Then I took a homebound neighbor shopping. And I worked in my yard to take advantage of the brief warm spell. Now I feel it and am tired. Pysanky are never eaten, so either raw or boiled eggs may be used, she said. The designs are made using wax and are traditionally either flowers or animals such as deer.
Some people use a kistka, a form of stylus that allows a small stream of wax to flow.
Each egg is different and there are no rules. You create as you go along. It generally takes me from 20-25 minutes to make an egg. In a process similar to batik on cloth, the egg is dipped in dye and the color applied. Later, another design is added to the egg with wax.