Brian, Do you know of a source for the leveling acid dyes? Prochemical stopped selling them some time ago.
Bill -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Van Erem Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 10:40 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [VFB] Highlander Green Kool Aid recipe - Now: Procion MX Dyes? Procion MX works very poorly on feathers.� It relies on a highly basic solution to bond the dye molecules to the substrate (a solution that will destroy or at very least damage feathers).� The best dyes for feathers are acid dyes.� Acid leveling dyes and milling acid dyes will not damage feathers as the dye bath is acidic.� The dyes are colorfast, and results are more vibrant than Koolaid, Rit, or other union dyes. � Try These: http://www.straw.com/sig/kiton.html http://www.pburch.net/dyeing/proteindyes.shtml http://www.pburch.net/dyeing/dyesources.shtml � Keep a notebook of results with different materials, especially when mixing colors.� Most materials have preferences, and what looks like it should be a 5:1 ratio may turn out to be a 25:1 instead.� Good luck! � Brian William Andreas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Thanks, Anyone use the Procion MX Dye for dying feathers? It's cold water so you don't have the chance to burn up the set. -----Original Message----- From: Gary and Diane Smith To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 9/24/2003 5:45 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Highlander Green Kool Aid recipe try these www.thepiper.com/fiberkoolaid/basic_howto www.bivens.ca/koolaid www.ritdye.com/color_recipes.asp hope i got them right. some I think came from this list in the past. Gary S fight crime...shoot back William Andreas wrote: > Has anyone tried to get Highlander Green out of KoolAid? What colors and portions did you use? Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software
