Hi Darren: Thank i just got a e-mail from rangerbob, he said to get a hold of you. I'll be looking forward to see the video he said you would be doing,i,ll try your style and see what happen,what i'm tring to get is a royal blue on the dark side.I'm using white feathers for this we'll see what happen thank for your help. dave
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Pacres Sent: November 10, 2006 9:56 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [VFB] Dying Feathers I just wanted to throw my 2 cents in on the subject. I have not tried the microwave method, but opt not to because it is much harder to control the temperature. Here is what I do. 1. Soak the feather / hair for at least 2 hours with shampoo. Better saturation, and cleaner feathers make for a better dye lot. 2. Rinse the feathers off well. 3. Mix your dye with water. Use a ratio of dye to weight of product being dyed. If your not sure, go lighter. It's really tought to dye lighter. 4. Add the feathers and bring the temperature up to 140 F slowly. Use a thermometer for meat to check it. 5. Make sure you stir it well. 6. Add vinigar about 10% of the water volume 7. Let it sit. I ussually let it sit overnight. It produces intense colours. If it's not dark enough, add more dye and reheat to 140. 8. rinse until it runs clear 9. Add a bit of conditioner to help keep the feathers moist. 10. air dry. turn the hair or feathers and put lots of paper towel or newspaper underneath I will be creating a tutorial that goes into depth at some point soon. I'll keep you posted. Cheers -- http://flyangler.ca - Canadian Fly Fishing
