This post from the television crew written by Kirsten Earl, TV Crafter and singer of showtunes ….
Today, as we wrap up another week of shooting, I just wanted to share with you some photos from my favorite craft I worked on this week: silk-dyed Easter eggs. Jackie Blais, from our audience department, introduced us to this craft a few years ago, using pieces from old silk ties. This time we skipped “cutting up our husbands’ ties” (as Martha says) and bought a 1/2 yard or less of several beautiful, bright silks at the great Manhattan fabric stores B & J and Mood.
The gallery below shows a piece of each silk with the egg it produced.
If you missed our segment and would like to learn how to do this, check out our corresponding online article. It’s a great craft to do with kids, and even the less-than-perfect ones (I had many of those, too!) are beautifully colorful.
Happy Easter and Passover weekend!
From: martha | 4/9/09 at 11:57 am
great blog really fabulous crafts thanks everyone involved
From: Emily Ruth | 4/9/09 at 12:14 pm
How in the world do I get a job in your crafts department!?! I want to come play every day!
I love these eggs! I saw this done a few years ago and I wanted to try it, but then I forgot about it until now, so thank you. They are beautiful.
From: Victoria | 4/9/09 at 4:56 pm
These egss were so beautiful I had to try them right away. So I ran to my husbands closet as I was wathing Martha’s show and cut up his tie. Unfortunatly the colors didnt come out as bright and beautiful as Martha’s. Even though the tag said 100% silk – I have a feeling his tie may have been a silk blend. I’ll try this craft again after purchasing silk from the fabric store.
From: michelle | 4/9/09 at 7:32 pm
Has anyone tried the silk dyed eggs using a regular steel pot?
From: Rowaida Flayhan | 4/10/09 at 8:56 am
WOW!!! very creative and fabulous project. Love the result so beautiful.
Thank you
From: Darla Truttschel | 4/13/09 at 10:25 am
I tried this twice. Once with a steel pot and once with a glass pot. All I got was white eggs! Does the material have to be 100% silk or can it be a blend? What did I do wrong.
From: Cindy Lietz, Polymer Clay Tutor | 4/13/09 at 3:31 pm
Holy cow! I must try this! Want to see if the technique will transfer to other mediums as well. The effect looks stunning!