The tradition of dyeing eggs goes back to ancient times. The eggs symbolize the beginning of a new life, the resurrection of Christ, and the red color is a symbol of blood, the sacrifice that the Son of God brought for people. There are several methods for dyeing eggs.
It is necessary
- - eggs
- - onion peel
- - wax crayons
- - wax candle
- - food colorings
- - icing sugar
- - shaving foam
- - electrical tape
- - pieces of nylon
- - parsley leaves
Instructions
Step 1
Grandma's method.
The most famous and simplest way to color eggs is with onion peels. The husk is poured with water, boiled. Then eggs are boiled in it. The "stronger" the coloring solution, the brighter the color will be.
Step 2
Natural decor.
To decorate the eggs with prints, leaves of parsley or other plants are attached to them. They are rolled tightly and boiled in onion skins. So that during cooking the leaves fit tightly enough, it is convenient to wrap them with pieces of nylon. For this purpose, buy and pre-wash the cheapest tights.
Step 3
Patterns and geometric shapes.
Decorating eggs with patterns is also not difficult. You can make a polka-dot or checkered egg by gluing circles or strips with electrical tape. You can achieve the same effect by painting over the figures with wax crayons. Just make them denser so that there are no unpainted spaces. You can draw patterns with crayons. The eggs are then dipped in dye. This method is only suitable for cold staining. Do not pursue variety - the simplicity and severity of the pattern emphasizes the author's taste.
Step 4
Noble marble.
Color the eggs a light shade. To do this, you can take a less concentrated dye or keep it in the usual one for a short time. Then add some vegetable oil to the paint. Stir it well and dip the eggs in turn with a fork. Marble-like stains will appear.
Step 5
With a candle.
For this method, only a wax candle will work. Light it and drip droplets of melted wax onto the surface of the shell. Then dip the egg into a container of dye (the water in which the dye is diluted should be warm or cold). The procedure can be repeated several more times, changing the dyes. At the end, the egg should be heated over a candle and the drops of wax should be washed with a napkin. The egg will be polka dots. Until the wax drop has frozen, you can draw rays from it with the head of a pin.
Step 6
Sweet decorations.
Convex patterns can be applied with powdered sugar. Mix it with water until it becomes a paste. Use a pastry syringe to apply to already colored eggs.
Step 7
Shaving foam.
Squeeze some foam onto a plate, drip dye onto it, and dip the eggs. Unusual divorces turn out. Here paints of saturated colors are better suited. Of natural dyes, it is best to use an intensely colored onion peel solution.
