Tony That's a really good idea. Deb -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tony Spezio Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2005 6:45 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [VFB] Dying Feathers
Deb, I found a small Electric Crock Pot at a yard sale for 50 cents. It worked real good. It can be used away from the kitchen stove. I have not done any dying in about 10 years. Tony Deborah Duran wrote: >Chuck >I have heard not to use aluminum pans before so even though I didn't have a >problem with it follow Mels advice. I keep meaning to go to the flea >markets and pick up an large old stainless pan but I haven't gotten around >to it yet. Nick at Hunters Angling showed me some great old pans he used. >I'm going to try to find one like it. Don't dye materials in pans you will >be using for cooking food in. >I tried to get a hold of a friend of mine to see if Nick still has the pans >but he didn't know how to reach him. I hope I still see him around at the >shows. He recently sold Hunters Angling to another outfit in New Bedford. >Warm Regards, >Deb > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2005 4:18 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [VFB] Dying Feathers > >Deb: Thanks.. I'll print this out, get some dye and follow these >directions...We have "Salvage Grocery" (bent and dent) stores here, and I >find rit dye for 50 cents a bottle, Chuck > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Deborah Duran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2005 6:18 AM >Subject: RE: [VFB] Dying Feathers > > >Yes. That's what I was doing yesterday. Rit won't turn out as nice as >Veniard's (an acid dye) but it's a quick and easy thing for me. I dyed some >fine Ostrich black yesterday with the liquid Rit. I used a large aluminum >pan on the stove with water, salt and vinegar. I was told by a good friend >that the secret to dying was to use half water and half vinegar (Rit said to >use salt so I used it also). It was the easiest dye job I've done yet. The >feathers held all the black and took less than 30 seconds to rinse clear. >I've been told black is one of the hardest colors to dye. I did have to >leave the feathers in for almost an hour. Be careful not to burn the >feathers, I really don't think the water has to be HOT. I turned mine >completely off after half an hour and let them sit in it while it cooled. I >don't know if I did this right but it worked for me and the black isn't >rubbing off on my fingers or in water so I'm happy. I'm using these for >Classic salmon flies so if they weren't perfect they would've hit the scrap >pile. Remember to first wet your feathers with water before you immerse >them in the dye bath if they're oily wash them in a gentle dish soap first >(dawn or ivory). They need to be wet already to absorb the dye evenly. >There is a gentleman on the list that works with dyes and materials for a >living hopefully he will chime in. I experiment a lot... I use egg dye, >koolaid and hair dyes but it's still experimental I don't know a lot about >dying. It works or it doesn't. :) I've used Rit several times though. >I hope this helped you. There is a web site on mixing Rit dyes also, check >out google. >Warm Regards, >Deb > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2005 2:03 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: [VFB] Dying Feathers > >Can anybody tell Me if I can dye feathers with "Rit" dye (For dying >clothing). Or is there a special dye??? Thanks, Chuck > > > > > > > -- Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://shopnow.netscape.com/
