Bleaching Plumes

ndnhottie79 · 11-04-2003, 10:34 AM

I just recieved a bunch of plumes and I am not too crazy about the orange color of the plumes. I would like to make them completely white so that I can wear them with either rig. How do I go about bleaching them to white? I have heard of bleach, sun, and hydrogen peroxide....I need a place to start. They are nice plumes and I would not want to ruin them. Secondly how would I tie them together to get the big plumes that most fancy shawl dancers have?
thanks anyone....

**spottedeagle** · 11-08-2003, 12:51 AM

Don't use bleach!!!!!!!!!! It will eat your feathers. A while back we had a thread on cleaning feathers and some of these issues were covered, you may try checking the arcives from the last 6 months to a year

VIP4life · 11-08-2003, 04:41 AM

DON"T BLEACH your plumes, I've ruined some of mine, I learned the hard way. The bleach ate them up and turned them yellow. There is another way, I'll pm you with details.:Angel:

11-04-2003, 10:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
ndnhottie79 Beading Like Crazy Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: On the Rez...Far Far Away! Posts: 96	Bleaching Plumes I just recieved a bunch of plumes and I am not too crazy about the orange color of the plumes. I would like to make them completely white so that I can wear them with either rig. How do I go about bleaching them to white? I have heard of bleach, sun, and hydrogen peroxide....I need a place to start. They are nice plumes and I would not want to ruin them. Secondly how would I tie them together to get the big plumes that most fancy shawl dancers have? thanks anyone....

11-08-2003, 12:51 AM	#2 (permalink)
spottedeagle The NDN Hugh Heffner Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Soaring over you Posts: 4,285	Don't use bleach!!!!!!!!!! It will eat your feathers. A while back we had a thread on cleaning feathers and some of these issues were covered, you may try checking the arcives from the last 6 months to a year __________________ The things you are doing today are the traditions of twenty-five years from now. -Daryl Baldwin: Miami

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11-08-2003, 04:41 AM	#3 (permalink)
VIP4life Senior Dancer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Away from you Posts: 537	DON"T BLEACH your plumes, I've ruined some of mine, I learned the hard way. The bleach ate them up and turned them yellow. There is another way, I'll pm you with details.:Angel:

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