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Sent from my iPad Thank You, Alan Di Somma Phoenix, AZ. Some mistakes are just too much fun to make only once. > On Nov 20, 2014, at 5:25 AM, Allan Fish <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 hands, they > are absorbed through the skin. Think about liver problems,cancer and other > fun things like that. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 19, 2014, at 10:28 PM, Phxflytyer <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> What about using anilin dyes? >> >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> Thank You, >> Alan Di Somma >> Phoenix, AZ. >> >> Some mistakes are just too much fun to make only once. >> >> >> >>> On Nov 19, 2014, at 6:18 PM, Joyce M Westphal <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> 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 in the UK and just buy one of their Whiting saddles or >>> necks in the color you want. They have the best dyed feathers I have ever >>> had the chance to use, and in wonderful blacks, including a claret black >>> that is superb on tiny midges. For a natural black, you will want to check >>> out the people who bought Denny Conrad's stock. He has natural blacks that >>> are awesome. Joyce >>> >>>> On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 6:09 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> 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 treated with these dyes" I've thought about picking up a couple of >>>> packs of the people friendly Easter egg dyes in the $Store after Easter. >>>> Good Luck. Just remember that a black hackle neck is not a black grizzly >>>> hackle neck. >>>> >>>> Jerry C >>>> "All things considered I'd rather be in Philadelphia." >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> Jerry: Thanks. I bet my daughter has some of those dye tablet left over. >>>> And >>>> if she don't have black I guess I could try it the way my printer makes >>>> "black" using the red, blue and yellow mixed to make "black". But I'll bet >>>> that type dye would be about the same thing as the dyes in Kool Aid (food >>>> grade dyes) with the vinegar added to "set" the colors. Anyway, I guess I >>>> could try just a few feathers and see what happens. Maybe I should just >>>> break down and tell my wife I want a black hackle neck for an early >>>> Christmas gift. I HAVE been a "good little boy" this year after all LOL.. >>>> When I'm asleep at least hahaha. At least all the great tips are giving me >>>> a >>>> lot of options to try to see what works best for me. I think I 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: [email protected] >>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 10:22 PM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> 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. There were several packets of dye left including black. So I >>>> followed the directions which included adding vinegar to the mix and came >>>> out with some decent grizzly hackles, dark green, yellow, orange, red, >>>> purple and black. The grizzly dyed black came out all black, you can see >>>> the grizzly pattern, I think because the dyed black part is a bit glossier >>>> and maybe a bit darker than the dyed white portion. Go for it. >>>> >>>> Jerry Caruso >>>> "All things considered I'd rather be in Philadelphia." >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> Folks: Can anybody give me the “secret” to dying feathers (and/or fabric) >>>> with Rit dye?? What happened is that my son had some dark purple demin >>>> material he wanted dyed black. He added TWO boxes of Rit dye to the three >>>> gallons or so of water as he had four yards of material to dye. Adde the >>>> salt but not the vinegar as it said to only use the vinegar with salt if >>>> the >>>> material is silk or wool and not cotton. Brought the water to a boil, then >>>> let it soak all day. Still just came out a darker purple and NIT jet black >>>> like the dye is. >>>> >>>> Now is my problem in that. He saved the water as I have a ton of grizzly >>>> feathers, but hardly any black, so I was just going to sye a grizzly neck >>>> in >>>> that same dye water mix after he finished. But I don’t want the grizzly to >>>> go from black and white, to purple ad white. Any tips?? Should I add >>>> vinegar?? 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