Black colour is easy obt. with hair dye.
Thomas
(Von Unterwegs gesendet)

> Am 21.11.2014 um 19:32 schrieb ashley strutt <[email protected]>:
> 
> 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
>>  
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