Cleaning almost any neck or saddle before tying will make the job a lot easier. Only the premium products are properly cleaned when you buy them.
Most cheap necks and saddles are quite dirty when you take them out of the bag, and washing them with plain hair shampoo will render them in a much better condition. If you on top of that treat them with some hair conditioner, you will be surprised how well the feathers behave.
Use whatever you have in your bathroom or buy some bottles without perfume for the purpose.
Do not panic if some dye comes out of the dyed skins. It will not harm the feathers. The dye was bound to come out anyway.
After having washed the skins, just press dry them between two towels and blow dry them with a normal hair dryer.
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