Burgundy - How Do You Mix This Colour?

[UKRay]

I've had a week of frustration trying to make a burgundy coloured bag.

Fiebings dyes just don't do the trick straight from the bottle so I thought I'd ask if anyone had a 'secret' recipe for mixing burgundy. There is always more than one way to do a job so please add your contribution.

Any suggestions gratefully accepted and acted upon!

Cheers folks,

Ray

[DoubleC]

Hi Ray. burgundy is probably giving you fits because it isn't a color. I mean everyone knows what burgundy is but it's not the same color to everyone. I hope you have more than fiebings spirit or oil dyes because you have to mix burgundy. It's just read and brown. I started with watered down dark brown water based dye and just kepi adding a dollop of red until I got to what I consider burgundy. Hope this helps. Cheryl

[katsass]

I've had a week of frustration trying to make a burgundy coloured bag.

Fiebings dyes just don't do the trick straight from the bottle so I thought I'd ask if anyone had a 'secret' recipe for mixing burgundy. There is always more than one way to do a job so please add your contribution.

Any suggestions gratefully accepted and acted upon!

Cheers folks,

Ray

From the old grump: Ray, I'd think that Fiebing's Cordovan might be a god place to start --- then start dripping some red into it. Used cordovan on this holster --- thinned 50/50 with denatured alcohol.. Mike

[cem]

Ray have you looked in to Angelus dyes they do a burgundy and wine tone, I bought them from here if you can't find them locally http://turtlefeathers.net/text/angelus/dye.html I don't use them any more as I couldn't handle the smell as they are a bit more wiffy than the other dyes I have used so can't give you any further pointers with them. It's a pity your not in Oz as Birdsall do a nice burgandy.

Heres a link to a chart I made for them awhile ago http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=27141&st=0&p=171056&hl=+angelus%20+dye%20+chart&fromsearch=1entry171056

I do remember they were very strong out of the bottle so do need to be thinned out some.

Cheers,

Clair

[Spinner]

Hey Ray,

If you end up not being able to find the color you want out of the bottle, here's the not-so-secret recipe I created for wine/burgundy about a year and half ago and still use. Works nicely and switching dye brands should only require slight tweeks to the formula. I do a lot of custom color so I prefer to mix my own when specialty colors are requested unless I can find the 'perfect' color in a bottle.

http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=28055

Cheers,

Chris

[robertmeco]

Color chart says equal portions of 1/2 cup red and 1/2 cup blue add 1 cup of red hope this is what you are looking for