Re: Jayne's Gloves from Firefly
Well, I actually got a pare very much like those (only a little more accurate) on ebay about a month ago. (they were like 2 pear for $13. or something like that) I'll look for the title of the auction, but they looked a lot like those.
The pare I got in the mail were great. They took the die perfectly. The cuffs stayed stiff. (unlike all the other cheep pares I tried, other then the big Jacks.) I filled up the sink with hot water, put a splash of dark brown liquid RIT die in there, and just a pinch of salt. I put the gloves in for about 5-10 minutes, until they looked right. (Keep in mind, there wet so you want them to look a little darker when you first lift them from the die bath, they will lighten up once dry.) The gloves did not shrink, the cuff, and fabric parts went tan, and leather turned brown, and the stitching stayed light in color.
So, why did I not post this sooner? Well I didn't move them around enough in the die. so wall they really do look, and feel perfect , if you look closer, there were places that the die didn't get too on my pare. That has nothing to with the gloves, or the die, or much to do with the possess. That was my fault, had I moved them around more wall they were in the die for that 5-10 minutes, they would have came out perfect. I was going to do another pare, before I posted any of this info here, but I just haven't had the time.
I'll post up the name of the listing, in the next couple of days.