1.Begin by blowing up the balloons. Only blow them up part way, until
they are the size of an egg. Tie them shut.
2. Cut ahead of time 1 to 2 foot lengths of embroidery floss. It is
much easier to have them cut ahead of time because your hands will be
getting very messy.
3. Pour some fabric
stiffener into a little cup or dish. Then, soak a length of floss in
the cup. Pull out the floss through your fingers, removing the excess
fabric stiffener.
4. Now, wind the floss all around the egg. Continue will the other
pieces of floss until the egg is as covered as you want. Different
shades look great together, or you can do the egg one solid color.
Different shades of one color look good too (like light pink and dark
pink).
5. Tie a string around the knot of the balloon and hang them to dry
overnight.
6. The next day, pop the balloon with a pin. It will crinkle up and
shrink inside, pulling with it any excess fabric stiffener that was on
the sides of the balloon. Then, carefully remove the balloon through
one of the openings in the floss.
7. Now your egg is done. They can be displayed in a basket, or you can
tie a thread to them for hanging.
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