Re: [VFB] Dying feathers with Rit dye ???

Wes: Looks like a one stop shop for dyes for sure. Thanks, Chuck From: Wes Wada Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2014 6:02 PM To: VFB Mail Subject: Re: [VFB] Dying feathers with Rit dye ??? Dharma Trading is a good resource for learning about the various dyes and procedures. They service

Re: [VFB] Dying feathers with Rit dye ???

Hi Chuck, Black is notorious for being very difficult to dye with fabric dyes such as Rit (and dylon). From experience, I wouldn't bother wasting your time with black Rit but try and find a black dye that is stronger, when I get around to it I will be searching for one myself. Personnally, I

Re: [VFB] Dying feathers with Rit dye ???

with Rit dye ??? Wes: Looks like a one stop shop for dyes for sure. Thanks, Chuck From: Wes Wada Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2014 6:02 PM To: VFB Mail Subject: Re: [VFB] Dying feathers with Rit dye ??? Dharma Trading is a good resource for learning about the various dyes and procedures

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Black colour is easy obt. with hair dye. Thomas (Von Unterwegs gesendet) Am 21.11.2014 um 19:32 schrieb ashley strutt galeforce1...@gmail.com: Hi Chuck, Black is notorious for being very difficult to dye with fabric dyes such as Rit (and dylon). From experience, I wouldn't bother

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, 2014 12:32 PM To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [VFB] Dying feathers with Rit dye ??? Hi Chuck, Black is notorious for being very difficult to dye with fabric dyes such as Rit (and dylon). From experience, I wouldn't bother wasting your time with black Rit but try and find a black dye

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H. I have twin Aunts who are both beauticians and they could probably do that for me. Thanks, Chuck From: Don Ordes Sent: Friday, November 21, 2014 1:35 PM To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [VFB] Dying feathers with Rit dye ??? Chuck, ask your local beauty parlor what they’d

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, November 18, 2014 10:22 PM To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [VFB] Dying feathers with Rit dye ??? Chuck: I've only dyed grizzly hackle one time. I had several grizzly saddles of various quality where I had used up most of the good dry fly hackle and had found an old Ukrainian Easter

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have a light cream colored neck that might come out better than my idea of starting with a grizzly neck anyway. Thanks again, Chuck -Original Message- From: jerryp...@comcast.net Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 10:22 PM To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [VFB] Dying feathers

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Will do, Chuck From: Allan Fish Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2014 6:25 AM To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [VFB] Dying feathers with Rit dye ??? If you get hold of aniline dyes be sure to wear good rubber gloves. And a mask wouldn't be out of order either. Not only do they dye your

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chuckalexan...@centurylink.net wrote: Will do, Chuck *From:* Allan Fish afi...@sbcglobal.net *Sent:* Thursday, November 20, 2014 6:25 AM *To:* vfb-mail@googlegroups.com *Subject:* Re: [VFB] Dying feathers with Rit dye ??? If you get hold of aniline dyes be sure to wear good rubber gloves

RE: [VFB] Dying feathers with Rit dye ???

@googlegroups.com [mailto:vfb-mail@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of jerryp...@comcast.net Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 10:22 PM To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [VFB] Dying feathers with Rit dye ??? Chuck: I've only dyed grizzly hackle one time. I had several grizzly saddles of various quality

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I hadn't thought about the permanent markers, but I have those in all colors of the rainbow. Thanks, Chuck -Original Message- From: J Balmer Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 10:18 AM To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: [VFB] Dying feathers with Rit dye ??? I haven't dyed

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: jerryp...@comcast.net Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 10:22 PM To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [VFB] Dying feathers with Rit dye ??? Chuck: I've only dyed grizzly hackle one time. I had several grizzly saddles of various quality where I had used up most of the good dry fly hackle

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purple” the next. Chuck From: Wes Wada Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 3:56 PM To: VFB Mail Subject: Re: [VFB] Dying feathers with Rit dye ??? Just a note: I had some time last fall to spend a couple days at the Spirit River plant and warehouses in Glide, Oregon. The Spirit River dyeing

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18, 2014 10:22 PM To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [VFB] Dying feathers with Rit dye ??? Chuck: I've only dyed grizzly hackle one time. I had several grizzly saddles of various quality where I had used up most of the good dry fly hackle and had found an old Ukrainian Easter Egg kit

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Chuck I used to dye a lot of materials, both fur, feathers as wellas natural and some synthetic yarns. The first step is to be sure the material to be dyed is clean and free of grease and oils. I used to use dish washing soap.Be sure to rinse the soap completely away. Temperature control is

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, November 18, 2014 10:22 PM To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [VFB] Dying feathers with Rit dye ??? Chuck: I've only dyed grizzly hackle one time. I had several grizzly saddles of various quality where I had used up most of the good dry fly hackle and had found an old Ukrainian Easter Egg

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Subject: Re: [VFB] Dying feathers with Rit dye ??? Chuck: I've only dyed grizzly hackle one time. I had several grizzly saddles of various quality where I had used up most of the good dry fly hackle and had found an old Ukrainian Easter Egg kit my grandmother had used to make the eggs

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Mel: Thanks a lot. Great tips there. I’ll try them out, Chuck From: mel hocken Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 7:18 PM To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [VFB] Dying feathers with Rit dye ??? Chuck I used to dye a lot of materials, both fur, feathers as wellas natural and some

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M Westphal Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 7:18 PM To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [VFB] Dying feathers with Rit dye ??? May I suggest, before you have done the dyeing, etc. that you may want to just keep the grizzly hackle without dyeing it and go to Lakelandflytying.com

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@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [VFB] Dying feathers with Rit dye ??? Chuck: The dyes in that kit are not the same as Kool Aid unless you're thinking Jonestown or the dyes you see in the stores around Easter time. In the instructions that came with the kit in large letters is Do not eat any egg

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Chuck Get a copy of A.K. Best's book DYING BLEACHING Natural fly-tying materials.  Feathers and cotton do not dye the same way.  Best has full instructions and will take you through it step by step. Gary s - Original Message - Folks: Can anybody give me the “secret” to dying

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I second what Gary just said. You can find it for fairly cheap too. On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 2:27 PM, aflyt...@comcast.net wrote: Chuck Get a copy of A.K. Best's book DYING BLEACHING Natural fly-tying materials. Feathers and cotton do not dye the same way. Best has full instructions and

Re: [VFB] Dying feathers with Rit dye ???

Hi Chuck, Black is a color even pro dyers have problems getting! It's quite a problem. It depends on what you intend to use the dyed material for, and what final qualities it must have, but... I found the easiest solution is to use women's hair dye, the boxed typed sold for women's hair

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, November 18, 2014 3:08 PM To: VFB Mail Subject: Re: [VFB] Dying feathers with Rit dye ??? Hi Chuck, Black is a color even pro dyers have problems getting! It's quite a problem. It depends on what you intend to use the dyed material for, and what final qualities it must have, but... I found

Re: [VFB] Dying feathers with Rit dye ???

Thanks a lot. I love anything by A. K. Best anyway, and didn’t even know he had this book. Chuck From: aflyt...@comcast.net Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 1:27 PM To: mail, vfb Subject: Re: [VFB] Dying feathers with Rit dye ??? Chuck Get a copy of A.K. Best's book DYING BLEACHING Natural

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...@centurylink.net wrote: Thanks a lot. I love anything by A. K. Best anyway, and didn’t even know he had this book. Chuck *From:* aflyt...@comcast.net *Sent:* Tuesday, November 18, 2014 1:27 PM *To:* mail, vfb vfb-mail@googlegroups.com *Subject:* Re: [VFB] Dying feathers with Rit dye

Re: [VFB] Dying feathers with Rit dye ???

Chuck: I've only dyed grizzly hackle one time. I had several grizzly saddles of various quality where I had used up most of the good dry fly hackle and had found an old Ukrainian Easter Egg kit my grandmother had used to make the eggs. There were several packets of dye left including black.