Joyce: Thanks for that info.. I have a few things I want to dye.. Can't wait.. I recently dyed a tan colored saddle black with RIT dye. it came out great, but my fingers were black for rover a week LOL, Chuck
----- Original Message ----- From: "Joyce" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 6:32 AM Subject: [VFB] Re: Cold water dye? > > I find that the very best thing to do when dyeing with Kool Ade is to > first > wash the article in good Dawn ( or similar) dishwashing soap, rinse it > very > well, and then proceed with the Kool Ade dying. You'll want to use a towel > to blot some of the water out of your washed feathers so that it doesn't > dilute the dye so much, but do have the feathers wet when you begin. Yes, > you can add vinegar. I've done the dying both with and without vinegar, > and > found that the vinegar really doesn't make much difference in the end > product. The Kool Ade is pretty acidic by itself. When the feather is a > bit > darker than you want it, take it out. This is because by the time you > rinse > the feathers well and wash them thoroughly and they will look > lighter..also > they look lighter when they are dry. At the end of this, I do a quick > rinse > with either hair conditioner or a bit of clothes conditioner which gets > them > softer and easier to handle again and also takes out and seems to set the > remaining dye. Joyce > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
