign up, but find you cannot participate, please send me a note
to
let me know not to expect anything from you. Stuff happens, no big. But a
note will give me a heads up, so I don't sit by the mailbox, harassing me
landlubber mailman w' me cutlass everyday. Tends to make him edgy.


NOTE 1: To cut the FEs, take 1 yard of fabric, fold in half along selvedge
edge. Each selvedge will be folded in half, with the cut ends of the yard
meeting. Cut along fold with scissors, or press crease in fold, open and
cut
along crease with rotary cutter. Use whichever method gets you the most
straight, accurate results. You now have 2 pieces of fabric 18" wide by
the
width of fabric (WOF). Take each piece and fold in half, this time meeting
selvedge edges. Cut along fold as before. You now have 4 pieces of fabric
18" wide by 1/2 WOF. Take each piece and fold in half, meeting selvedge
edge
to the edge you just cut. Cut along fold again. You should now have 8
pieces of fabric 18" by 1/4WOF. Four of these pieces will have selvedges,
4
will not.

To ensure that you have 1 yard of washed fabric, since a small amount of
shrinkage is possible, I advise buying a bit more than 1 yard. If you buy
1
1/2 yards, not only will you have the right amount to swap, you will get
to
keep a large piece for yourself. Batik does not shrink much, since it has
been boiled, however some LQSs are not terribly accurate at cutting. I'd
hate for a swap to be rejected because the store clerk's glasses were
crooked. Arrr.

Note 2: Cotton batik fabrics are made by applying a design with wax, using
stamps or painting tools, then dyeing the fabric. The fabric is boiled to
remove the wax, and the underlying color is revealed. The wax resists the
dye. The fabric can be dyed, then have wax applied, then dyed again,
allowing for multiple color designs. One of the characteristics of batiks
is
that both sides of the fabric are almost identical. There is no obvious
"wrong" side of the fabric. Another characteristic is that there is very
little give, or stretch, to the fabric. We are *NOT* swapping rayon
batiks.
Although those are gorgeous fabrics, that is not what this swap is about.

Questions? Email me, Mad Jenny Bonney the Pirate Swapper (aka frood aka
Wendy) : MamaBoo at GriffinsFlight dot com And no, that's not a
Nancy-boy
email address. Arrr!


--
Wendy
http://griffinsflight.com/Quilting/quilt1.htm
de-fang email address to reply

Harrrr, I'm thinkin' ye had soused fishyfins and a gullet full of mullet
chased by a keg o' beard lighter.
(check in the glass and seez ifn yer beard's still hangin there)

BBartlette


"frood" wrote in message
m...
Why, I had rum and hard tack, o'course!

--
Wendy
http://griffinsflight.com/Quilting/quilt1.htm
de-fang email address to reply


" Ellison" wrote in message
igy.com...
Howdy!
What DID you have for breakfast?!? g

Well, duh! What else?

I mean, Arrr! Be there anythin' else?

--
Wendy
http://griffinsflight.com/Quilting/quilt1.htm
de-fang email address to reply


"Chipper" wrote in message
m...
Ahoy! Mad Jenny B! Means this ye're swappin pieces of eights??? (fat
ones?)
;-}

Black Bartlette...
(well hey, she asked for it!)

Someone has suggested that me instructions fer cuttin' FEs might be a bit
long-winded. Since dead quilters tell no tales, I'll have to tell ye meself
what she said.

Cut 4 FQs. Cut each in half parallel to the selvedge, ending up with 8
pieces, each 18" by approx. 11".

Arrr.

--
Mad Jenny Bonney, the frood pirate quilter
http://griffinsflight.com/Quilting/quilt1.htm
de-fang email address to reply

Does this mean we arent swapping pirates but fabric? Cause, I have this
dandy little pirate from the south pacific just going to waste.

Diana

--
Queen of FAQs
Royal Peace Maker
http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44

"frood" wrote in message
...
Notice this is not marked "OT" because it's not! Arr!

Ahoy, Mateys! Relief from the Winter doldrums is at hand! All of you in
cold-weather climes are tired of the cold, and everyone else is tired of
the
complaints about cold. Tends to take the fun out o' slatherin' suntan
lotion
on the cat, ya know.

So, avast ye seadogs and landlubbers alike, 'tis time for a swap! I will
re-post this in a few days, so that all the burping ISPs get a chance to
pick it up. And I'll try to keep the pirate-speak to a minimum, but no
guarantees! Arrr!

These are the Official Rules. If you don't play by the rules, you'll be
keelhauled and sent down to Davy Jones' locker to feed the fishes. If you
are thinking "oh, that doesn't mean *me*" you are
addlepated and wrong! Others are counting on equal participation by all
players.

1) We are swapping Fat Eighths or FEs (18"x 11"{1/4WOF - see Note 1
below})
of 100% cotton batik fabric. Not fabric *printed* to look like batiks, but
really honest-to-goodness batik (see Note 2 below). Please measure and cut
carefully. If your fabric is noticeably wonky or short of 18", it will be
sent back to you, unswapped, accompanied by a pirate wielding a cat o'nine
tails.

2) We are swapping sets of 8 FEs. You may send up to 3 sets, if you use
DIFFERENT fabrics for each set. I cannot guarantee you will get back 3
completely different sets, but I'll try. So, you send me 8 FEs of the same
fabric, and you get back 8 FEs of fabric, all different.

3) I prefer to swap washed, ironed (but NOT starched) fabric. If for some
reason, you cannot wash your fabric before you send it, please mark *each*
FE with a note that says "not washed"!!!!! I will be washing my fabric,
and
I live in a smoke-free home. Your fabric will be fondled, at least by me,
and if you are very lucky and have good taste, me swabbies Giles and Spike
will give it a fondle, too! However, all fabric will be kept in excellent
condition. I do have a dog, but he is not allowed free access to fabric,
and
I will do my best to keep his fur away from all swaps.

4) Send your fabric in a plastic bag, or other wrapping (I see saran-type
wrap alot), to keep it safe on it's journey, and enclose your name and
address in the wrapping, in case of envelope rippage. Use a separate
baggie
for each set, please. Send a self-addressed envelope with
return postage (not metered!!!) in with your swap.

5) Non-USA participants email me for mailing instructions.

6) Mail your package so it arrives in my hands by Feb. 10, and I will mail
the swaps back out by Feb. 13th. (Arrr! It's not an unlucky day for
pirates!) This gives even overseas procrastinators time to participate.

7) Email me privately to sign up and get my mailing address.

8) If you sign up, but find you cannot participate, please send me a note
to
let me know not to expect anything from you. Stuff happens, no big. But a
note will give me a heads up, so I don't sit by the mailbox, harassing me
landlubber mailman w' me cutlass everyday. Tends to make him edgy.


NOTE 1: To cut the FEs, take 1 yard of fabric, fold in half along selvedge
edge. Each selvedge will be folded in half, with the cut ends of the yard
meeting. Cut along fold with scissors, or press crease in fold, open and
cut
along crease with rotary cutter. Use whichever method gets you the most
straight, accurate results. You now have 2 pieces of fabric 18" wide by
the
width of fabric (WOF). Take each piece and fold in half, this time meeting
selvedge edges. Cut along fold as before. You now have 4 pieces of fabric
18" wide by 1/2 WOF. Take each piece and fold in half, meeting selvedge
edge
to the edge you just cut. Cut along fold again. You should now have 8
pieces of fabric 18" by 1/4WOF. Four of these pieces will have selvedges,
4
will not.

To ensure that you have 1 yard of washed fabric, since a small amount of
shrinkage is possible, I advise buying a bit more than 1 yard. If you buy
1
1/2 yards, not only will you have the right amount to swap, you will get
to
keep a large piece for yourself. Batik does not shrink much, since it has
been boiled, however some LQSs are not terribly accurate at cutting. I'd
hate for a swap to be rejected because the store clerk's glasses were
crooked. Arrr.

Note 2: Cotton batik fabrics are made by applying a design with wax, using
stamps or painting tools, then dyeing the fabric. The fabric is boiled to
remove the wax, and the underlying color is revealed. The wax resists the
dye. The fabric can be dyed, then have wax applied, then dyed again,
allowing for multiple color designs. One of the characteristics of batiks
is
that both sides of the fabric are almost identical. There is no obvious
"wrong" side of the fabric. Another characteristic is that there is very
little give, or stretch, to the fabric. We are *NOT* swapping rayon
batiks.
Although those are gorgeous fabrics, that is not what this swap is about.

Questions? Email me, Mad Jenny Bonney the Pirate Swapper (aka frood aka
Wendy) : MamaBoo at GriffinsFlight dot com And no, that's not a
Nancy-boy
email address. Arrr!


--
Wendy
http://griffinsflight.com/Quilting/quilt1.htm
de-fang email address to reply

Aren't pool boys enough trouble? Why would we want your cast away (pun
intended) pirate?

I'll take his parrot, though...

--
Kathy A. (Woodland, CA)
longarm machine quilting, Queen of Fabric Tramps
http://www.kayneyquilting.com ,
remove the obvious to reply


"Diana Curtis" wrote in message
...
Does this mean we arent swapping pirates but fabric? Cause, I have this
dandy little pirate from the south pacific just going to waste.

Diana

--
Queen of FAQs
Royal Peace Maker
http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44

"frood" wrote in message
...
Notice this is not marked "OT" because it's not! Arr!

Ahoy, Mateys! Relief from the Winter doldrums is at hand! All of you in
cold-weather climes are tired of the cold, and everyone else is tired of
the
complaints about cold. Tends to take the fun out o' slatherin' suntan
lotion
on the cat, ya know.

So, avast ye seadogs and landlubbers alike, 'tis time for a swap! I will
re-post this in a few days, so that all the burping ISPs get a chance to
pick it up. And I'll try to keep the pirate-speak to a minimum, but no
guarantees! Arrr!

These are the Official Rules. If you don't play by the rules, you'll be
keelhauled and sent down to Davy Jones' locker to feed the fishes. If
you
are thinking "oh, that doesn't mean *me*" you are
addlepated and wrong! Others are counting on equal participation by all
players.

1) We are swapping Fat Eighths or FEs (18"x 11"{1/4WOF - see Note 1
below})
of 100% cotton batik fabric. Not fabric *printed* to look like batiks,
but
really honest-to-goodness batik (see Note 2 below). Please measure and
cut
carefully. If your fabric is noticeably wonky or short of 18", it will
be
sent back to you, unswapped, accompanied by a pirate wielding a cat
o'nine
tails.

2) We are swapping sets of 8 FEs. You may send up to 3 sets, if you use
DIFFERENT fabrics for each set. I cannot guarantee you will get back 3
completely different sets, but I'll try. So, you send me 8 FEs of the
same
fabric, and you get back 8 FEs of fabric, all different.

3) I prefer to swap washed, ironed (but NOT starched) fabric. If for
some
reason, you cannot wash your fabric before you send it, please mark
*each*
FE with a note that says "not washed"!!!!! I will be washing my fabric,
and
I live in a smoke-free home. Your fabric will be fondled, at least by
me,
and if you are very lucky and have good taste, me swabbies Giles and
Spike
will give it a fondle, too! However, all fabric will be kept in
excellent
condition. I do have a dog, but he is not allowed free access to fabric,
and
I will do my best to keep his fur away from all swaps.

4) Send your fabric in a plastic bag, or other wrapping (I see
saran-type
wrap alot), to keep it safe on it's journey, and enclose your name and
address in the wrapping, in case of envelope rippage. Use a separate
baggie
for each set, please. Send a self-addressed envelope with
return postage (not metered!!!) in with your swap.

5) Non-USA participants email me for mailing instructions.

6) Mail your package so it arrives in my hands by Feb. 10, and I will
mail
the swaps back out by Feb. 13th. (Arrr! It's not an unlucky day for
pirates!) This gives even overseas procrastinators time to participate.

7) Email me privately to sign up and get my mailing address.

8) If you sign up, but find you cannot participate, please send me a
note
to
let me know not to expect anything from you. Stuff happens, no big. But
a
note will give me a heads up, so I don't sit by the mailbox, harassing
me
landlubber mailman w' me cutlass everyday. Tends to make him edgy.


NOTE 1: To cut the FEs, take 1 yard of fabric, fold in half along
selvedge
edge. Each selvedge will be folded in half, with the cut ends of the
yard
meeting. Cut along fold with scissors, or press crease in fold, open and
cut
along crease with rotary cutter. Use whichever method gets you the most
straight, accurate results. You now have 2 pieces of fabric 18" wide by
the
width of fabric (WOF). Take each piece and fold in half, this time
meeting
selvedge edges. Cut along fold as before. You now have 4 pieces of
fabric
18" wide by 1/2 WOF. Take each piece and fold in half, meeting selvedge
edge
to the edge you just cut. Cut along fold again. You should now have 8
pieces of fabric 18" by 1/4WOF. Four of these pieces will have
selvedges,
4
will not.

To ensure that you have 1 yard of washed fabric, since a small amount of
shrinkage is possible, I advise buying a bit more than 1 yard. If you
buy
1
1/2 yards, not only will you have the right amount to swap, you will get
to
keep a large piece for yourself. Batik does not shrink much, since it
has
been boiled, however some LQSs are not terribly accurate at cutting. I'd
hate for a swap to be rejected because the store clerk's glasses were
crooked. Arrr.

Note 2: Cotton batik fabrics are made by applying a design with wax,
using
stamps or painting tools, then dyeing the fabric. The fabric is boiled
to
remove the wax, and the underlying color is revealed. The wax resists
the
dye. The fabric can be dyed, then have wax applied, then dyed again,
allowing for multiple color designs. One of the characteristics of
batiks
is
that both sides of the fabric are almost identical. There is no obvious
"wrong" side of the fabric. Another characteristic is that there is very
little give, or stretch, to the fabric. We are *NOT* swapping rayon
batiks.
Although those are gorgeous fabrics, that is not what this swap is
about.

Questions? Email me, Mad Jenny Bonney the Pirate Swapper (aka frood aka
Wendy) : MamaBoo at GriffinsFlight dot com And no, that's not a
Nancy-boy
email address. Arrr!


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