PATIN-A Blog – Based on Experience
This blog shows how to patinate correctly, gives tips for the work in the costume department, shows the newest trends and introduces products and their use.
The main focus lies on costume distressing, leather working and textile dyeing. We show trends of the trade and aids for costume design.
Which textile dye do I use for which material?
Which dye do I use for dyeing my fabric? / List of all the fibre types and their appropriate dye. The textile dye wiki.
How Do I Dye Wool, Silk and Feathers?
Wool dyeing and silk dyeing easy as child's play! Animal fibres require a special dye. We explain here exactly how to dye them.
Special Chemicals for Better Dyeings
An overview of the most important chemicals in the dye kitchen. Invaluable information that can help professional and amateur dyers achieve better dye results.
Liquid Kicks Top Coats - a new era for sealing surfaces has begun
Liquid Kicks - a special product line that not only gives the leather a phenomenal look but also almost all surfaces, including canvas, cotton, linen, silk etc.
Dylon is now Dypro
From September, the professional textile dye DYLON Multi-Purpose Dye is renamed DYPRO Multi-Purpose Dye. Everything remains the same - only the name and the packaging change.
Costume Aging with Rubber Mats (stonewashed effect)
Costume distressing and costume ageing with rubber mats. The films explain clearly how this technique works.
B.O.B: The Odour Eliminator especially for Costumes
Say goodbye to sweat smells - B.O.B. is the only odour eliminator on the market specially designed for costumes.
Recipes for DYLON Multi-Purpose mixtures
Unfortunately, over the years, DYLON has repeatedly removed colours from its range. Here are recipes to create the original colour tones.
Acetone & Leather - No good combination
Acetone as a leather cleaner or for leather dye prep? The rumour still persists that acetone is a leather cleaner - we are showing here why you should not use it.
Tie Dye Batik: Dyeing Rainbow Spirals
Marta’s ultimate tips for rainbow spiral tie-dye batik - easy as pie!
New in: Leather Tools at PATIN-A
Find the leather tool you need: from premium embossing mallets to punches & chisels, knives, skivers & bevelers, gouges & burnishing tools - everything the leather crafter’s heart desires.
Tips for Leather Dyeing
From predye treatment to finishing leather items - many tips for the perfect dye result.
Fiebing's Antique Finish, Hi-Liter or Antique Leather Stain?
Which is the best product for my leather embossing work? How do the finishes differ?
Tips for dyeing in the washing machine with Dylon & DEKA
Dyeing with DEKA and DYLON Textile Dyes is a breeze. And to make sure that the dye in the washing machine is a success, here are precise instructions.
Tie Dye Batik with DEKA Textile Dye
Check out this blog for easy tie-dye instructions that will work whether you want to tie-dye a shirt, a sheet or any other fabric item!
FAQs about dyeing with Textile Dyes
Questions and answers about fabric and textile dyeing (FAQ) / Problems with fabric dyes / Problems with textile dyes by Rit Dye, Jacquard, Dypro (DYLON) and DEKA
File Tabs for Working on a Script
File tags that make the subdivision of a script, a musical score, a tax declaration and the work of a financial accountant etc easier.
Costume distressing for the TV mini-series "Generation War" ("Our mothers - our fathers")
Ageing and distressing of costumes for the TV event 'Generation War' - Deutscher Fernsehpreis (German TV Award) and Emmy Award.