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More mottled dying. I like using this technique for leather and horsehair cuffs. My goal is to be able to create different colors to be able to mimic horse's coat colors. You know, bring a little more of the horse into the the design of the pieces, so it really does get a feel of the horse who's hair they're making a keepsake from.

Plus...I just like the colors and the randomness of the patterns in the dye, but i'm easily distracted by color....and don't get me started on the leaves changing. I drive hubby nuts bringing leaves into the house because I thought the colors were neat.....did I mention he's OCD with the whole cleaning thing. I drive him crazy. :spoton:

In this case, my customer has two horses, one is a dappled buckskin, and the other a nice red sorrel color. She saw a few of my "patina finish" cuffs (as some of my friends and I have been calling them.) and she wanted something to combine both their colors. You can see the buckskin and sorrel better in person.

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