flyderaght 0 Report post Posted August 23, 2009 Any suggestions for doing so at home. koolaid? thx marc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tidewaterfly 0 Report post Posted August 23, 2009 Rit will work too. Never tried koolaid, but have heard it works. Don't know how quickly it might fade. I use Jacquard Acid Dye, which is sold in some craft shops. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buggybob 0 Report post Posted August 24, 2009 Jacquard works well. You do need to dye deer hair at cool temperatures for a fair peice of time. Do it hot and the hide shrinks fast preventing dye penetration to the hair bases. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moscow 0 Report post Posted August 24, 2009 Hi Marc, I haven't dye deer but I have done snowshoe rabbit feet and various feather using RIT. The liquid form is nice and eliminates having to find suitable containers for storing the stock solutions. I usually add a small amount of urea to the dye bath to increase uptake of the dye. Works nicely. Just be sure to write down everything you try so that when you get that perfect color you can repeat it Tim Any suggestions for doing so at home. koolaid? thx marc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruce Derington 0 Report post Posted August 25, 2009 Most deer hair is bleached then dyed. With White tail deer(in the midwest) there really isn't much usable white deerhair (usable for spinning anyway) We keep the long hair for white and buy the dyed stuff. You can call Chris Helm about it , he knows more than most, google chris helm , he willget you going in the right direction Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyderaght 0 Report post Posted August 25, 2009 A friend is going hunting in Alberta for some winter whitetail, hopefully willl get some. I've some store bought stuff, just not impressed with it. thx for tips on the dye, I remember ian Forbes from out in BC mentioning doing his own and I think it was Koolaid. marc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smusgrove 0 Report post Posted August 25, 2009 The Veniard dyes work best for me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
