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Microwave Dyeing article
Thanks, Tom for a nice article. It's a subject that seems to come up often.
I've got a couple of questions...
Do you have a formula to get a nice burnt orange color?
Relative to fur does the leather stay soft....say if you were dyeing zonker strips?
Recently I was messing around with some rabbit ...trying to get a good burnt orange and I noticed the leather turned out stiff. I wasn't really paying close attention to the degree of heat but it wasn't real high. If I remember correctly if one stays below 140 degrees the leather stays soft....it's been awhile and I notice most of my homemade dyed furs are not zonkers.....
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Orange and brown can make a burnt orange. I have used Venyiard Fiery brown and orange and gotten a burnt orange.
On the rabbit, I'm not sure why the skin gets brittle. I don't know if it is the heat or the vinegar. I have tried it with low heat and it still got brittle. very little vinegar, same thing.
Any help here?
Bob