How to dye the pouches?

[Strider]

Since it can be a bit tricky to find a webbing with just the right hue of beige I was wondering whether there are any "best practices" out there on how to dye the pouches?

 

My first idea would be to use some kind of tee but then again I heard the results may be irregular...

[wookieevader]

Tea is what i used on my boot straps for my snowtrooper.

 

Make a bowl of tea using like 6or7 bags and soak the webbing or fabric for about 45min to a hour. The longer you let them soak the darker they get. Then let them soak in cold water for the same time. Hang up to dry overnight and they are done

[Dart]

Tea staining is really the best method to get the "Endor" look.

[Strider]

Thanks, guys. I'll give it a try and post the results here. Any particular kind of tea? I guess black tea would be too dark, wouldn't it?

 

Cheers

[wookieevader]

I used cheap tea from walmart. Nothing expensive

[Strider]

Here are my results from dying the pouches and all straps:

 

 

I left them dye for about 30min in black tea, however I found that the straps (which probably also consist of a synthetic) take much longer to take the color so the color differs from the pouches.

[Retrofire]

Here are my results from dying the pouches and all straps:

 

 

I left them dye for about 30min in black tea, however I found that the straps (which probably also consist of a synthetic) take much longer to take the color so the color differs from the pouches.

This would have looked all the more cooler if you had a Darth Vader mask I wonder what Marcel would say...

 

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