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S. Roberts
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2025
I'm familiar with pysanky and have made eggs this way before. I'm no where as adept as my Ukrainian aunts, but I still enjoy the process. This is an art form that takes time to develop, but just because your eggs don't look like the pictures of those done by people with a lifetime of experience, it doesn't make it any less fun! I have don't pysanky with my kids. They need some guidance and patience, but they enjoy it as well, making simple designs.This kit has the basic equipment and materials you need to get started. It comes packaged in a nice box, which is good for gift-giving (and storage). I'm impressed with the supplies provided, as you really do have what you need to get started all in one kit. Overall the price is about right for what you get. These are specialty materials.The instructions are very basic and I encourage folks to do more research on the process so they have a better experience. There are lots of videos and websites that will help make for a better experience than using the sparse instructions provided. Also, this is an art for with a lot of symbolism and history, which isn't really explained in the materials provides. I encourage user to take time to find galleries of pysanky eggs as references.The product description and instructions also refer the wax tools incorrectly. The tool used to apply wax is called a kistky. The wires are meant to clean the kistky if they get clogged. They have slightly different nozzle sizes so that you can adjust the width of the line of wax you apply, or so that you can fill large areas more easily. The instructions never explain the use of different colors of wax or warn that pysanky eggs are not meant to be eaten, as the dyes are not food safe. The provided instructions felt like they were written by someone who had never really done pysanky before, so I really encourage users to do some research for good results. I removed a star because of the instructions.So overall, a nice set that will being your family hours of fun and creativity. However, the instructions are substandard and you will need to do more research for good results.
Gmork Marz
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2025
Extremely happy with this kit. This kit had more parts and higher quality then another kit i had purchased, and it costt me less. extremally pleased
Kathy
Reviewed in Canada on March 24, 2025
Very happy with the kit.
Jen C
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2025
This kit is really complete. Mine came with 3 kistkas, reamers, and beeswax blocks. The kistkas look to me like they’re all the same bore size, but I’m new to this so I could be wrong. There is one tea light, 10 packets of colored dye, and some traditional design examples.The instructions are complete except for telling how to load the wax into the kistka. I figured it out by watching a video online - basically, you hold the brass part of the kistka on its side over the candle flame (not point down so it doesn’t carbon up the nozzle) and heat it up for a bit, then scoop up wax out of the cake with the hot brass and let it melt inside. It’s easier and safer than it sounds! Getting the temperature and speed just right is part of the art, but I felt like I could make cool patterns even as an amateur.I was hoping I could do this with my kids, but I think they’re too little. It would be great for tweens and teens, a ladies’ night, or an art date activity. The basics are easier than I thought, but mastery is still a long ways away.
Peanut
Reviewed in Canada on March 11, 2025
I'm very impressed, this is a well put together kit, very good value! Don't panic though, there are English instructions included! I don't know why I couldn't rate it with stars....if I could I would give it 10 stars.
Larry
Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2025
I recently ordered the "BIOL Kistka Pysanky Kit - All-in-One Pysanky Tools Ukrainian Egg Supplies - Pysanka Tools Kistkas Wax Pen Pysanky - Ukrainian Easter Egg Decorating Kit" for $36.99.I was super excited to try a new craft, so when this arrived, I started researching the process. The kit includes almost everything you need to get started. However, I found it to be quite challenging. Even after completing three eggs, I still struggled with using the tool and getting the wax off.According to the instructions, you are supposed to heat up the wax after dyeing the egg and then wipe it off. Unfortunately, my wax didn’t come off at all, and I ended up scraping it off instead. I followed all the instructions and watched some YouTube videos, but I just couldn't get it to work.The dyes are very vibrant and can stain your hands terribly, so be sure to wear gloves while working with them.This is definitely not an activity for kids.
Andrew G
Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2025
this is a fun project and will be even more fun to do with family. The only real problem is that there arent ANYH directions or instructions and you cant even tell what color each of the packets are until you open them (unless you can read whatever language they are printed in) but all of that aside its a neat little kit. The wax writers arent the best but they will do the trick for this project Im sure. The various colors of wax really help plan out the layers of your design and is seems everything was well thought out including a stand to put your final result onto! The kids are gonna have a blast with this and ill add the photos to ther review once we do it with them
E. Hundtofte
Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2025
Note that this kit is meant for teens and older, it's a bit tricky for smaller hands and brains. The instructions are definitely lacking, but any online how-to video will show you the basics of how to pick up the colored wax - one color for each provided tool - and how to apply it. You can apply the wax on white eggs or dye them first. Also, a tip: use a clear or white wax crayon before you use the dye, if you want to keep strips or designs on the egg white. All in all, I'm incredibly pleased with the quality and functionality of this kit, it's genuinely good quality and has everything you need except the eggs themselves!
Emily Hare
Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2025
Absolutely love this! My friend has a Ukrainian brand pysanky kit, and this is just as good! The dyes are awesome too - I’d suggest having jars ready if you’re looking to make the dyes once you get this kit.
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