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08-30-2011, 01:51 PM

#311

thrums

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Join Date: Jan 2011

Location: 25 yrs in TN; now back home in MI

Posts: 1,871

Quote:

Originally Posted by karen924

I don't know if I posted this, or just sent Carsey a PM. I live reasonably close to an importer of african fabrics and I willbe sending in FQs from some of his fabric. I've picked from blues right now, but will be going back to get some more. Unless there is a request for "native prints", in which case I'll send some that look more ethnocentric.

Oh Wow...Send it on!

08-30-2011, 03:43 PM

#312

mirabelle

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Join Date: Jul 2010

Location: Queensland Australia

Posts: 2,654

I hope this helps the international swappers, 6 yards of fabric usually fits into a USPS Global Priority bag and the cost is somewhere between $12 and $16, I think the difference is because of where it is posted from in the US. (I get a lot of USPS bags at my place :D )
I plan to send 12 FQ's which should fit into one bag.

Hope this helps Carsey
Regards
Karen

08-30-2011, 04:38 PM

#313

pattis47

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Join Date: Sep 2010

Posts: 2,286

I VOTE for the original dyed fabric also....really much more interesting........

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thusnelda

Quote:

I'm from a small College town in Northern California that was left back in the 60's and 70's. free love, hippies, [eace signs, herbs, and saving the earth are big here and lots of our fabric is made locally with natural dyes. onion skin, flowers, herbs, and teas. all should be bleed safe if taken care of but..... the next town over has JoAnnes fabrics that could be washed and dried without too much thought. opinions?

I'd vote for the local fabric. Way more interesting.

Edited to ask why the "quote" function is not working?

08-30-2011, 04:44 PM

#314

thrums

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Join Date: Jan 2011

Location: 25 yrs in TN; now back home in MI

Posts: 1,871

This is going to be a very interesting swap. With everyone's input we have so many options to select from!

Thanks y'all.

08-30-2011, 05:04 PM

#315

Carsey

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Join Date: Mar 2010

Location: Florida

Posts: 1,323

Quote:

Originally Posted by thrums

This is going to be a very interesting swap. With everyone's input we have so many options to select from!

Thanks y'all.

THANK YOU, THRUMS!!!!!!! I would be lost without you!

Blessings!
Carole

08-30-2011, 07:28 PM

#316

pattis47

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Join Date: Sep 2010

Posts: 2,286

You two make a great pair......this will be a fun adventure

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carsey

Quote:

Originally Posted by thrums

This is going to be a very interesting swap. With everyone's input we have so many options to select from!

Thanks y'all.

THANK YOU, THRUMS!!!!!!! I would be lost without you!

Blessings!
Carole

08-30-2011, 07:39 PM

#317

beebs

Junior Member

Join Date: Aug 2011

Location: Australia

Posts: 116

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carsey

I am being asked about postage from other countries. I admit I have no idea what it will cost or how much trouble it will be.

So…… I guess the best way would be to send me the postage to my PayPal account. When you go to the postal service to send your package, ask them how much it will cost to have the same package returned to you from Florida, USA. Once they give you that amount, you can post it to my PayPal account. Everyone can get a PayPal account. It is pretty easy. Just log into PayPal. Sign up for new account. Personal and create. For anyone who has a problem with PayPal, you can pm me and we will work it out.

Since it will not be returned to you until January, if the totals are different when the time comes to mail them back to you, I can refund any amount that was not used and you can send in the difference if it happens to be more than when you sent them.

PLEASE, if there are any questions pm me!!!! I will try to post a pm to everyone in other countries later on in case they don't see this post.

Blessings!
Carole

I don't think they can do that - our postal system would have no idea how much it would cost from the US to send back.

However - I get yards and yards sent over from the US to australia and its only like $10. So I can't imagine it being that expensive.
The other thing we could do is just use the function on ebay. You know when you sell something it can estimate postage to whereever based on the actual size of the package you are sending.

So Carole if you say just get the same sized envelope for everyone and estimate in ebay it should be easy enough and take no time at all. I can't see it being very much.

What do you think? Let me know if its a stupid idea!

08-30-2011, 07:42 PM

#318

beebs

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Join Date: Aug 2011

Location: Australia

Posts: 116

Quote:

Originally Posted by mirabelle

Yes - this helps!! Thanks! :thumbup:

08-30-2011, 08:29 PM

#319

hazel brady

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Join Date: Jul 2010

Location: Australia

Posts: 133

love to join your swap but am wondering if you would accept an international cheque inside the envelope as I don't think the American post office would accept Aussie stamps Have I missed or misunderstood something here.