{"id":316,"date":"2019-12-31T22:01:17","date_gmt":"2019-12-31T22:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.nepenthe-farm.com\/blog\/?page_id=316"},"modified":"2020-04-10T12:54:49","modified_gmt":"2020-04-10T16:54:49","slug":"making-ukrainian-style-eggs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.nepenthe-farm.com\/blog\/?page_id=316","title":{"rendered":"Making Ukrainian-Style Eggs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"297\" height=\"178\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nepenthe-farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/297_01_blank_eggs-1.gif\" alt=\"clean white eggs\" class=\"wp-image-183\"\/><figcaption> Start with a clean, white egg. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"297\" height=\"178\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nepenthe-farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/297_02_pencil-1.gif\" alt=\"sketch guide lines on the egg\" class=\"wp-image-175\"\/><figcaption> Sketch some guidelines in pencil. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"297\" height=\"223\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nepenthe-farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/297_03_kistka.gif\" alt=\"melting wax in a kistka tool\" class=\"wp-image-173\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">  This is a waxing tool called a &#8220;<em>kistka<\/em>.&#8221;&nbsp; It has a metal cup with a tiny hole at the bottom.<br>Fill the <em>kistka<\/em> with beeswax, and heat it over a candle flame to melt the wax.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"297\" height=\"223\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nepenthe-farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/297_04_wax_on_white.gif\" alt=\"drawling wax lines with a kistka tool\" class=\"wp-image-169\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"> Use the <em>kistka<\/em> to draw lines of melted wax on your egg.<br>The wax will keep dye off the egg, so wherever you put wax at this stage  will remain white. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"463\" height=\"223\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nepenthe-farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/463_05_6_dyebath.gif\" alt=\"yellow dyebath\" class=\"wp-image-168\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"> Dip the egg into the first color of dye \u2013 in this case yellow.<br>Notice that the waxed lines have been protected from the yellow dye.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"> Now, draw wax lines in all the places that should remain  yellow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"665\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nepenthe-farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/665_07_11_steps.gif\" alt=\"4 stages of colors on a Ukrainian-style egg\" class=\"wp-image-170\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"> Continue in this way, adding layers of wax and different  colors, until the design is complete. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"488\" height=\"223\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nepenthe-farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/491_14_15_clean.gif\" alt=\"melting off the wax\" class=\"wp-image-172\"\/><figcaption> Melt off the wax.<br>Now you can see the egg&#8217;s true colors! <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"297\" height=\"178\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nepenthe-farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/297_16_varnish-1.gif\" alt=\"eggs on drying rack\" class=\"wp-image-180\"\/><figcaption> Varnish the egg.&nbsp; Blow out the insides.<br>You have a lovely keepsake!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a waxing tool called a &#8220;kistka.&#8221;&nbsp; It has a metal cup with a tiny hole at the bottom.Fill the kistka with beeswax, and heat it over a candle flame to melt the wax. 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