anyone know the process of dyeing birch catkins for miniature basing?
i want purple ones, iv tried a multitude of ways and to no avail.
alcohol based dyes, water activated dyes with soda ash, stains ect.
there has to be a step im missing....
my guess is that they are naturally waxy and somehow you have to remove the wax before dyeing, though boiling doesn't seem to be the trick.
also if there is a trick to separating the catkin from the seeds
Let me know pls and ty
~kim
Dyeing Birch Catkins/ seeds
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purplewyrm
, Sep 28 2012 08:44 PM
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Posted 28 September 2012 - 09:05 PM
I'm not sure I understand... is this what you're looking for?
"They'll sell you thousands of greens. Veronese green and emerald green and cadmium green and any sort of green you like; but that particular green, never." - Pablo Picasso
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Posted 29 September 2012 - 10:53 AM
no i would like dyed ones, not painted. much like skull crafts or linky
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