Floral Carved Mexican Loop Holster Dyeing Question

[05carbondrz]

I am in the process of making a floral carved Mexican Loop Holster.Here is the way I usually do my Holsters:Cut,Tool,Dye,Bag Kote,Sew,Burnish Edges.I want to Dye the loop Holster with fiebings spirit dye in Tan with the background in USMC Fiebings Black.I am worried about the Dyes running together when I am done and have to wet the Holster to slide it through the loops.Will this be an issue? Any tips on how to go about this style of Holster?

Edited November 10, 2014 by 05carbondrz

[camano ridge]

)5, there are two ways that I would use. The first one would be to dye the entire holster tan. Let dry at least 24 hours. Take a small model paint brush and brush the black on to the background and any area you wnat to accent with blak. Let dry completely. Then use a rag and rub the heck out of it until you get no more rub off. With USMC black you will tend to get a fair amount of rub off initialy. once everythiing is dry you should not get any bleeding when you wet the holster to put through the skirt loops. The other way to do it is to dye the entire holster tan. Then use Fiebings black antique gel. You wipe on a good dose covering the holster then use a clean rug or papper towel and wipe of the antique. Making sure not to get down into the deppressions. The only downside is that it may darken the tan a little. Try it on scrap first to see if you get the desired effect. You can use a resist such as resolene ect. to keep the antique off of areas you do not want effected by the antique.

Edited November 10, 2014 by camano ridge

[05carbondrz]

Thanks for the reply,I appreciate it.Should I still finish the Holster with Bag Kote inside and out before I sew like I normally do? I am thinking that may help seal everything in to prevent bleeding.I am not sure what a "rage" is but I usually wipe off excess Dye with an old T-Shirt.

Edited November 10, 2014 by 05carbondrz