Ok so I usually do traditional designs, but I have a couple of really close friends whose birthdays are coming up, they are both fellow zookeepers and have a...
I just bought supplies and want to learn how to do pysanky. One thing (there are so many) that I would like to know is more about color layering. My favorite...
I'd probably do the lavendar with a very quick drop in pink then a very quick one in blue, then a water rinse. Then put it in blue and cover that. Do another...
Just do a "google search" for "clip art" and you will find several places with images. Some in full color and some black & white line art. Here is just one...
Hi Folks: I recently ordered my pysanky supplies but haven't gotten it yet. I've been reading various websites about learning pysanky and one stated NEVER to...
It's pronounced as: piz ank ee as though it had 3 syllables. Did this help? Hope so...I know I had a hard time with that one myself. I actually went to a...
Hi Marsha, Thanks so much for getting back to me so quickly. I am just getting involved with this hobby. I also do calligraphy and stained glass, but needed...
Hi Sharon, I'm so very glad someone's out there...I've been on this list now for several months but don't see a lot of postings. I do stained glass and paint ...
Hi Sharon: The electric kistkys are available at The Ukranian Gift Shop and other ethnic stores. You can shop on line also. I have an electric one with the...
Thanks Mark! slocrobear <cahek@...> wrote: Actually, KISTKY is the PLURAL form of the word... the singular form is KISTKA.... hope this helps.... mark ...
Hi Marsha, Thanks so much for the supplier information...As with calligraphy equipment (nibs), it's quite frustrating if you fight the pen to make a beautiful...
Thanks Phyllis for your reply. The tip that you usually use....would it be the fine tip? Phyllis Fenice <fenice16@...> wrote: Hi Sharon: The electric...
Hi Marsha: There are a few pysanka lovers out here. I've been signed up to this site for quite a while and don't hear much either. I'm a novice also, I took...
Hi- I'm Kathy and live in Oregon. To be honest...I haven't done a single egg yet. But I sure want to figure this craft out, and attempt something. Just...
Yes Sharon, it would be the fine tip. Also,I use my pinky finger against the egg to steady my hand (just to give it a little balance). I can get straighter...
Hi Phyllis (and also, welcome new member), I use a water based poly furniture varnish. It is milky white in the can, but goes on clear and dries pretty clear....
Hi Marsha For the drop-pull method, unless you have the old fashioned straight pins with the metal heads, you're not going to get too good results. I use...
Hi everybody! Now, that we are introducing ourselves, I'm Pam, a pysanky newbie, and I live in Ohio. I found this craft last year by doing a google search on...
Hi Pam, Welcome to the group. Nice to get e-mails from others with the same interests. Silly Question #1: You didn't go to school in LaHabra, California did...
Thanks Mark for the info. Been on my own for so long I've been using some pretty weird methods. I use dowel rods, covered with Polymar Clay to make them hand...
Hi Pam: I'm Phyllis and welcome to the world of pysanky. I know you'll just love it - - I know I do. I've been doing it off and on for a few years now. This...
Hi Marsha, No, I've never lived in California. I went to school in Cincinnati, Ohio. I copied this link from one of Lorrie's postings on the other pysanky...
Folks, Sorry about any cross posting. My sincerest apologies to anyone who went to the Vets park in Hudson FL today for the pysanky workshop. After getting...
Good Afternoon. I'd like to introduce myself--I'm Lis Gelatt, and I'm a Pysanky artist in Pennsylvania. Here's my question: Does anyone know of a kistka supply...
