John never mix colors the dyes can migrate. There are disadvantages to storing quills the way you did. One you already found out, second when you let them soak in a conditioner you fill the air pockets. Also quills stored that way will not absorb any floatant.
Bob H ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Martinez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 12:13 PM Subject: [VFB] Quills Change Color??? > Hey All- > > Was just wondering if anyone else has had a similar > problem. I had bought some stripped and dyed quills > quite a while back and stored them in a jar of tap > water mixed with glycerin, shoved them toward the back > of the bench and basically forgot about them. I was > rummaging around this morning and found them and they > had all turned black. When I put them in the jar there > was a bundle of lt green, one of rusty red and one of > black. The water still looks perfectly clear. I figure > I'll still use them, but it just seems weird for them > to change color like that. Has this happened to anyone > else? > > -John > Oregon > > ===== > The River- > You passers-by, who share my journey, > You move and change,I move and am the same; > You move and are gone, I move and remain. > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > U2 on LAUNCH - Exclusive greatest hits videos > http://launch.yahoo.com/u2
