Ivory color in 1343

[Trish]

Ugh!!

Can anyone recommend a liquid dye that will make my pillars IVORY and not tan/yellow-y?

I've used Peak's honey/vanilla and Lonestar's Ivory with 1 drop per 3lbs of wax and it's still tan. I want ivory!!

I've gotten ivory with dye chips, but I much prefer liquid. Has anyone used one in 1343 specifically with good results?

[RobinInOR]

Ah, that's way too much. Using the honey/vanilla you want about a toothpick tip full for 3#s of 1343. It's hard! By the time you see you've got some color, you've got too much. Maybe 1/4 drop per 3 pounds, but that might be too dark as well, I don't have my notes with me.

[Trish]

Thanks Robin!

It's hard when you try to keep calculated formulas for making many pillars at a time. I tend to make 60 pillars or so at once, but can only do so much wax in a pour pot at one time. I was hoping to find a dye that I can easily count drops to keep consistency for my wholesale accounts.

I think I'll go make some jellybean mold ones and try to use that as dye chips. Thanks again for your input!

[Margaritamama]

I've tried endlessly to get the right ivory color using liquid dyes, and have struggled everytime. Eventually I gave up and started using the chips, with which I've had success. I'm going to give it another try using the "toothpick method. Thanks Robin

[RobinInOR]

When I've got to fine tune drops, I make 1/4 drop chips. I pour a thin layer of wax into a stainless steel cup, then add a drop of dye. Split it into 4 parts and you've got 1/4 drop. I suppose you could cut it up into any number of pieces to make your own chips.

[sharyl55]

Don't how this would work in 1343 but the WSP liquid ivory gives me a nice true ivory in my ornies. Like I said don't now how that would correlate to 1343.

[bugtussle]

I also use the WSP. It is very light.

[Deb]

I use Peaks Ivory chips. Perfect ivory color with the 1343.

[Donita]

I use Butterscotch chips....just a speck and I get a nice yellow ivory. The ivory chips are too brown for me....really...the butterscotch is like the old ivory I used to get. A half of a chip will do 20 pounds. Donita

[Fern]

Candlewic has the perfect ivory color block, IMO. The block itself looks like transparent light orange or peach but in the wax, it's an antique ivory color.

[Trish]

Thanks everyone. I don't want to use chips, it's not cost effective for me for my wholesale accounts and I can't keep enough consistency with the blocks.

I'll figure something out. Thanks for your input!