I've grown bored with the yellow wraps and fletch I'd been using for the last couple years....and since I work in the printing industry I decided on making up some new wraps. I also read about dying your own feathers with kool-aid so I figured I'd give it a shot. this is what came out of the first batch:
the feathers on the bottom are pink lemonade, on the top I dumped in some grape after a first run of pink and double dipped.
both are white truflights to start with (chopped at just over 4"...4 fletch @ 90)
not quite as vibrant as I was looking for. but I was impressed with the color-fastness. I didn't even add vinegar and nothing came out in the rinse.
the wraps...now I don't wanna give away any secrets and take business away from some of our great sponsors like onestringer et al..but I have access to commercial 4 color printers at work, so I decided to give it a go. the logo is my touchmark from knifemaking, based on the bio-hazard symbol, three Ms in a circle which are my initials. after wrapping my first reaction is 'none more black' (spinal tape reference). theres too much black on the back end. the wrapped nice and I don't think they're coming off any time soon.
opinions please.
and if any of you kool-aid dyers know what flavor for a more vibrant pink, I'm listening???
Topic: test batch - new wraps and kool-aid feathers (Read 629 times)
