Bob, the feathers it get are all white. So I think that bleaching is not necessary. Nice idea with the hair dye. Will try it. Have two girls at home who love to dye there hair from time to time. Rene -----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht----- Von: Bob Haering <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Datum: Sonntag, 9. Dezember 2001 13:56 Betreff: Re: [VFB] dying and bleaching
>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 >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >
