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jeffp51
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black feather dye
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April 07, 2015, 03:33:01 am »
I would like to dye some canada goose feathers black. Any suggestions?
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OTDEAN
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April 07, 2015, 10:33:02 am »
At a guess, have you tried charcoal with a binder? Just experiment and see what works, that's half the fun.
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jeffp51
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April 07, 2015, 11:47:47 am »
what would you use as a binder? Water? Alcohol?
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Pat B
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April 07, 2015, 11:51:51 am »
You probably won't get the goose feathers much darker than they already are. I'd try Rit dye and alcohol.
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jeffp51
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April 07, 2015, 07:26:43 pm »
Probably not, Pat--but I would like my cock feather to look a little different than the other two.
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le0n
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April 07, 2015, 08:47:03 pm »
i can try to brush a goose feather with black leather dye (fiebing's) tonight if you want.
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jeffp51
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April 08, 2015, 02:00:03 am »
that would be cool. let me know how it works.
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le0n
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April 08, 2015, 02:37:25 am »
i just brushed it on with a napkin and preened it a little with the latex glove.
it took really quickly, but hopefully it doesn't make the feather too stiff.
i'll see how dry it is in the morning.
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le0n
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April 08, 2015, 11:21:45 am »
after a rinse and dry, it came out perfectly:
and it's just as soft as it was before the dye.
i'm thinking of picking up a small bottle of "Dark Red" or "Oxblood" at Tandy.
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jeffp51
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April 08, 2015, 12:25:19 pm »
That looks good. I realized last night after your post that I had some black Kiwi shoe dye. I tried that, and it seems to work too, maybe not quite as dark, but good enough, I think.
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le0n
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April 08, 2015, 03:02:03 pm »
^^ Neat.
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Thunder
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April 08, 2015, 03:20:53 pm »
I bet dark red/oxblood would look pretty sweet on those grey goose feathers.
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JW_Halverson
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April 08, 2015, 10:27:13 pm »
That is brilliant! I could see making goshawk tailfeather fakes using this technique!
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le0n
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April 08, 2015, 11:01:44 pm »
if you go at it with an actual paint brush vs. a napkin, i think it would be easy to get a pattern on there.
also, the dye did not bleed into the areas outside of where it was applied, which was kind of cool.
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Pat B
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April 08, 2015, 11:56:44 pm »
I'm surprised as oily as goose feathers are but I can see lots of possibilities now. Thanks.
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