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Pysanky For Ukraine
A kistka is a stylus specifically designed for beeswax. It's a tool integral to the art of making Ukrainian Easter eggs, or pysanky.
Here's how it works:
First, heat the kistka under a candle flame. As the tool heats up, you fill the kistka's reservoir with beeswax so that the wax melts into the reservoir. Then, you put the kistka back in the candle flame agin so the beeswax inside it melts to a temperature over 230° F or 120°C and becomes fluid.
Once the kistka is hot enough, the melted beeswax flows smoothly out of the tip, just like ink from a pen.
This allows you to 'write' or draw your desired designs directly onto your Ukrainian Easter egg using the flowing beeswax.
Tthe kistka can be held in any way that is comfortable, but most people will hold it as they do a pencil, with their fingers just above the barrel for more control. practice holding a kistka at right angles to an egg, with the tip doing the drawing.
We're Eggers Too!
Purchase Your Kistky Here
Creating the best pysanky means having access to the best eggshell dye and beeswax at the best prices, and the best tools as well.
Here at Ukrainian Eggcessories, we manufacture the UE Kistka. This means we build the kistka in house and can offer you our great tools at amazing prices. All our kistky are tools we'd want to use every day.
After all, we're eggers too!
Ukrainian EggCessories is proudly Canadian yet supports the art of pysanky and egg art worldwide
Pssst... the secret you absolutely want to know!
UE Candle Heated Kistky use the same precision pen tips as our coveted Electric Kistky. This means you can create beautiful Ukrainian eggs, pysanky or batik and other egg art as gifts all season and not just Easter, no matter your budget.
Our stainless steel precision tips are the secret to creating fine, even, smooth and consistent lines of melted beeswax when making Ukrainian Easter eggs or other egg art. You'll find that "accidental blobs" happen a lot less frequently than they do with brass or copper-tipped kistky.
Our kistky create breathtaking lines that would make even an experienced artist jump for joy!
Safety First: Remember that the kistka sleeve and writing tip is very hot when heated and combined with the hot beeswax, it can leave a severe burn. Always have a safe place to hold your kistka when not in use. Try our silicone kistky holders. They work perfectly for this.
