Marble Tie Dye Eggs

It s easier than it sounds and the end result is bright and bold.

Marble tie dye eggs.

Use a toothpick to swirl and marble your food coloring droplets. Mix 1 4 cup boiling water 1 teaspoon vinegar 1 8 teaspoon oil and 4 to 8 drops food color in shallow bowl. Tie eggs tightly with string then plunge into colorful dye baths. Make sure to agitate mixture with fork or small whisk so oil droplets are small.

Repeat if second color is desired. Let eggs dry before removing the string to reveal white lines. Fill a spray bottle with a mixture of water and vinegar one teaspoon vinegar for each cup water. Fill the pot with cold water the eggs should be completely covered by one to two inches of water image 1.

With an egg blower pierce the top and bottom of each egg puncturing the yolk and then carefully expel the contents. Carefully place the egg. Allow the eggs to continue to cook for another 12 minutes. Make sure you remove them from the fridge and open the egg carton lid at least 3 hours before you plan to serve them to give time for the condensation to dry.

Place drops closer together or farther apart for a more or less saturated look respectively. To make stripes that are a lighter shade of your desired color dye eggs first then add the string and dye again. I first made marbled easter eggs this way about 30 years ago. Lightly spray the paper towel until the food coloring spreads out slightly.

Next rinse and let dry. If they must be refrigerated place the eggs in an egg carton. Pick up a hard boiled egg put on rubber gloves first. The process is really easy.

Pour off hot water and rapidly cool eggs by running them under cold water or place in ice water until completely cooled. Then place one egg in the dye and leave submerged until it turns the desired shade. Your good old food coloring from the grocery is an acid base dye and the vinegar traditionally used to dye eggs helps the food coloring to bond to the eggshell. Drip several drops of food coloring onto a section of paper towel.

In a small mixing bowl combine three cups of warm water two tablespoons of vinegar and a few drops of food coloring. All you need are eggs olive oil vinegar and food colouring. The simple science of oil and vinegar dyed eggs the science behind these colorful marbled oil and vinegar eggs is in the dyeing process. Place eggs in a single layer in a deep pot.

These tie dye easter eggs are so fun and they re so simple to make. And roll it in the cream coating it completely. We ll show you how to tie dye easter eggs with paper towels. It s so simple and the effect is gorgeous.