My feathers took the dye very well. I used white and grey feathers, orange soda, citric acid from the Asian grocery store, and heat from my microwave. I like citric acid better than vinegar -it seems to be stronger. When I run out of citric acid, aka "lemon salt," it will be January, much too icy to travel to the specialist market.
I heated the orange drink in the microwave for two minutes, then added a small amount of citric acid powder. I dropped in the feathers, waited five minutes, and reheated. It's very simple.
I dried the feathers on an old towel. I guess feathers will set a curl just like hair. I accidentally made curled feathers because I got tired of smoothing and flattening them one by one. Next I will dye a handful of feathers red using leftover Gatoraide. They will go into a brightly colored feather mask, eventually.
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