Dharma Trading is a good resource for learning about the various dyes and procedures. They service craftspeople, tie dyers, and the like. Excellent color charts and service.
http://www.dharmatrading.com/dyes/index.html Wes Bend, Oregon On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 3:49 PM, Chuck Alexander < [email protected]> wrote: > Will do, Chuck > > *From:* Allan Fish <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Thursday, November 20, 2014 6:25 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *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 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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