Bleaching Feathers with Scott Jackson 2024 

Good morning scott as always a great teaching video tight lines my friend 😊

Very informative . Looked into bleaching/ dying pheasant feathers as I have a mate who shoots them so I have a supply of them but financially its not beneficial for me to do it as I only tie flies for myself so with cost of materials to dye a couple of feathers in most popular colours its cheaper for me just to buy the feathers already dyed . Certainly worth watching your video as when my tying improves it may be an avenue I may venture down in selling a few

If you are bleaching or dying after rinsing I slather hair conditioner over the materials and put them in a plastic bag for a day. Remove and rinse again, it will help keep materials supple.

Great content again Scott thanks for sharing 🎣

Have you had any luck bleaching squirrel tails? I used to get them from Lathkill back in the day but apparently it's too hit and miss to get them right as the hair gets damaged very easily by the bleaching process. But a squirrel tail bleached and dyed golden olive makes a wonder Wulff for the Mayfly.

Scott one wee question if you don't mind. So did you dye your peacock quills olive first then strip off the heel by dying ? As it looks like you bleach the pheasant tail first then dye it after bleaching. Great educational video by the way. Thanks for sharing

I’m on a “Bleach Feathers” mission.. I’ve been warned against using actual bleach because it makes the feathers brittle.. Have you noticed that at all..? I bought a bottle of Hydrogen Peroxide for hair bleaching which seems to involve much faffing about. your method seems much easier..🤔