Denson Pearly Crippler

[ScottP]

Based on the body it should be called the Opal Crippler but who am I to argue?

hook - Dai Riki 075 #8
thread - Danville 6/0 black
rib - small wire silver
body - large tinsel opal
body hackle - grizzly hen dyed ginger (2 packs Koolaid Mango/1 cup water)
1st shoulder hackle - pheasant rump dyed black
2nd shoulder hackle - grizzly hen dyed ginger


Regards,
Scott

[MSD53X]

Real nice proportions Scott. That looks real nice. Thanks for sharing it

[jcampbell]

Scott,
From all indications, you do allot of feather dying. You mention Koolaid quite often. Is that your preferred dye? What is your drying method after dying? What type containers are you using for your dip? Not sure I ever want to go to that trouble, but I might if I can get passed my wife's objections.

[ScottP]

I’ve moved on to Rit liquid as my preferred dye; it’s cheap, effective, readily available and there are plenty of sites with formulas that take all the guesswork out of mixing to obtain specific colors. I do like Koolaid Ice Blue Raspberry; it yields a nice Silver Doctor Blue that I’ve had trouble replicating with Rit. I use glass bowls or cake pans for dyeing.
I usually just let the feathers dry on paper towels; if I want to use them right away, I’ll use a hair drier. For stuff like deer hair pieces or whole necks, I’ll put it between layers of newspaper with something heavy on top (book, brick, etc) to keep it from curling during the drying process (usually takes a day or two.
At some point I may re-shoot the SBS I did for dyeing a while back - those pics were loaded onto Photobucket and I no longer maintain accounts there.
Hope this helps.

Regards,
Scott