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 would always add the vinegar. Ashley On 18 Nov 2014 19:21, "Chuck Alexander" <[email protected]> wrote: > 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?? Thanks, Chuck > > > > -- > -- > 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 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VFB Mail" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
