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The Dyes

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This is the results from the Dharma Dyes. I have use: 1. Rust Orange - which gives me the red/orange in the center; 2. Chocolate Brown - which gives me the rich dark brown, which looks almost black in the photo; and 3. Ecru - which gives me the look of a natural cane on bleached Hamburg cane.
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How I dyed my cane

Using 2.75mm coil of Hamburg cane in the photo below. (these instructions are for an entire coil of the Hamburg cane.) Take a kettle that will hold 1 gal. of warm water. If you use a deep, narrow kettle, a little larger than the uncoiled cane, 1 gal, of warm water will cover the entire coil. There can't be any finish on the material to prevent the dye from seeping in. Natural commercial cane will not dye, so it is necessary to use the Hamburg or Bleached Cane for dying. 1. Determine the amount of lukewarm water needed to completely cover the material and for the material to move around freely. Then for each gallon add one tablespoon of dye (pre-dissolved) and 1/2 cup plain salt. Stir to mix thoroughly. 1 gal. of water in a container that will hold the uncoiled cane, will be enough to submerge the cane for any desired time. In some cases you'll need to add 2 tablespoons of the dye i.e. Chocolate Brown but if your container requires more than one gallon of water to submerge the c...
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Dharma Fixative vs Retayne

The below method for using Retayne, worked good, but there was still some bleeding. So if you use it you might want to try adding more than 1 tablespoon per gal of water used. It worked much better than using nothing. I am going to try the Dharma Fixative next to see if I get better results http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1569-AA.shtml?lnav=chemicals.html I must say I was very pleased with the Dharma Dyes - when wet the cane almost has a pearlized look to it and when dry it has a better *sheen* quality to it. http://www.dharmatrading.com/procion.html Very important when using these dyes you need the Soda Ash to mix with it. http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1683-AA.shtml?lnav=chemicals.html This *fixer* bonds the dye to the natural fiber. These dyes will work with any natural fiber, see their website for lots of info on using them.
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