I probably should know this, but each time that I go dye something I run into the same problem, it's a pain to get the dye on even! I'm trying something new each time but I just don't really know what's the best way to do it... How do you guys do it?
One thing I do know is that Fiebings is my favourite dye-brand, especially compared to Eco Flo, cause Fiebings is much easier to get on even (it doesn't stripe as much as EF does). Here an example, the top part is dyed with Fiebings, the bottom with EF.
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Post by Galxey Sparrow on Feb 7, 2015 10:00:48 GMT
I read somewhere that someone would apply the dye and then go straight over it with neatsfoot oil and that it helped not sure if it works but could be worth a try, also I've read that you should always dye both sides of the leather but I find it always goes way too dark if you do that.
To add to the dying questions how do people antique their tooled saddles?
I've read about wetting the leather, not wetting it, wetting it and letting it half-dry, so many different ways! If only someone could tell me what works..?
I do always dye two sides, but I try to keep the dye "thin" so that it won't create a double layer to say so, then it stays lighter.
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I have trouble with uneven dye too. :/ I've found that dipping the pieces into the bottle helps reduce that, but it can be tricky and doesn't really work for large pieces.
My feel so far is that some colors bleed more than others. When I work with tan or golden brown dyed leather my fingers are quite "orange", but that has not happended with the darker browns so far.
Post by Galxey Sparrow on Feb 11, 2015 11:21:42 GMT
I have found red browns , tans and some blacks seem to bleed a lot more then dark browns as well and when I made my bright red marwari set I had no bleeding issues at all it was awesome!
So far I haven't had any bleeding issues, but I haven't done lots of work with it either. I don't keep tack on my horses for very long and try to seal everything really well.
Post by Galxey Sparrow on Feb 12, 2015 1:20:31 GMT
Yeah I am to the point I tack up the morning of the show before i pack and leave then untack once the class is done. I also don't leave tack on models as I am working on it either once i am done for the evening i take it all off then put it all back on when i start the next day , helps me sleep at night!
You saw the plastic bags I've wound around my horse on which I'm making the harness? That's what I do when I tack up a horse before a liveshow. I wind a plastic bag where the saddle will sit and one around the head, and they will protect the horse from the tack (scratching and bleeding). Then when I get at the show, I just need to pull out the plastic bags from under the tack and all is fine.
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These are little bags to put sandwiches in. The material is very soft, easy to stretch but still strong enough for the job. I fix them on the model with normal, household tape, which I fix on both ends of the plastic (never on the model, except if it's a body).
I also use it while making tack to protect resins and other valuable horses
Ghehehe, this case is quite extreme
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