Help with Red!

[shaylajade]

Alright, so we're stuck. We need to dye a wallet red and black but we're having a hell of a time with the red. The Fiebing's Red is more of a deep magenta then red even with numerous coats. We were hoping for something a little 'brighter' and a little less pink...

HELP!!

[wildrose]

The new EcoFlo line at Tandy has a cranberry that I'm totally in love with. There are some others in the red shade/tint that I like too.

[Tina]

My money would without a doubt be on Angelus red Spirit dye...Real, true red color no pink at all. The picture at the their website is nothing like the real deal.

http://turtlefeathers.net/text/angelus/dye.html scroll down on page.

[CitizenKate]

You know, you can mix those colors to adjust the tint more to your liking. If it looks too purple (magenta is a purplish-red color), offset the blue with a little yellow to make it more of a true red. This works with any brand of dye.

Kate

[OdinUK]

Alright, so we're stuck. We need to dye a wallet red and black but we're having a hell of a time with the red. The Fiebing's Red is more of a deep magenta then red even with numerous coats. We were hoping for something a little 'brighter' and a little less pink...

HELP!!

I noticed the same. I also have yellow but Ive not tried to mix them yet. To mix, do I apply the red first, wait for it to dry and then apply the yellow dye?

[CitizenKate]

You certainly can do it that way, but I find it easier just to mix the colors before applying them. And be sure to test it on a piece of scrap first!

Kate