Re: Wax technique I heard of...
Posted by Anon on September 06, 1999 at 05:32:18:
In Reply to: Re: Wax technique I heard of... posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on September 02, 1999 at 04:35:03:
: : They had a metal syringe that they put melted parrafin in,
: : periodically heating the tube over a candle to keep it runny.
: That's one of the techniques used in the Yemen, and it looks REALLY
: kewhl. Beeswax has a lower melting temp than parrafin so its less
: owie. Sounds like they were using a tjanting tool.
Sounds like a kista - tool used for Ukranian egg decorating - might be
another alternative. It's basically a small copper cone, maybe 1/2"
long, attached (perpendicularly) near the end of a wooden stick with
criss-crossed copper wire. Use the fat end of the cone to scoop the
beeswax, hold it near a candle flame until the wax melts, then apply
through the small end of the cone. The hole is small enough that the
wax doesn't quite drip out by itself, but forms a small bead that can
be drawn out into a line -- so the metal never touches the egg, or in
this case, the skin. Works well for fine-lined wax-resist on eggs,
anyway. Definitely use beeswax - it's slightly more flexible than
parrafin. You'll probably still have to work hard not to have the
stuff crack, though. I'm not quite inspired enough to dig out my
kista and try it (the thing is buried pretty deeply), but will keep it
in mind for later, and let you know.