Silk Tie Dyed Eggs
Use old silk ties to decorate your eggs
Servings 4 eggs
Calories
Cost 5
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 Silk Ties Various patterns
- 4 White Cloth cut to fit eggs
- 4 Twist Ties
- 4 Butterfly clips
Instructions
- Choose ties with interesting patterns.
- Cut the tie so you get a large enough piece of silk to completely cover the egg.
- Wrap the uncooked egg a piece of silk, the shiny side touching the egg. Secure it with a twist tie.
- Then wrap that in the white cloth, and secure it either with the butterfly clip. Do this for all the eggs you want to silk dye.
- Fill a pot full of water, and add a quarter cup of white vinegar. Gently place the eggs in the pot, and bring it to a boil. Let the eggs boil for about 5 minutes, then turn off the heat and let them sit for about an hour.
- When you unwrap the eggs, they will have taken on the print pattern of the tie. You can brush them with a little vegetable oil if you want them to be shiny.
Notes
Don't throw the water away! You can use that colored water to dye more eggs!