tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post3730363796955362768..comments2024-03-28T12:17:44.126-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Coloring Easter eggs using old silk tiesMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-4383068477674349092013-03-24T18:55:02.135-05:002013-03-24T18:55:02.135-05:00I have been doing this for 5 years now with alot o...I have been doing this for 5 years now with alot of old silk ties. really works if you take the time and do it right.<br /><br /><br /> SJM Bethel Park Pa. March 23, 2013Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-20871992639101196992012-06-23T05:59:14.371-05:002012-06-23T05:59:14.371-05:00Thanks, MEC.Thanks, MEC.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-44333968167814728992012-06-23T02:01:30.571-05:002012-06-23T02:01:30.571-05:00If you wish to test the tie to see if it is silk, ...If you wish to test the tie to see if it is silk, try the burn test- cut a small piece and light it with a match (outdoors) if it balls up to a small hard ball- Polyester! if it crumbles and smells like burned hair then it is silk. (Costumers trick) They make really silk like polyesters and this is a test to check on your unmarked fabric. Good luckMEChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10762962784332439331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-90436469963845644792012-04-15T08:14:30.694-05:002012-04-15T08:14:30.694-05:00I tried it, and it didn't work. I'm wonde...I tried it, and it didn't work. I'm wondering if the old tie I chose was labeled "silk" but maybe was just polyester, or was only silk-lined. So I wound up eating a white hard-boiled egg...<br /><br />Good luck.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-12487793150185598202012-04-15T01:24:43.692-05:002012-04-15T01:24:43.692-05:00Definitely going to try this!Definitely going to try this!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-55929000470504674792012-04-06T14:27:11.791-05:002012-04-06T14:27:11.791-05:00Are the dyes used safe for food?Are the dyes used safe for food?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-75468991467250083342012-04-02T23:17:52.565-05:002012-04-02T23:17:52.565-05:00Pffftttt... Hipsters... SMHPffftttt... Hipsters... SMHAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-67085387742238624982012-03-30T15:56:32.425-05:002012-03-30T15:56:32.425-05:00Don't ruin those 1940's ties. Send them to...Don't ruin those 1940's ties. Send them to me instead! <br /><br />I will wear them with great pride. Ties that have survived 72 years deserve to be worn, not turned in to Easter egg dye.Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10737057330831248567noreply@blogger.com