Silk Tie Dyed Eggs

Dabbled Friend Grieg (now also found at Foodwhirl!) has a great how-to for dying Easter Eggs using old silk ties! So go raid the closet or the thrift store, and get to “tie” dying!  I love the usual and mottled look you get from this technique (one of the many techniques spotlighted in last years “12 Ways to Color Eggs“)

Silk Tie Dyed Eggs Tutorial

1. Cut silk into a piece large enough to wrap around a raw egg.

2. Wet silk and wrap around the egg and twist the extra silk at the top and bottom of the egg like a tootsie roll. The tighter the silk is wrapped around the egg will result in the best overall pattern, for a tie dyed look, crumple silk around egg…. See More

3. Place the silk-wrapped egg in a piece of wet white sheet, pillowcase, or old tablecloth and secure tightly with a string.

4. Place the egg(s) in an enamel or glass pot. Fill pot with water to cover eggs completely. Then, add half a cup of white vinegar.

5. Bring water to a boil, turn heat down, and simmer for 20 minutes.

6. Remove eggs from water and let cool.

7. Remove silk from cooled egg.

8. To shine the eggs, wipe with vegetable oil.

by Grieg Wehr

More on Easter Egg Coloring Here:

• Easter Crafty and More Egg Dying Links
• More Easter Crafty Links