Re: [VFB] dyeing Ed Ward

[Glenn Overton]

Ed ,         You may look at Veniard fly tying dyes in ( 40 ) kingfisher blue and I never seen this one but maybe ( 41 ) light blue ( cambridge ) and you can weaken the dye as much as you wish and remember just dye two or three feathers at a time and record the time you soak the feather which may only take a few minutes and go to the sink and rinse right away to remove any excess dye. I first wash my feathers with dish soap and rinse well and I also add a few drops ,not much ,of dish soap in the dye to act as a wetting agent........Glenn Overton ----- Original Message ----- From: Ed Ward To: vfb@troutnet.com Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 11:05 PM Subject: [VFB] dyeing I have gone through all my records on dyeing material  from    Rit and  cool-aid  after going to every store I didnt find any blueberry cool-aid and   the only blue rit I found was   royal blue and navy blue. I got to thinking about the time of year it is and thought about  easter  egg dyeing  or possibly  house hold  food  coloring  I was wondering if anybody ever used any of them. The color I'm trying to dye is   a very light  sky blue or a powder blue, anybody got any ideas ? Yahoo! Mail Bring photos to life! New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze.