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Silk Dyed Easter Eggs
« on: March 04, 2010, 08:35:04 pm »
My friend Hans shared almost 3 years ago his Family-Easter-Eggs-Dyeing-Event with me. They wrapped eggs with ugly, old pieces of silk from ties/scarves/old blouses and placed them in boiling water with vinegar. The silk was reused the other year.

Now, this is my way using the Varoma and the Thermomix:
http://tebasileskitchen.blogspot.com/2010/03/silk-dyed-eggs.html


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Re: Silk Dyed Easter Eggs
« Reply #1 on: March 04, 2010, 11:52:18 pm »
Wow, they are so beautiful!  And easy.  Thanks so much for sharing - love the photos.
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Re: Silk Dyed Easter Eggs
« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2010, 05:07:30 am »
GORGEOUS!!!!  that is so amazing - I'll have to go check out the op shop for some silk! Thanks Tebasile  ;D
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Re: Silk Dyed Easter Eggs
« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2010, 05:47:11 am »
Tebasile,  these are just SO beautiful.   Much nicer for the GC to find than the chocolate ones.

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Re: Silk Dyed Easter Eggs
« Reply #4 on: March 05, 2010, 08:40:19 am »
They are just stunning!! I will be doing that this year for the egg hunt!!!
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Re: Silk Dyed Easter Eggs
« Reply #5 on: March 05, 2010, 01:59:15 pm »
I would never have believed it but seeing is believing.  They look wonderful Tebasile - congratulations for working out how to do them so easily in the TMX. 
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Re: Silk Dyed Easter Eggs
« Reply #6 on: March 05, 2010, 06:03:24 pm »
Thank you Cathy, Jo, Chookie, Meagan and Judy  :-*
I'm glad you like them. They are so easy and so impressive with no mess at all. Don't forget, I want to see some pics of your art  :)
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Re: Silk Dyed Easter Eggs
« Reply #7 on: March 06, 2010, 04:56:10 am »
Good thinking Tebasile - my friend paints about 100 eggs each Easter and then puts decorations on them - this is soooo much easier.
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Re: Silk Dyed Easter Eggs
« Reply #8 on: March 06, 2010, 07:01:07 am »
What an intriguing method!

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Re: Silk Dyed Easter Eggs
« Reply #9 on: March 07, 2010, 11:43:54 am »
These are beautiful!  :-*

Now if only the op shops are open on a public holiday tomorrow.... hmmmm
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Re: Silk Dyed Easter Eggs
« Reply #10 on: March 08, 2010, 06:59:14 am »
They are beautiful!!  I Have to make these with my Granddaughter for Easter!!

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Re: Silk Dyed Easter Eggs
« Reply #11 on: April 17, 2013, 12:09:44 pm »
We had so much fun!  Our contribution for community easyer egg hunt.
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Re: Silk Dyed Easter Eggs
« Reply #12 on: April 17, 2013, 12:27:47 pm »
They look fantastic.

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Re: Silk Dyed Easter Eggs
« Reply #13 on: April 18, 2013, 11:55:30 pm »
Thanks Kimmyh...  will collect more old ties and maybe trip to op shop for next year!
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Re: Silk Dyed Easter Eggs
« Reply #14 on: April 12, 2014, 03:40:17 pm »
Thanks for alerting me to this recipe CC. I did find a Greek recipe for dying using this method and I didn't understand it until I saw these pictures. Thanks again.