Maybe she soaked them in vinager and made the shells soft first?

Keep in mind that these are goose eggs, which are a a fair bit more durable than chicken eggs. But it’s still amazing. I need to try it sometime.

It’s too late to reply. But nevertheless. I’m from Ukraine and I saw how this master did it. She doesn’t drill a larger hole in the back of the egg. She embroiders with a special tool-needle :)

I wanted to try, even though thought that was impossible. And, well, not cross stitched, but I’ve got my embroidered eggs: http://www.decoeuracao.com/2011/04/ovos-de-pascoa-bordados.html (With tutorial).

I just saw a tutorial for this last week — yes to the Dremel tool! — this explains it all in detail. Sooo cool:

http://www.terrasavvy.com/2011/04/embroidered-eggs/

Found this with a quick Google search http://www.flickr.com/photos/acht15/with/5393265429/

Artist claims it’s done with a needle a thread. I’m going to give it try

Niteflytes

Or you could just do a beautiful embroidery on any of the gorgeous linens, cottons, and silks available, and use wax and dyes on the eggs to create beautiful designs. Some crafts should not be mixed.

If these are anything like the other embroidered eggs I’ve seen, then there’s a small hole in the back of them.

Oh its super easy….

step one: feed a chicken some embroidery floss….

Amy :)

It looks like the eggs were blown out, the holes were pre-made with a small awl or paper piercer and a curved needle (you can get them for doing upholstery) was used. Like doing stitches on a person. You definitely don’t have the benefit of being inside a person when stitching them up (usually).

They’re not halved; the artist wouldn’t have bothered with a pinhole for removing the yolk, if so (see bottom of egg in front, right side of pic)

EGAD. I can hardly hold an egg without breaking it… I couldn’t stitch on one.

Amazing find; thanks for sharing!

there is an artist named Elisabeth Klein who embroiders eggs through a single hole in the bottom of the egg. It really is amazing!

Maybe the same pattern is on the opposite side, so a long straight needle would go in one side and out the other???

I make dyed Ukrainian Eggs for Easter, so I would love to combine that with stitching this year. Maybe I will try to make one :P

You could use a dremmel tool to cut the eggs in half and reassemble them later, especially if you covered the seam with ribbon. Perhaps the artist used a tool like a dremmel to open a hole in the back of the eggs (maybe the size of your thumb) and drilled her pattern into the face of the eggs. With a large enough opening in the back, and the pattern pre-drilled, she could work the eggs like a precious canvas…just a thought. I may have to give this one a try and let you know how it turns out.