Dwing8 Report post Posted January 10, 2012 Hi! I'm getting some round leather braid in tomorrow in the natural color and I'd like to dye it orange because I don't want to wait 6-9 weeks for them to dye it for me. I looked on the web and found orange dye but it was in a package of a lot of other colors I don't need at the moment. Does anybody have any suggestions on an alternative I could use? Like maybe wood stain or an acrylic? I'm going to use it to braid bracelets so I guess it's got to remain flexible. Oh.....I need orange like Harley orange. Thanks! Dano P.S. Pretty sure it's veggi-tanned. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Suicide Report post Posted January 11, 2012 Does anybody have any suggestions on an alternative I could use? Like maybe wood stain or an acrylic? I'm going to use it to braid bracelets so I guess it's got to remain flexible. Oh.....I need orange like How about buying the yellow and red dyes (if they available separately at source) and mix them in desired proportions? You can have any orange tones and hues then... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dwing8 Report post Posted January 11, 2012 How about buying the yellow and red dyes (if they available separately at source) and mix them in desired proportions? You can have any orange tones and hues then... I thought about that.....I have some red dye, tried it once but it turned out almost purple when it dried up. I'll give it another chance. Thanks for the reply! Dano Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
celticleather Report post Posted January 12, 2012 Fiebing's do a very good orange dye, available in 4oz bottles if you only need a small amount. http://www.fiebing.c...lor_Charts.aspx Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cem Report post Posted January 12, 2012 Angelus also do an orange dye in small bottles. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dwing8 Report post Posted January 12, 2012 Thanks everybody for the replies, I tried a few things on my own and none of them looked that good so I ordered some orange dye. Dano Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sixer Report post Posted January 13, 2012 I used Angelus Orange on the thread and the inlay on this holster. It turned out... Orange! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sylvia Report post Posted February 24, 2012 How about buying the yellow and red dyes (if they available separately at source) and mix them in desired proportions? You can have any orange tones and hues then... I tried this with angelus spirit dyes... looked orange in the bottle, rubs, buffs off as orange... the the color of the leather is almost a burgundy-brownish color. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tina Report post Posted February 24, 2012 (edited) I tried this with angelus spirit dyes... looked orange in the bottle, rubs, buffs off as orange... the the color of the leather is almost a burgundy-brownish color. ALL Angelus dyes are very pigment strong, you have to delute them and apply layer by layer, this way the dye also lasts soooo much longer. I personally do not have the orange one, I mix my own orange with yellow and the smallest amount of red/pink and loads of spirit to delute the mix. I enclose a picture of a collage with loads of orange tones that I have painted with Angelus dyes... Edited February 24, 2012 by Tina Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
craftsman827 Report post Posted February 29, 2012 ALL Angelus dyes are very pigment strong, you have to delute them and apply layer by layer, this way the dye also lasts soooo much longer. I personally do not have the orange one, I mix my own orange with yellow and the smallest amount of red/pink and loads of spirit to delute the mix. I enclose a picture of a collage with loads of orange tones that I have painted with Angelus dyes... I WOULD TAKE TINA'S ADVICE !! A FEW years ago she gave advice about angelus dys. They are great, so are FIEBINGS. YOU HAVE TO DILUTE THE DYE, AS TINA SAID... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
