Cool. That was the exact purpose of those vids. Obviously they don't make any groundbreaking progress as far as dye technique goes, but the point was to give all the potential dyers a stepping stone they can use to overcome their trepidation about dyeing.
Once I realized that I would never make any serious money dyeing, my position went from "Trade Secrets" to "Dye Knowledge For All". I find it more personally fulfilling to facilitate and encourage others in their dye journey, instead of trying to profit from it. I'm not saying it's impossible to make some dough dyeing, but it requires too much marketing work that I don't enjoy.
What I do enjoy is the designing/cutting/dyeing. Nothing matches the feeling you get when you're weeding the last bit of vinyl from the disc, and seeing the fresh dye for the first time. That's a unique time in the dye's life, because as we all know it's just downhill from there.
That's why I like taking my dye gear with me on DG trips, tourneys, etc. When the person who owns the disc gets to see that first viewing, they really start to understand and appreciate the process as well as I do. The look on someone's face as they see the results is usually priceless. The only awkward moment is when I have to repeatedly refuse renumeration.
Wow, I went through two cups of coffee on this rant. Sorry A.Mutt- get another dye posted here quick!
