Alternative To Eco Flo Dyes

[traiven3d]

Hi,

Firstly I just wanted to say a big thanks to everyone on the forum. I'm at the beginning of my journey with leather crafting and this has been an immense resource for learning.

I'm looking to find an alternative for Eco Flo Dyes that offer a similar breadth of color choices. One thing I'm focused on right now is developing my own dye color mixes, and I've found myself using a lot of the non-nuetral colors available, such as blue and yellow to tint the existing blacks and tans. In order to apply these dyes evenly I've purchased an airbrush, which made a massive difference in terms of evenness of application.

All that said I'm now finding that

1) Tandy does not sell the non-nuetral colors in large enough quantities

2) It now appears that Tandy may be phasing out the Eco Flo dyes (there's a thread regarding this already)

I've spent quite a bit of time and money developing a series of finishes that I'd like to make my leather goods with, and I'd like to make sure that if I do switch things up I'm going to end up with a brand that I can rely on being around in the future.

I have tried one of their Eco Flo waterstains, which applied a lot more evenly, even with just a wool dauber. I find the stains seems to cover a lot of the natural look and depth of the leather, and I'd rather work with dyes that fully penetrate if possible.

So to sum up, are there any other brands of dye that offer a range of colors beyond black and tans, that can be purchased in quantities large enough to use as part of a business?

Cheers,

MJ

[Studio-N]

check out the Feibings oil dyes. SLC is where I get mine since they have a larger variety than Tandy.

[Ongo]

J Hewitt, Edinborough, Bookbinding suppliers offer a wide range of aniline dyes. I have never tried them, but I think I will be forced to.

I am having difficulty getting professional oil dyes because aircraft refuse to carry them.

Malcolm

[raysouth]

Hello MJ,

Visit www.turtlefeathers.com and look at the Angelus dyes and other related products.

Excellent products, favorably priced at $11.00 pint or smaller 4 oz. bottles available if that is best way to go for you.

I use all of the Angelus products and purchase nearly all of them from David at Turtlefeathers. Good folks.

I do purchase some of the finishing products from other sources.

Hope you find what you seek.

God Bless.

Ray

[traiven3d]

Thanks for all the quick feedback, it's greatly appreciated! Any pointers on getting these dyes here in Canada? Looks like there are a lot of places that will only ship to the continental USA, including Fiebings. Up here Tandy does carry the Fiebings oil dyes, but only a limited number of colours. The lack of development of our leather industry here genuinely surprises me given that we have such a large local farming and cattle industry.

[Cyberthrasher]

Check with the folks at Springfield regarding their shipping policies to Canada. You can get both Fiebings and Angelus dyes through them. If they can't do it, perhaps it would be worth a drive over the border to pick it up. I know of at least one fellow Canadian who has things shipped to a US address regularly and then just drives over to pick it up without having to pay the increased shipping.

[jolonnar]

Thanks for all the quick feedback, it's greatly appreciated! Any pointers on getting these dyes here in Canada? Looks like there are a lot of places that will only ship to the continental USA, including Fiebings. Up here Tandy does carry the Fiebings oil dyes, but only a limited number of colours. The lack of development of our leather industry here genuinely surprises me given that we have such a large local farming and cattle industry.

I have had no problems shipping Fiebings oil dyes over the border from stecksstore, plus they have a nice low shipping rate to Canada.

[Matt S]

J Hewitt, Edinborough, Bookbinding suppliers offer a wide range of aniline dyes. I have never tried them, but I think I will be forced to.

I am having difficulty getting professional oil dyes because aircraft refuse to carry them.

Malcolm

Where are you located, Malcolm?