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karenm Aug 9, 2012

I have been reading a lot of the posts on dyeing but I am looking for something specific and I can't seem to figure it out or find any thing. I am trying to find fur that is already dyed or finding dye that will make fur look iridescent sapphire blue and green. Am I making any sense?  For this project I need fur that is going to be shiny and kind of change color in the light.   Any suggestions?

dangerbears Aug 9, 2012

I don't know of any kind of fur that is refelctive enough to be called iridescent, although certain mohairs do have quite a bit of sheen to them. (Perhaps a mottled dye job on a sleek kid mohair?)

LouBear Mohair (in South Africa) used to make a mohair with metallic strands in it. You could try them: http://www.loubear.com/

Becky

Donna Aug 9, 2012

I'm thinking maybe viscose.  Or a viscose mohair blend.  I saw those colors on a mohair in an Etsy shop just a day or two ago.  The were not iridescent but they had used a LouBear fabric that had gold fibers in it that gave it an interesting look.
Good Luck and let us see it when you get it dyed.
Donna

karenm Aug 9, 2012

Thanks for the suggestions! I just found the perfect emerald green viscose on etsy!  It isn't iridescent, but will definitely work well for me!  Now to find sapphire blue. I will post pics when I get my project done .  Thank you so much!