Dying Bamboo

[rjwolfe3]

Anyone know the best way to dye bamboo skewers? Also what would be the best dye? I thought about trying food coloring but not sure what ratio to use and what kinda of container to use to dye them in.

TIA

 

[DocStram]

Whoaaaa Rob ..... at first I thought your bamboo was dying as in kicking the bucket. I was trying to figure out what might be killing it off. (Down here in the South, people grow bamboo in their back yards.) Then I realized you meant "dyeing". What a relief!

 

[JohnU]

Ive never dyed skewers but I have dyed plenty of wood. I know there are lots of dyes out there others use, but I use rit dye and denatured alcohol. As for the mixture, keep adding until you get the desired color. I put my dyes is glass jars but recently I put a plastic cup full in my pressure tank with a couple blanks, over night and it worked just fine.

 

[Skye]

I see something as thin as skewers bending, but have never tried it.

 

[ldb2000]

Rob , are you trying to dye individual skewers different colors then make a blank or are making the blank first then dyeing the whole blank one color ?

 

[spitfire]

I use artisan dyes from CSUA to dye my bamboo turkey calls.

 

[JayDevin]

I have used Trans tint mixed with Alcohol to dye skewers. it does a good job and the alcohols flashes off quick....

 

[rjwolfe3]

Butch,
I was hoping to dye individually and then make a multi colored blank out of the pieces.