Oh, wow....

[conuly]

I have to do this next year. This year. NOW!

I guess I'll just head out to the all night egg 'n onion store, then.

Comments

[velvetchamber.livejournal.com]

That's very neat. Once I found somewhere online information on making various colours, combining that with this nylon sock method sounds excellent to me. The trouble would be to find flowers/leaves to put in the sock. Here is the stuff I found:

Dye Recipes
Select a dyeing agent, and place it in the pot using the amount listed below. Add 1 quart water and 2 tablespoons white vinegar to pot; if more water is necessary to cover ingredients, proportionally increase the amount of vinegar. Bring to a boil, then lower heat. Allow the ingredients to simmer for 30 minutes. Strain dye into a bowl.
• Red-cabbage dye: 4 cups chopped cabbage
• Turmeric dye: 3 tablespoons turmeric
• Onion-skin dye: 4 cups onion skins (skins of about 12 onions)
• Beet dye: 4 cups chopped beets
• Coffee dye: 1 quart strong black coffee (instead of water)



• Deep Gold: Boil eggs in turmeric solution, 30 minutes.
• Sienna: Boil eggs in onion-skin solution, 30 minutes.
• Dark, Rich Brown: Boil eggs in black coffee, 30 minutes.
• Pale Yellow: Soak eggs in room-temperature turmeric solution, 30 minutes.
• Orange: Soak eggs in room-temperature onion-skin solution, 30 minutes.
• Light Brown: Soak eggs in room-temperature black coffee, 30 minutes.
• Light Pink: Soak eggs in room-temperature beet solution, 30 minutes.
• Light Blue: Soak eggs in room-temperature cabbage solution, 30 minutes.
• Royal Blue: Soak eggs in room-temperature cabbage solution overnight.
• Lavender: Soak eggs in room-temperature beet solution, 30 minutes. Follow with room-temperature cabbage solution, 30 seconds.
• Chartreuse: Soak eggs in room-temperature turmeric solution, 30 minutes. Follow with room-temperature cabbage solution, 5 seconds.
• Salmon: Soak eggs in room-temperature turmeric solution, 30 minutes. Follow with room-temperature onion-skin solution, 30 minutes.

[conuly]

There must be others.

[gingembre.livejournal.com]

http://chemistry.about.com/library/weekly/aa042003a.htm

[gingembre.livejournal.com]

I say we DO IT DO IT!!!!

[gingembre.livejournal.com]

OK, for some bizarre reason, what is going through my head right now whilst thinking of dyeing eggs is...the Mario Song! doo doo do do doop doo do....

[conuly]

Funnily enough, Ana and I were playing the Mario Song on her xylophone today. Or trying to, anyway....

[velvetchamber.livejournal.com]

That's very neat. Once I found somewhere online information on making various colours, combining that with this nylon sock method sounds excellent to me. The trouble would be to find flowers/leaves to put in the sock. Here is the stuff I found:

Dye Recipes
Select a dyeing agent, and place it in the pot using the amount listed below. Add 1 quart water and 2 tablespoons white vinegar to pot; if more water is necessary to cover ingredients, proportionally increase the amount of vinegar. Bring to a boil, then lower heat. Allow the ingredients to simmer for 30 minutes. Strain dye into a bowl.
• Red-cabbage dye: 4 cups chopped cabbage
• Turmeric dye: 3 tablespoons turmeric
• Onion-skin dye: 4 cups onion skins (skins of about 12 onions)
• Beet dye: 4 cups chopped beets
• Coffee dye: 1 quart strong black coffee (instead of water)



• Deep Gold: Boil eggs in turmeric solution, 30 minutes.
• Sienna: Boil eggs in onion-skin solution, 30 minutes.
• Dark, Rich Brown: Boil eggs in black coffee, 30 minutes.
• Pale Yellow: Soak eggs in room-temperature turmeric solution, 30 minutes.
• Orange: Soak eggs in room-temperature onion-skin solution, 30 minutes.
• Light Brown: Soak eggs in room-temperature black coffee, 30 minutes.
• Light Pink: Soak eggs in room-temperature beet solution, 30 minutes.
• Light Blue: Soak eggs in room-temperature cabbage solution, 30 minutes.
• Royal Blue: Soak eggs in room-temperature cabbage solution overnight.
• Lavender: Soak eggs in room-temperature beet solution, 30 minutes. Follow with room-temperature cabbage solution, 30 seconds.
• Chartreuse: Soak eggs in room-temperature turmeric solution, 30 minutes. Follow with room-temperature cabbage solution, 5 seconds.
• Salmon: Soak eggs in room-temperature turmeric solution, 30 minutes. Follow with room-temperature onion-skin solution, 30 minutes.

[conuly]

There must be others.

[gingembre.livejournal.com]

http://chemistry.about.com/library/weekly/aa042003a.htm

[gingembre.livejournal.com]

I say we DO IT DO IT!!!!

[gingembre.livejournal.com]

OK, for some bizarre reason, what is going through my head right now whilst thinking of dyeing eggs is...the Mario Song! doo doo do do doop doo do....

[conuly]

Funnily enough, Ana and I were playing the Mario Song on her xylophone today. Or trying to, anyway....