Purple Fabric Swap
Coordinator: Priscilla Schrock
Guidelines are below.
Mailing Deadline of Swap: August 19, 1997
Colors: Purple, purple and more purple. Light, dark, plain, prints, any and all purples.
E-mail me at vra@hevanet.com that you are joining the swap.
You may exchange any "Fancy" fabric in this exchange. You are not limited to only one fabric or type of fabric because many of us are working from extensive scrap bags. In my mind a "fancy" fabric might include velvet, velveteen, silk of all weaves, satin, lace, brocade, very fine cotton lawn (a la Liberty), linen, fine wools, some 100% cotton upholstery / drapery, taffeta, lame, etc. NO QUILTING CALICOES PLEASE! If you have information about the content of the fabric, please include it! If it is recycled from clothing please mark appropriately.
For this swap you are limited to 20 9 by 12 rectangles. You put one 9 by 12 rectangle in each baggie, for a total of up to 20 baggies to be sent to me. Since a lot of us are recycling, the 9 by 12 does not have to all be in one piece, but can be in several pieces, as long as they are large enough to be usable. More than one kind of fabric can be included in the bags, just mark them all.
Tag or otherwise mark the fabric or its baggie with:
1). content (if known),
2). whether recycled,
3). washed or not washed.
Put the piece you have cut in a plastic baggie or wrap in plastic wrap. My name and full address must be in the inside of the baggie but showing to the outside just in case the post office rips open the envelope and the baggies get separated. This way they can still find me! You may want to use one of those indelible markers to put this address on.
Mark your name and e-mail address on the inside of the baggie too, but tucked inside the fabric if possible.
Put your fabric baggies in a large mailing envelope.
If you are mailing from the US, the Post Office has very strong Priority Mail envelopes that are free. Please use them! Up to 2 pounds of fabric may be mailed for $3.00 using Priority Mail. The priority mail system allows up to 2 pounds, so we should be covered by the variations in weight.
Mail the package to:
Priscilla Schrock
PO Box 5458
Oregon City OR 97045-8458
Include in your envelope a return envelope that is self-addressed and has a priority mail stamp or other stamps totaling $3. Mail your package by the mailing date detailed above. If you are mailing from Canada, please include an unstamped return envelope and $5.00 Canadian (even though they tell you not to send cash in the mail, I've always got it with no problem!). Be sure your envelope is marked for customs as "used fabric" with a value less than $15.00.
Email me again to let me know the day that you send a package. Tell me how many baggies you have included in your package.
Return to You: I will email you to let you know your package arrived. When all the fabrics arrive I will swap them. Within ten days to two weeks of the US mailing date I will be mailing the package back to you with the fabrics swapped around. I will e-mail you when the package is mailed.
Have I left anything out? Email me with questions.
Priscilla
vra@hevanet.com
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