Dyeing Goose Biots?

[Flytyer317]

Can anyone tell me if it is possible to dye goose biots, I have some white right now and I need brown for some prince nymph's
Thanks -David

I've dyed them w/ kool aid w/ very satisfactory results.

may need to experiment a bit to get the desired shade of brown. I know there is a website w/ recipes for colors...just don't know the url.

mgj

[RonMT]

My advise is to just buy them They sell for $1.35 a pack and there is enough in a package you can tie several dozen flies out of it. It will cost you more to try and dye them not including your time and the hassle of finding out how to do it. Plus the mess you will have to clean up. It just isn't worth it unless you are going to start dying all of the materials that you might need. Ron

[bubba_orvis]

Food coloring, with vinegar in a brandy snifter. 30 sec in the Microwave to set.

Seems colorfast, developed on desperate night when I needed a color, and no stores around.

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bubba_orvis

RonMT is right. Unless you enjoy experimenting, have a lot of materials to waste, expect to dye a lot of materials and have a lot of excess time on your hands, you're better off just buying the dyed product.

Oh, if you want to proceed, here's the site address for KoolAid dyeing information:
[url=http://www.thepiper.com/fiberart/koolaid/:b10c0]http://www.thepiper.com/fiberart/koolaid/[/url:b10c0]

Allan

[kengore]

A once found a large package of white goose biots at Michelle's craft store for under $5. I bought the feathers and several colors of RIT dye and experimented in small batches of about 1 cup of water heated in the micro-wave. This is plenty to dye 4-5 biot feathers.

I made some odd colors but I did end up with a good supply of usable stuff in great shades.

Unfortunatly I have not seen the bulk goose biots for sale since then.

RIT has a web sight with color charts.
[url=http://www.ritdye.com/color_recipes.asp:e97cb]http://www.ritdye.com/color_recipes.asp[/url:e97cb]