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Dyeing Intro Equipment Step-by-step Microwave Fabric dye Collecting
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The use of fabric dye on fly tying materials by Martin Joergensen |
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Treatment of hair materials before using or dyeing Wash it with a mild hair shampoo and rinse it with hair conditioner. Dry it thoroughly with a blow dryer while combing it and hang to dry for days. Check out Wayne Luallen's section for an expert's advice on any kind of cleaning. |
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Dyeing fox tail with fabric dye I have washed and dyed a silver fox tail with great success. I cut the untreated (but already clean) tail in small pieces. Anybody who has tried will know that a 2 by 2 centimeters patch of skin will hold hair for a wealth of flies. Each piece was soaked in warm water and I tried dying them with fabric dyes of the brand Dylon. I did gray, olive and purple. The colors were a bit light, but very nice. Using more color would probably have helped, but even better would have been proper dyes, like the ones from Vienyard. I dyed each patch in a small stainless steel container and just followed the instructions for fabric. Easy and highly recommended |
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Dyeing Intro Equipment Step-by-step Microwave Fabric dye Collecting
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A few random articles for your entertainment MagnusIf one particular fly was to be celebrated as the Mother of all the typical Danish, gray, nondescript hackle flies it would have to be The Magnus. Originated in 1973 in Denmark it has become a goto-fly for Many Danish as well as foreign coastal anglers.January 25th 2009 |
