Does anyone know what materials I need to start making pysanka/pysanky eggs?

I want to take up a hobby of making traditional Ukrainian pysanka eggs, but I don't know what I need to get started.Does anyone know what materials I need to start making pysanka/pysanky eggs?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pysanka


There should be some information on that website to get you started with what you might need.








http://www.pysanka.com/page3.htm


Starting with a raw (uncooked) or empty egg, lightly sketch with pencil the main division lines. All designs are drawn free-hand on the egg. Then, heat the kistka, melting the beeswax, so that you can get the thin lines of wax. All lines that are to remain white are drawn with melted beeswax on to the egg. The wax acts like a protective covering, sealing the color on to the egg.








Once all the lines that are to be white are covered with wax, the entire egg is dipped into the yellow dye bath. Any part of the eggshell that is not covered with wax will turn yellow. All parts of the design that are to be yellow get covered with wax to seal in the yellow color.








The egg is then dipped in to the orange dye bath. The wax covering the white and yellow parts of the design is still on the egg. The wax needs to stay in place until all the designing of the egg is done. All parts of the design which are orange need to be covered and protected with wax while the egg is orange.








The red color on the egg is the most predominant color in designing the Pysanka. All aspects of the design to carry the red color are covered with wax. Then the egg is dipped in to the last, darkest dye bath, black.








Once the egg is removed from the black dye bath, all the wax that was applied from the very beginning is removed. By holding the egg next to the candle flame, the wax is slowly melted off.





The vibrant colors of the completed egg shine through. Then a coat of high gloss is applied for the finishing touch. The pysanka is now ready to be given as a gift of love and well-wishing.Does anyone know what materials I need to start making pysanka/pysanky eggs?
Here's a site that tells about it and gives some traditional designs:


http://tostanoski.com/pysanky.html


Here's an online store where you can buy the dyes, the beeswax and the tools for it:


http://www.mailordercentral.com/ukrainia鈥?/a>
the stylus


the eggs


dyes - or onion skins, beets juice, etc if you're goign real natural


the wax


a candle (for the tip of the stylus)





here's a great site for the information. fr krysa taught us back in the early 80's - it's not easy you must have patience or you'll scorch your egg melting off the wax! becareful with the candle too when melting my one sister in law singed her eyebrows - it was pretty funny though!





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