Dying Feathers At Home With Professional Results!!

Dying Feathers DIY At Home! I had great results with Rit dye and had pretty good results using Kool-Aid too! Dying feathers for fly tying is a hobby within itself and I go over how I got great results! Here are instructions below:

RIT Dye:
Fill a container with 1.5L of hot water(60°C)
Add 1/4 Cup Vinegar(White Vinegar)
Add 1 Tbsp Table Salt
MIX Until Well Combined
Fill a Mason Jar full with 1/2 Rit dye powder and 400-500ml of water(60°C water)
Shake until well mixed
Add to Container and Mix well
Add feathers and mix around for a couple minutes
Periodically Mix feathers in the Solution for 5 hours
Take feathers out and rinse them until dye stops bleeding
Dry on a cloth and gently tease the herls away from the stem
Allow to dry fully and that's it!

Kool Aid Dye - I used Mixed Berry(King Fisher Blue) and Pink Lemonade(Came out Shrimp Pink):
Fill a container with 1L of hot water(60°C)
Add 1/4 Cup Vinegar(White Vinegar)
MIX Until Well Combined
Fill a Mason Jar full with 1-3 Packages of Kool-Aid powder(4.5G) and 400-500ml of water(60°C water)
Shake until well mixed
Add to Container and Mix well
Add feathers and mix around for a couple minutes
Periodically Mix feathers in the Solution for 1-5hours
Take feathers out and rinse them until dye stops bleeding
Dry on a cloth and gently tease the herls away from the stem
Allow to dry fully and that's it!

Wish you the very best in your Fly Fishing and Fly Tying adventures!