Rene what color are the feathers that you are getting? If the are a dark color. You will have bleach them first. The goose feathers that I have are from wild geese. Depending on the species I get snow white to a gray that is almost black in color. The best way to bleach them is peroxide that is used to lighten human hair. In fact you can use hair dye too. I got my Veniard dyes from an auction site. I got 40 different colors for around $20 US dollars. The one thing I really like about them is the fact that a little goes a very long way. You do have to be careful with them because if you spill it. It is there to stay. I have even had it dye a Formica covered drying board!
Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rene Zillmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 7:45 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] dying and bleaching > Bob, Ross, > thanks for the advice about vaniard and the fabric dye. I'll try to get some > of them and play (and mess) around with it during X-mass. Hope it will not > become X-mess. > Rene/Germany > -----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Bob Haering <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Datum: Sonntag, 9. Dezember 2001 13:17 > Betreff: Re: [VFB] dying and bleaching > > > >Rene can you get Veniard dyes. I have found them to be the best. Fabric > >dyes work very well too. Do you have the book on dyeing by A.K. Best? It > >is one of the best reference guides around. > > > >Bob > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Rene Zillmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 5:49 AM > >Subject: Re: [VFB] dying and bleaching > > > > > >> Harmen, > >> I'm interested in this. > >> I'm playing around with the idea to dye hen and goose feathers. We have a > >> farmer here around (yea, in central Germany <*G*>) who breeds goose in > >this > >> part of the year. When they are going to their final destination he has a > >> lot of feathers... > >> Main problem: I didn'd found dye in my fly shops. What I can get is dye > in > >> craft shops. They use it to dye silk. Do you know if this works in > >feathers > >> (and hair) too?? > >> I wish everybody a nice sunday. > >> Rene > >> -----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht----- > >> Von: Harmen Boshuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Datum: Sonntag, 9. Dezember 2001 04:40 > >> Betreff: [VFB] dying and bleaching > >> > >> > >> > Was planning on posting some information on methods for dying and > >> >bleaching. As it will take a while to type up all the info. > >> >I first wanted to check to see if there is any interest in this. > >> > > >> >Harmen > >> > >> > > > >
