"Ill Never Use It All" swap (Swap is closed)
Got this idea from some of the materials I have laying around. Swap is simple: take one material that you have more than enough of and submit it to the swap. It can be a specific feather (pheasant, turkey, duck etc.), a specific hide (rabbit, deer, beaver, mink, fox etc.), material (thread, hooks, brass beads, glass beads, etc) foam, yarn, .... anything you have in abundance.
The amount you submit is up to you but try to keep it smallish. Swap will be for 10 people. To give an idea of the dollar amount worth of materials keep it between $5-$7 altogether. This is just a suggested amount; you can give more or less. I'm worried that some will think they have to get rid of more than they want. If you have, say, 30 Turkey Tails -- you could submit 9 tails rather than all 30. Every person would get a turkey tail and you in return would get 9 different materials.
Sign up deadline is July 3. Materials are due July 31. Please send a large return envelope, postage paid, along with your name and what you have submitted. Also, when you sign up, please include what you will be submitting in the swap. PM me if you have any questions. Send 9 sets of materials, 10 if you want want back for yourself. Please only submit one type of material.
1. Mule Deer Patch: gqualls
2. Matched Duck Quill Wings (slate color) Sagittarius62 (received)
3. Hot Pink Rubber Stretch: DianeID (received)
4. Rabbit Fur Strips: Wild One
Re: "Ill Never Use It All" swap
so its just a materials swap???
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Yes; I've got half of a mule deer hide and I know I'll never use it all. Why not share it someone who may need some.
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I'll offer a matched set of duck wing quills in slate color for each swapper. to ensure everyone gets a similar size set, they may be mallard or widgeon.
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Welcome Sagittarius62. Matched wings sound great!
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I'd like to join in with some hot pink rubber stretch. This is good for making ribbing, legs (salt water flies anyone?), or a bit of attraction for those bright salmon/steelheads.
Diane
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Diane,
Welcome to the swap. Thanks for joining.
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Sounds like fun. I just picked up a good number of rabbit hides (natural-grey, snowshoe-white, and gray/red mix) . More rabbit-fur strips than I could ever use! I'll add 2 or 3 (depending on how much I can get out of it) rabbit-fur strips for each swapper roughly 10-12" in length and probably 1/2-3/4" in width. That could provide each swapper with a good number of zonkers, "Bunny Buggers" or leeches and whatever else you like! Or shave em and blend your own dubbing!
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Welcome, Wild One. We're getting a diversity of responses which is a good thing.
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Swap is closed; PM's sent to all who joined.