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Title: Feather dying?
Post by: ozarkcherrybow1 on June 16, 2008, 09:35:00 PM

Just received my rw feathers from Stringstretcher today, from the St. Judes auction, and had a nice surprise in the package. He sent me some extra feathers that were dyed, some yellow and some brown, natural barred. I am interested in dying some for myself because they look really neat!
My question is: Does dying feathers take away from the natural oils in the feathers, or do the feathers hold up just as well in wet weather when dyed?

Title: Re: Feather dying?
Post by: longstiks on June 17, 2008, 04:00:00 AM

You have to wash the feathers to get the dye to take well, so you are washing out the natural oils.
Denny

Title: Re: Feather dying?
Post by: ozarkcherrybow1 on June 17, 2008, 06:52:00 PM

Yhanks for the info Denny......Terry