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i have way to many colors , like 17. since some tyers have trouble finding mop in other colors perhaps we can swap just knubs. no tying.

i will run the swap just need suggestions on how many knubs from each tyer?. they would have to declare the length and color and since there is no tying just clipping it could be done in short time rich mc

 

due date n/a

just mail in with a postage stamp enclosed to rich mc p o box 225 lee il 60530

color size

rich mc black

2 philly chart 1.5

3 frn pink

4 fishn2 gray

5stabgnid cream 1inch

6chugbug bright yellow 1 lnch

7mike west blue

8 orange

9 tba SWAP IS CLOSED tyers need to send 30 nubs each mailed by jan 13 please

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I'm in Rick. I leaning toward chartreuse or yellow for my batch. Pieces are about 2 inches long.

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Guest rich mc

would 5 knubs be enough per tyer?. if we have 10 including me , send in 50 knubs and tyers will get back 10 new colors of 5 each. participants could also just send them in an envelope and put a stamp in with the material[i have plenty of envelopes] no toetags needed either i will do a color that nobody has . rich

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I'm in Rich.

It would be helpful to list what colors exist for those who may not know.

Their are also two size diameters, standard (1/4") and small (1/8").

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Gen question? Would it be best to leave the strands " on the hide?"

 

Quite a bit more work for everyone, I presume?

 

I may have some poor nubs or brand, but some, once clipped, seem to unravel to the point of fluff, when handled less roughly than a postal sorter....

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Guest rich mc

most knubs can be loose but if you feel better of leaving them on the backing just do it. rich

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Sorry, I am not in on the swap, just replying to FRn's comment on leaving the nubs on the fabric backing.

 

On mine, if I am cutting several off, I use a lighter an melt the cut end just a touch. Keeps the nub from unraveling forever and can be cut off when tying.

 

The melt point can also be pulled into a thin, flat fiber if one wishes ... allows for a tie in point without all the fluff bulking up the tie in.

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If you want 1" bright yellow in your swap I'm in with a letter sized envelope full (glows a little in uv, not a lot); if not no hard feelings. Re postage, when I sent some to fshng2 that way the post office wanted $3 for a package rate, but I sent with 70 cent stamp and it made it to him.

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I have cream color one about an inch long & 1/4 round tell me how many you want

Steve-stabgnid

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Guest rich mc

chugbug, one inch bright yellow . stabgnid , one inch cream if it fills up at ten tyers it would be 50 rich

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If you want 1" bright yellow in your swap I'm in with a letter sized envelope full (glows a little in uv, not a lot); if not no hard feelings. Re postage, when I sent some to fshng2 that way the post office wanted $3 for a package rate, but I sent with 70 cent stamp and it made it to him.

These were perfect and 1" was long enough.

Chugbug, thanks again for the gift.

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most knubs can be loose but if you feel better of leaving them on the backing just do it. rich

 

Thank you, will do best I can, with 4 or 5 colors to put into play here; may flame, uv weld, or ingore the unraveler types of nubs.

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I looked through my various pieces

 

length- 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 inches, diameter- approx 1/4"

Colors- White, Chartreuse, Fluorescent orange, fluorescent yellow

 

Length- 1 inch, diameter- approx 1/4"

White, Chartreuse, fluorescent orange, gray, tan, maroon

 

Length- 1/2 inch diameter- approx 1/16 inch

Cream/pale yellow, Chartreuse, gray, blue, maybe fluorescent orange

 

Plus a bunch of dyed colors.

I open to what size and color ya'll might want to see

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longer lengths are harder to find. orange, gray, brown, black and white are not very common maroon i havent seen rich

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