Ashley: Thanks for the tips. I’m doing just that. My son has been trying to dye some already near black material to jet black for four days now, even using Rit at double strength, but it stays a deep purple when it is rinsed and dried. Chuck
From: ashley strutt Sent: Friday, November 21, 2014 12:32 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [VFB] Dying feathers with Rit dye ??? 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. No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.3495 / Virus Database: 4189/8606 - Release Date: 11/21/14 -- -- 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.
