hunter7711
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Somewhere on here someone said to use vinegar instead of salt when dyeing hair. How much do you use for say 1 cup of water?
Question on dyeing
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Jungle Jim does some awesome feather dying
hunter7711
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I'm dyeing the fox that I got from Toadfrog. I just read Jim's post and he mentions using vinegar but not the amount. Maybe he will chime in. I found the color I want using a couple liquid Rit dyes. I'll post pics when done.
Fatman
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Toad are you speaking from experience on the wife's kitchen things :beat-up::beat-up: Been there done that, I have my own stuff now.
JUNGLEJIM1
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The acid from the vinegar sets the color into item you are dyeing and prevents it from bleeding. I think a tablespoon per cup of water would do it,although a little more wouldn't hurt. Too much and the hair might fall out. I havn't used Rit dyes so I'd follow their instructions and add a little to be sure the dyes set.
Yea buddy . Just this week . I busted my dollar store spoon so I went into the house looked in the wooden spoon drawer . I selected a ratty old looking spoon fairly heavy . Turned out it had belonged to an aunt I think . At least that was what I gleaned during her temporary terrete's syndrome attack . Warning still stands . Caution Pain , Agony and The Cold Shoulder Will Result .
On the dying . Once you have died the material rinsed it very well . Not in anything that will stain . Let it drain over a trash can until just damp . Them you can use an old pillow case to put it in . Bread tie or zip tie it closed what ever you make sure the thing does not come open when you put it in the dryer . For feathers I like to cut a cup of rice in an old sock tie it shut into a ball. Then I put that into the dryer with the material . It beats everything back to a fluffy state.
On the dying . Once you have died the material rinsed it very well . Not in anything that will stain . Let it drain over a trash can until just damp . Them you can use an old pillow case to put it in . Bread tie or zip tie it closed what ever you make sure the thing does not come open when you put it in the dryer . For feathers I like to cut a cup of rice in an old sock tie it shut into a ball. Then I put that into the dryer with the material . It beats everything back to a fluffy state.
Fatman
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A bud on another board use's a paper bag with a hole cut in the side and puts the feathers inside and use's a blow dryer to dry them. Just a small tip that might keep the head lady from causing extreme damage should you mess with her dryer, and a hair dryer is way cheaper than a clothes dryer LOL