Comments on: That 70’s cloth none of us admit to wearing? That shortened your life too http://singlebarbed.com/2009/10/26/that-70s-cloth-none-of-us-admit-to-wearing-that-shortened-your-life-too/ Fly fishing and fly tying for anything that bites Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:38:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: chad http://singlebarbed.com/2009/10/26/that-70s-cloth-none-of-us-admit-to-wearing-that-shortened-your-life-too/comment-page-1/#comment-4966 chad Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:29:50 +0000 http://singlebarbed.com/?p=4644#comment-4966 Kevin, I would love to see some of your peacock dubbings. An exact match, very impressive. Kevin,

I would love to see some of your peacock dubbings. An exact match, very impressive.

]]> By: KBarton10 http://singlebarbed.com/2009/10/26/that-70s-cloth-none-of-us-admit-to-wearing-that-shortened-your-life-too/comment-page-1/#comment-4965 KBarton10 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:26:32 +0000 http://singlebarbed.com/?p=4644#comment-4965 Chad - yes, I have been adding some forest green fur into the mix to match the exact Siman blend - and have added a bewildering mix of test colors in "mad Doctor" mode. ... a little of this added to a dab of that, type experimentation. I've got an exact match to Siman's variant, and am attempting his two other peacock colors; bronze peacock and Peacock eye. This weekend I'll be working on browns. Dark, medium, golden, and rust. They'll be used in my stonefly nymphs mostly. The difficulty is coming up with the proper dye formula. A "Rust" brown is a reddish brown, and you have to translate that to the primary color wheel components; red, cyan, and yellow. Orange and Purple make a brown. That translates into 1 Red 1 Yellow +1 Red +1 Cyan. = 2 Red 1 Yellow 1 Cyan + an unknown amount of Red to make it "reddish" brown. It's very slow going as a lot of experimentation is needed to build the right color. Chad – yes, I have been adding some forest green fur into the mix to match the exact Siman blend – and have added a bewildering mix of test colors in “mad Doctor” mode.

… a little of this added to a dab of that, type experimentation.

I’ve got an exact match to Siman’s variant, and am attempting his two other peacock colors; bronze peacock and Peacock eye.

This weekend I’ll be working on browns. Dark, medium, golden, and rust. They’ll be used in my stonefly nymphs mostly.

The difficulty is coming up with the proper dye formula. A “Rust” brown is a reddish brown, and you have to translate that to the primary color wheel components; red, cyan, and yellow.

Orange and Purple make a brown. That translates into 1 Red 1 Yellow +1 Red +1 Cyan.

= 2 Red 1 Yellow 1 Cyan + an unknown amount of Red to make it “reddish” brown. It’s very slow going as a lot of experimentation is needed to build the right color.

]]> By: chad http://singlebarbed.com/2009/10/26/that-70s-cloth-none-of-us-admit-to-wearing-that-shortened-your-life-too/comment-page-1/#comment-4964 chad Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:35:53 +0000 http://singlebarbed.com/?p=4644#comment-4964 Nice stuff, How did your peacock turn out. Have you incorporated any other colors into the peacock. Like, reds, blues and purples. Just curious. I use a ton of Siman Peacock from the Czech Republic and mix my own peacock mixes with FT Dungeons Peacock, but always keeping an eye out for more peacock mixes in various colors. Nice stuff, How did your peacock turn out. Have you incorporated any other colors into the peacock. Like, reds, blues and purples.

Just curious. I use a ton of Siman Peacock from the Czech Republic and mix my own peacock mixes with FT Dungeons Peacock, but always keeping an eye out for more peacock mixes in various colors.

]]> By: KBarton10 http://singlebarbed.com/2009/10/26/that-70s-cloth-none-of-us-admit-to-wearing-that-shortened-your-life-too/comment-page-1/#comment-4952 KBarton10 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:23:51 +0000 http://singlebarbed.com/?p=4644#comment-4952 It varies based on color, length, and a couple other variables - assume $500 and up. It varies based on color, length, and a couple other variables – assume $500 and up.

]]> By: roy http://singlebarbed.com/2009/10/26/that-70s-cloth-none-of-us-admit-to-wearing-that-shortened-your-life-too/comment-page-1/#comment-4951 roy Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:36:34 +0000 http://singlebarbed.com/?p=4644#comment-4951 Man this stuff is amazing. What do they charge for 10 pounds? Man this stuff is amazing. What do they charge for 10 pounds?

]]> By: KBarton10 http://singlebarbed.com/2009/10/26/that-70s-cloth-none-of-us-admit-to-wearing-that-shortened-your-life-too/comment-page-1/#comment-4921 KBarton10 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:44:31 +0000 http://singlebarbed.com/?p=4644#comment-4921 The website and additional information on Angelina is contained in prior posts. Run a search for "Angelina" in the search box at the top of this page. You'll find the links to the vendor website in those articles. The website and additional information on Angelina is contained in prior posts. Run a search for “Angelina” in the search box at the top of this page. You’ll find the links to the vendor website in those articles.

]]> By: KBarton10 http://singlebarbed.com/2009/10/26/that-70s-cloth-none-of-us-admit-to-wearing-that-shortened-your-life-too/comment-page-1/#comment-4920 KBarton10 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:40:53 +0000 http://singlebarbed.com/?p=4644#comment-4920 Roy, Meadowbrook Glitter is who makes the Angelina fiber, but the minimum order is 10 lbs. I bought some with the intent of dyeing it up and repackaging it - as no vendor has materialized to offer this material in any other form. I'm not thinking of postage stamp amounts, more fractions of ounces or larger - so that a tyer can score enough at one time to make it worthwhile. Ice Dub is ~$4 per package. I was hoping I could make 1/4 ounce about the same price. That's probably about 4-5 packages of the regular stuff - making it about 1/4 the price of retail. My labor is the asterisk in all this. Dyes cost money as does shipping and packaging, but the bulk of the expense is my time. That and standing in line at the Post Office ... I'm working on streamlining the process to make it economically prudent. In the meantime send me your address via email, and I'll send you some samples to fiddle with ... that'll give you something to look at and test. My email address is on the "about" page at the top of the screen. Roy,

Meadowbrook Glitter is who makes the Angelina fiber, but the minimum order is 10 lbs. I bought some with the intent of dyeing it up and repackaging it – as no vendor has materialized to offer this material in any other form.

I’m not thinking of postage stamp amounts, more fractions of ounces or larger – so that a tyer can score enough at one time to make it worthwhile.

Ice Dub is ~$4 per package. I was hoping I could make 1/4 ounce about the same price. That’s probably about 4-5 packages of the regular stuff – making it about 1/4 the price of retail.

My labor is the asterisk in all this. Dyes cost money as does shipping and packaging, but the bulk of the expense is my time. That and standing in line at the Post Office …

I’m working on streamlining the process to make it economically prudent.

In the meantime send me your address via email, and I’ll send you some samples to fiddle with … that’ll give you something to look at and test.

My email address is on the “about” page at the top of the screen.

]]> By: Roy G http://singlebarbed.com/2009/10/26/that-70s-cloth-none-of-us-admit-to-wearing-that-shortened-your-life-too/comment-page-1/#comment-4919 Roy G Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:58:28 +0000 http://singlebarbed.com/?p=4644#comment-4919 Did you find a bulk source for the Angelina that you would be willing to share or would be be willing to sell some of it? I am intersting in trying this myself. I am sure that as soon as my wife smells the stench I will have to out the project on hold. :) Thanks Roy Did you find a bulk source for the Angelina that you would be willing to share or would be be willing to sell some of it? I am intersting in trying this myself. I am sure that as soon as my wife smells the stench I will have to out the project on hold. :)

Thanks
Roy

]]> By: KBarton10 http://singlebarbed.com/2009/10/26/that-70s-cloth-none-of-us-admit-to-wearing-that-shortened-your-life-too/comment-page-1/#comment-4885 KBarton10 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:30:22 +0000 http://singlebarbed.com/?p=4644#comment-4885 By guilting me into a fistful 'cause he asked ... like normal. I'll see if I can get to the Post Office tomorrow. By guilting me into a fistful ’cause he asked … like normal. I’ll see if I can get to the Post Office tomorrow.

]]> By: the roughfisher http://singlebarbed.com/2009/10/26/that-70s-cloth-none-of-us-admit-to-wearing-that-shortened-your-life-too/comment-page-1/#comment-4883 the roughfisher Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:35:35 +0000 http://singlebarbed.com/?p=4644#comment-4883 solid. how does this ungrateful bastard get his hands on some? solid. how does this ungrateful bastard get his hands on some?

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