For artists and collectors sponsored by Intercal...your mohair supplier and Johnna's Mohair Store
I love playing with the dye so much that I want to make bears in every colour of the rainbow!
All the bears in this picture are about 10' high.(exept big brother in the front!)
There all available at bearpile and etsy.
Like this rainbow bears very much !
They are very sweet!
What a lovely group!
What sort of dye are you using? (I notice that it colors the pile, but not the backing.)
Becky
What a fun group and great colours! Love them!
Hugs,
I love the colors,and the bears, like a box of crayons!!
Louise
What a cute bunch. I love all the wonderful colors too
:hug: Denise
Great colour series, they came out really vibrantly
Great colors
Beautiful little friends
Awwwww! How cute, what a sweet little group and just great eyecatching colors! :clap:
They are all so sweet - and what wonderful colours!
AWWWW! all so cute. It is such fun to dye mohair isn't it?
Beth
What a great effect! They are all so adorable and very eye catching!
happy, happy, happy, love, love, love... Can you tell me what you used to dye only fur and not backing. LOVE IT. I want to try.
Joanne
Oh they are adorable! I have a soft spot for Rainbow Bears. Such nice colours and the old fashion design is brilliant!
Hugs
Wendy
SWEEEEEEEET!!!! Love, love, love them all, but my most favorite one is the red sweetie! Hugs, Susan.
Thank you all for your nice comments!
: )))
Your colors are fabulous! I just dyed my first bear pieces and I agree with you Denise it is addictive! Mine turned out a lovely dark pink shade and I'll post pictures soon. I would also like to know how you dye the fur and not the backing. I used table salt in mine to soften the shade as Nancy Tillberg shows in her book.
I especially like the olive colored bear! Beautiful.
Lisa,
Koolaid will color the fur and not the backing. I have had a couple of time the backing take a little bit of the color but I think it was the mohair I was using. Normally, only the fur. You have to experiment with samples, but I get olive green with lemon lime koolaid. Once you have reached the color you want rinse and mix up a batch of strawberry koolaid, little bit at a time and soak mohair. If color is not deep enough add a little more strawberry and do it again until you get the color you want.
Thanks Lisa!
For doing my homework!
; )