Advanced Swapper Application

Please read  and follow the instructions below to submit your application to become an advanced swapper.
Also, scroll to the bottom for our FAQ

1.  Click this link and read all of the Advanced Swapper Guidelines.

2.  Take three pictures of your work.  There are three sections to apply for, separately: carving, sewing, and crafts.

3. If you are submitting to the Carving section, please send undressed doll pictures. We would appreciate a front, back, and face picture.  If you are applying to the Sewing section, please send one or two pictures representative of your work. If you are applying to the Crafts section, you may put several items in one picture, or send a few pictures of individual items.

NOTE: If you do not sew or carve, please send a picture or two with at least three items that represent your best craft work.  Let us know that you will not be signing up for ADVANCED sewing or carving swaps.  You will ALWAYS be welcome to play in the regular sewing and carving swaps.

The photos will be shown to the Moderators, and we will decide if you qualify for the Advanced Swaps.
This is not a reflection on your abilities.  It is to better suit the abilities of swappers.

If you are approved, then you will be notified and your name (this list is always kept private--only the Mods will have full access) will be added to the database in the Moderator's List.

If you are not approved, then please don't take this as something bad. Instead, work on honing your skills.  Not being an advanced swapper does not mean you can't swap!  There will always always be plenty of swaps in which to play!

NO-ONE (except for the Mods) will EVER know that you applied and were not approved.

TIPS for Carving Submissions
For carving, we are looking for well-defined features.

 The lips should be fully developed.  

No 'claw hands'. 'Spoon' hands are allowed, as that is what the original Hitty has.

Well-rounded face, no 'square' edges or bulbous cheeks.

Well-shaped nose (not blob or undefined).

No overlong, thin neck, no short fat neck--it should gracefully flow from the chin to the shoulders.

Eyes in proportion to the face.  In other words, no large 'doe eyes' normally found in plastic dolls.

Neatly painted.

Body and limbs well-proportioned and nicely finished
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TIPS for Sewing Submissions

Even gathering on the parts of skirts and sleeves, aprons, etc.

If a print or design is used it should be aligned to show off the fabric. 

The fabric design should be centered., (Unless it is intended to be an off-centered pattern design.)

All outside visible seams should be finished and not left raw.

Construction thread should match the background, unless used specifically for ornamentation.

Trims and ribbons should be washable and of clothing quality.  (Meaning: No florist acetate ribbons.)

Construction thread should match the background, unless used specifically for ornamentation.

Lace should be Hitty scale and weight. NOT OVER 1/4" laces. 

Gathered sleeves should not show string.

No fabrics that are just not suitable for Hitty, eg. polyester knits, and ones that are so stiff they can literally stand up on their own. 

Natural fabrics that drape nicely (soft, not stiff).

Graded seams that lie flat (though we can't see this in pictures).

All stray threads cut off.

Neatly hand-sewn hems.

Garment pressed.

Closures appropriate size and neatly done.

 If pattern is quite open, needs a petticoat or lining



TIPS for Crafting Submissions

In Hitty scale!

No glue or threads showing.

Even smooth painting, no blobs or runs.

Obvious talent for type of craft submitted.

Creative items that make us go "Wow!".

For Knitting and Crochet work, even tension (not too tight or too loose and floppy).

Suitable yarn/thread and needle/hook choice (in scale for Hitty and not too bulky.

Closures appropriate size and neatly done.

If pattern is quite open, needs a petticoat or lining.

Wooden items sanded and finished properly.

Polymer clay items properly painted/finished and in scale.


So--have you read the ASG (above) and are ready to apply?
Send your pictures to JOC.

Can't use the above link?  julie old crow at gmail dot com  will work!


FAQ Section


Q: I just sew.  Should I submit three pictures of my sewing?  Or just one?
A: You should submit more than one photo even if you are only applying for one category.

Q: I know that a panel of Moderators will be going over the submissions.
  Who will go over the submissions from the Moderators?  Are you judging your own work?
A: No, we will not be judging our own work.  At the moment we are trying to
decide who to ask to check our work before we get put into any advanced category.

Q: What is your criteria?
A. We are looking for attention to detail!  Check the Tips above, and go to the Advanced Swap page for more details.

Q: My submission was turned down.  What do I do now?  
A: Work on improving.  Apply again in a few months.


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