never mind your gravel rash...hows the bike ?? iain
David
I'm glad to hear you are alright..... at least you can sit on the tender
parts and still type! I hope you're bike wasn't too bad off also.
If you're feathers are plucked I liked the microwave trick Joyce told me. I
throw them in the microwave for a minute and let them cool then repeat it a
couple times. That will kill everything. I wasn't brave enough to try it
out on things that were on the skin yet. The oils in the skin can cook so
if you try it do it for shorter periods of time to test first. I also wash
them in woolite to clean them. Some people put them in the freezer but I've
heard that this will only cause some of them to go dormant and they can
resurface when the conditions are right.
Deb
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Colyn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 9:01 PM
Subject: [VFB] New materials
> Hi All
>
> A mate of mine came to visit last night, after he'd heard that I'd tossed
my
> motorcycle down the highway, this last Sunday. It was more to take the
> mickey out than anything else :~) And rub salt into the road rash on my
> butt. Anyway, he brought around some Guinea fowl wings and a bag of
Egyptian
> goose breast feathers from a bird shoot he went on while I was getting
more
> closely acquainted with the tarmac.
>
> Two questions for you:
>
> One: how do I treat these "fresh off the bird" materials so that they do
not
> infest the rest of my materials with nasties?
>
> Two: Any tips on dyeing the Egyptian goose, I've not tried the dyeing
route
> and this pile of barred, greyish to bronze feathers seems like just the
> thing for me to start on, seeing that I'm not going to be doing anything
> outdoors sporty for at least two weeks.
>
> And you guessed it.... I'm going to possibly be nagging you for patterns
> that include the two new material acquisitions.
>
> Cheers now
> David C
>
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