Kassidy Report post Posted November 21, 2013 Looking for help dying strings. I am using fabric dyes (green, red, blue, purple). Any tips or pointers would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brycew74 Report post Posted November 21, 2013 kassidy, ive been using rit, mixing 1 capful to about 2 cups water , letting the strings sit in it overnight take em out lettin em dry retempering them and braiding, havent had much trouble with the coming out, hope this helps Bryce Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sovran81 Report post Posted November 21, 2013 Bryce, what do you mean by retempering? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brycew74 Report post Posted November 22, 2013 i dry em out totally then put em my humidifier overnigtht to get them to the right temper to braid Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bucksnort Report post Posted November 22, 2013 I do the same as Bryce, except that I've always rinsed mine several times.then let them dry & retemper. Rinsing may not be necessary. Rit always seems to hold up well, I have some reins with red interweaves I've been using for a couple of year that are still nice & bright. Luck, Buck Not sure why that's so small! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KnotHead Report post Posted November 22, 2013 I have dyed some horse hide with Beet Juice, and one time in coffee can filled with coffee and some coffee grounds. Both of those seemed to work out really well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
