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Give a whole new dimension to your basketry. For baskets that look "antique"-
without looking old- use chestnut dye. The color is a beautifully mellow
shade of brown with a lot of depth. (Shown in photo: natural basket on left.
Chestnut dyed basket on right.)
Use the other colors to dye accent weavers, or to convey seasonal styles to your
baskets. Very easy to use! Each
package dyes approx. 2 lb. of reed in 3 to 7 minutes.
Comco Dye Colors: Antique gray, Georgia peach, Egyptian red,
wild rose, stonewash blue, velvet plum, chestnut, mission oak, hunter green,
reseda green. $ 1.99 each
NEW! Basket Tree Dyes: Violet, denim, lemon, walnut, gold, turquoise, lilac,
burgundy, mauve. $2.30 each
Weaver's Stain
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Why not use just any old leftover wood stains?
...because wood stains generally have POLYurethane in them. Polyurethane
makes your basket hard and prevents it from breathing. Then it dries
out.
Above right is a wicker box which has been sprayed with
walnut Weaver's Stain. This stain is great stuff!
It's not anything like using spray paint. The spraying radius is about 6"
wide so you get quick, even coverage in a fine mist. No blobs. And the spray
button is wide. You don't even need to wear gloves to protect your button
finger!
Beautiful results! Weaver's Stain, a Danish oil
spray stain. This is a tung oil product. NO poly-urethane! Spray it on for a
finish that will definitely enhance the way your baskets look and last. 11 oz.
can.
Colors: Oak, Walnut, Black Walnut, Clear, Driftwood and Maple.
$8.95
Staining Tips from the Weaver's Stain manufacturer
Once your basket is completed and manicured, you are ready for
the last step, which is staining. Print these tips:
These tips will help you get the most baskets stained per can of
Weaver's Stain.
Always stain outside or in a well ventilated area.
HOLD CAN APPROXIMATELY 10 INCHES FROM YOUR BASKET
1). Turn basket over and spray the bottom first.
2). Work your way up the outsides of the basket to the rim. By this
time, stain has penetrated to the inside and you need only mist the
inside of your basket.
3). Spray the inside of your basket.
4). If you have a wood handle, spray the handle last and wipe with a
cloth immediately. The longer the stain is on the wood handle, the
darker the handle will be.
DO NOT spray the same area twice.
Once you start spraying, keep the basket and the can moving. Your
basket needs only 1 coat of stain.
Should you get more stain on one end of your basket than the other,
do not wipe it to even it. It will even itself when it dries.
If stain is dripping from your
basket, you are using way too much stain, or you are too close to
your basket.
If your basket is darker shade than normal, you are holding the can
too close to our basket. The closer you hold the can to your basket
the more intense the color.
You should be able to handle your basket after 15 minutes. However,
let it dry 24 hours before actually using it.
Any odor will dissipate after a few days. If you let your basket dry
outside, in the shade, the odor will disappear sooner (during warm
weather only).
If it is damp or wet outside, it will take longer for your basket to
dry. If possible bring your basket inside where it is warm and let
it dry (place on a plain brown paper bag).
You may wish to use a wire coat
hanger when staining. Open up the hanger and hook your basket to one
end and hang from a tree. This way you can walk around your basket
when staining.
We recommend that you take a large appliance box and cut the flaps
out, set the box on its side and you have a stain booth. Eliminates
any over-spray problem.
Do not spray outside when it is below freezing, 32 degrees. The
propellant breaks down in the cold and you are wasting your stain.
You'll know when it is too cold, stain will come out in a stream.
If you have to spray a basket outside when it is below freezing,
keep the can inside where it is warm. You may go out and spray your
basket. Once the can becomes cold you will notice a stream of spray.
STOP. Go back inside the let the can become room temperature again,
then you may go out and finish your basket.
Do not spray on a windy day.
Do not spray next to your husband's new car or next to your vinyl
siding.
VERY IMPORTANT TIPS:
When finished, turn your can upside down and press nozzle for 1 or 2
seconds. This will allow the propellant to clean the cylinder and
nozzle.
If the nozzle clogs, and it is a wide nozzle with a fat finger pad,
you can remove this nozzle and soak it in mineral spirits for 15
minutes and rinse with water and place back on can. You're ready to
stain again.
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