Marble Tie Dye Eggs

Use a toothpick to swirl and marble your food coloring droplets.

Marble tie dye eggs.

Fill a spray bottle with a mixture of water and vinegar one teaspoon vinegar for each cup water. You just dip your eggs in food colouring and water to dye them and then dip them again in an oil and coloured water solution to marble them. 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. Pick up a hard boiled egg put on rubber gloves first.

To make stripes that are a lighter shade of your desired color dye eggs first then add the string and dye again. Fill the pot with cold water the eggs should be completely covered by one to two inches of water image 1. Bring the pot uncovered to a rolling boil then remove the pot from heat and add the lid. Carefully place the egg.

With an egg blower pierce the top and bottom of each egg puncturing the yolk and then carefully expel the contents. The process is really easy. Allow the eggs to continue to cook for another 12 minutes. It s easier than it sounds and the end result is bright and bold.

Let eggs dry before removing the string to reveal white lines. Repeat if second color is desired. All you need are eggs olive oil vinegar and food colouring. Tie eggs tightly with string then plunge into colorful dye baths.

These tie dye easter eggs are so fun and they re so simple to make. We ll show you how to tie dye easter eggs with paper towels. Drip several drops of food coloring onto a section of paper towel. Place eggs in a single layer in a deep pot.

I first made marbled easter eggs this way about 30 years ago. Lightly spray the paper towel until the food coloring spreads out slightly. If they must be refrigerated place the eggs in an egg carton. Then place one egg in the dye and leave submerged until it turns the desired shade.

In a small mixing bowl combine three cups of warm water two tablespoons of vinegar and a few drops of food coloring. Pour off hot water and rapidly cool eggs by running them under cold water or place in ice water until completely cooled. The simple science of oil and vinegar dyed eggs the science behind these colorful marbled oil and vinegar eggs is in the dyeing process. And roll it in the cream coating it completely.

It s so simple and the effect is gorgeous. Next rinse and let dry. Make sure to agitate mixture with fork or small whisk so oil droplets are small. Place drops closer together or farther apart for a more or less saturated look respectively.