Dyeing... To Figure it Out!

[dogsnfish]

Can anyone suggest a source for Veniards or flydyes? I tried flydyes.com and it was blanc.

[AlanB]

Veniards only sell wholesale to the trade. I'll make enquiries for you, but with recent increase in postage charges here the price will double on a single pot! Sending a pot of "mud" (Tippet degreasant) went up from ?0.90 to ?3.00 just to give you an idea, and that's just domestic. The dyes are about ?4.50 each (about $6.75), but you will need to be ordering quite a few to make it worth while.

Stop press. Just spoken with a contact who has a Veniards account. He may be able to help. I'll PM you.

Cheers,
A.

Cheers,
A,

[Hans Weilenmann]

The Veniard dyes are top notch, Art, but a very decent alternative are the tubs of Dylon fabric dye.

Cheers,
Hans W

[hap]

The Veniard dyes are top notch, Art, but a very decent alternative are the tubs of Dylon fabric dye.

Cheers,
Hans W

Hans
Thanks for the tip on Dylon... I saw some colors at the local fabric store and shied away from the brand... just 'cause... Chose instead a brand I have never had any success with, Rit! Will try it on my return...

Funny thing... I was able to dye a number of skins a beautiful, colorfast, deep purple with Tulip and clean-up was a snap. Small splashes on the counter cleaned right up.

With the Rit the colors refused to go near the feathers... But man do they ever stick to the counter!!!!

[hap]

To define things a bit better, what I really want is a "bright" chartreuse... a "hot" orange... a highlander green (I consider that a grassy green on the lighter side)... a blue that really stands out, not real dark, but real bright blue (not turquoise)... a really bright yellow, also.

[billyspey]

Can anyone suggest a source for Veniards or flydyes? I tried flydyes.com and it was blanc.

when I googled it this AM it came up fly dyes.com or organic dyestuff .com

[sandfly]

I use rit all the time along with koolaid and jellos (yes jello) + tumeric and other assorted natural things..with rit wash once,rinse, then set in dye bath (do not boil) set on low for 30. mins add vinigar and sit another 5 mins. take out and rinse in cold water..thats it...