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Title: Dark green turkey feathers
Post by: Stixbowdrew on February 28, 2014, 09:10:00 PM
I've done up some lime green feathers with kool aide, but now I'm lookin to do some arrows with a nice dark green natural barred, any suggestions? Pics would be great too thanks

Drew
Title: Re: Dark green turkey feathers
Post by: 59Alaskan on February 28, 2014, 10:01:00 PM
Arrows and feathers by Magnus.  Replicas of early 1960's Bear Cedar King's

(http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa337/ceme24/fedb7631.jpg)

(http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa337/ceme24/0006d92d.jpg)
Title: Re: Dark green turkey feathers
Post by: JB74nola on February 28, 2014, 10:18:00 PM
I've been using Rit dye. I've only used scarlet and tangerine so far but they work pretty well, the color stays.
Title: Re: Dark green turkey feathers
Post by: Keefer on March 01, 2014, 05:17:00 AM
Colin,
 Those look very nice...I love the color green and those really look awesome...
           Keefers <"))))><
Title: Re: Dark green turkey feathers
Post by: Green on March 01, 2014, 07:29:00 AM
Dark Green Rit.  If you go to the Rit website, they've got a color chart you can use to mix dyes to obtain any color you'd ever want.  Good luck and let us see 'em when you're done.
Title: Re: Dark green turkey feathers
Post by: Jon Stewart on March 01, 2014, 07:57:00 AM
cake frosting dye, a little vinegar and distilled water. The cake dye is less than $2.00 a jars.
Title: Re: Dark green turkey feathers
Post by: JB74nola on March 01, 2014, 08:34:00 AM
I use the cake frosting dye on my shafts minus the vinegar. I haven't tried it out on feathers but the Rit dye packs are cheap as well and a little bit goes a long way, I have enough red and orange to dye thousands of feathers just off the two packs I bought at hobby lobby.
Title: Re: Dark green turkey feathers
Post by: Bldtrailer on March 01, 2014, 11:37:00 AM
With koolaid dyeing the longer you leave the feathers in the dye the deeper the color (you may have to reheat the dye and/or add  a little more) don't forget the vinegar or color will fade....
Any food coloring will work with this method(easter egg dye, cake frosting dye....)
Title: Re: Dark green turkey feathers
Post by: Stixbowdrew on March 01, 2014, 12:21:00 PM
Those arrows look awesome! That is exactt why I'm looking for
Title: Re: Dark green turkey feathers
Post by: doubleo on March 01, 2014, 03:15:00 PM
Sweet looking arrows!   :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Dark green turkey feathers
Post by: 59Alaskan on March 02, 2014, 09:41:00 AM
I have seen quite a few really cool green fletch before but not many posting here.  I guess it's that most are solid green, not the dyed natural barred.  

These orange arrows are my favorite.  I am down to 3 of six though so I may need to order another set from Matt