Re: [VFB] Dying with Kool-Aid

[Eddie D]

I tried dying rabbit with easter egg dye a while back.  Didnt work good at 
all either.  When I took it out I was pleased with it.  But then I let it 
dry and it was hard and had shrunk a little.  After it got wet, most of the 
color washed away, and this was after almost 2 weeks sitting in the dye.



-Eddie Dillon
Tidewater Fly Co.




From: Gary Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: [VFB] Dying with Kool-Aid
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 11:02:39 -0500
I used Grape Kool-Aid to dye a 4 ft piece of white rabbit (zonker strip) 
over the weekend.

The original material was snow white, including the hide.  The results were 
less than desireable.

The color is a brownish purple (if you can imagine that) and the hide 
shrunk to half its original width and is a bit hard.

I used two packets of unsweetened Kool-Aid in 12 oz of water with 4 oz of 
white vinegar.  Stove top at just below the boiling point.

While this method may work for feathers, I was not pleased with rabbit fur.

- Gary

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