Wax-Resist Egg Dyeing

For thousands of years, Ukrainians have created elaborately patterned eggs called pysanky using a wax-resist process. Wax is applied to an egg, which is then dipped in colored dyes. When completed, the wax is melted off, revealing all the colors beneath. Updated and simplified, the same technique can be used to produce these soft watercolor patterns.

Martha Stewart Living, Volume 19 April/May 1994 http://www.marthastewart.com/266510/wax-resist-dyeing