hi Pacres: try it agsin this time i put it on for 3 mim instead of 2, it seam to be taken, even the G P tippet there a litle darker, i'll give it a couple more trys and see what happen thank for the help. dave
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Pacres Sent: November 23, 2006 10:15 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [VFB] Dying Feathers It sounds like you do not have enough dye in the bath. Add some more dye (Mix it seperatly then add it) and bring it up to temperature again and let it cool down. There is ussually a percentage of dye to use per weight of the product. Red can be tough in hairs. Pacres On 11/23/06, David Masson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Pacres right now i'm trying to dye GP tppets and a deer tail, the white > part.the container is about i 1 1/2" deep 5"long and about 4"wide i got > a deep red color dye in it,been soaking over night but it's still orangeish > red and the tail is a PINKISH red any ideas. > thank 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 > > -- http://flyangler.ca - Canadian Fly Fishing
