{"id":8987,"date":"2023-08-04T20:31:55","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T20:31:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/?p=8987"},"modified":"2026-03-08T20:09:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T20:09:09","slug":"a-simple-pysanka-step-by-step","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/a-simple-pysanka-step-by-step\/","title":{"rendered":"A simple pysanka, step by step"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"820\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pysankasteps-1024x820.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8988\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pysankasteps-1024x820.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pysankasteps-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pysankasteps-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pysankasteps-1200x961.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pysankasteps.jpg 1391w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Step one: lightly sketch outline in pencil, then cover up with hot wax everything you want to remain white. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Step two: soak egg in your next lightest colour of dye (yellow is a classic second colour).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Step three: cover up with hot wax everything you want to remain yellow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Step four: soak in the next next lightest colour &#8212; in this case pink &#8212; then cover up with wax everything that you want to remain pink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Step five: soak in your darkest colour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Step six isn&#8217;t shown with this egg, but I posted a step-by-step about that a couple of years ago <a href=\"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/getting-the-guts-out-of-a-pysanka\/\">here<\/a>. I use raw eggs with the guts still inside because the egg settles into the dye jar better. I remove the guts once all the dying is complete. I dribble hot wax onto the spot where I make my one hole so that the egg guts doesn&#8217;t disturb the dye and then I blow air with a syringe, followed by water with the syringe. I ensure the opening is free of filament (ie, if the hole is plugged, the egg will explode in the next step).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Step seven: put a soft buffing cloth on the tray of your microwave. Set your hollowed egg on top. Zap for 10 seconds. Immediately remove and buff with a clean soft cloth. Done! Finished egg above is the one on the far right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Step one: lightly sketch outline in pencil, then cover up with hot wax everything you want to remain white. Step two: soak egg in your next lightest colour of dye (yellow is a classic second colour). Step three: cover up with hot wax everything you want to remain yellow. 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