Hello Jackie!
I found a little information on decorating eggs in this fashion.  Here is a 
summary of what I found ....
The ancient folk-art of decorating eggs with batik is still in practice in 
the slavic areas of Europe.  Ifound out there is quite a difference in the 
motiffs used in each country or region.  Mainly the sun and flowers are used. 
The Ukraine area has more "geometrical forms".
You will need the following materials to "batik" your eggs:
Beeswax which can be thinned with paraffin as needed
A candle
A tjanting (kistka) or some sort of holder with a nail
      these can be home made as well using wooden dowel and nails of various  
sizes
Vinegar
Flannel cloth
Elastic rubber bands
Batik dyes
The article continues with the Methodology used.  The writer states you must 
have plenty of patience and practice to make beautiful eggs, and that in the 
beginning we can expect things to go wrong.  The writer suggest that you 
start out with very, very simple designs and then progress to more complex 
designs as you gain experience.
Although blown out eggs can be used, the writer feels that hard boiled eggs 
are easier to submerge into the dye-bath.  Prior to beginning you will want 
to rub the entire egg clean with a piece of flannel cloth dipped in vinegar 
to remove all possible "grease" or hand oils from the egg shell.  It is also 
suggested that you hold the egg with a piece of flannel cloth to prevent any 
oils from your hands getting on the newly cleaned shell.
It is stated that the batik-pen is the simplest tool and can be made from a 
round wooden stick with a nail stuck into it.  You may also get a tjanting or 
kistka.  This is a little "brass container" with a nozzle with which to apply 
liquid wax to particular areas of the egg you are working on.  The article 
states that the Tjantings used for cloth-batik have a much smaller nozzle. 
You heat the container above the flame of a candle and the wax then remains 
in liquid form.  The batik-pen is also heated in the flame of a candle and 
then dipped into a block of beeswax which produces a thin layer of liquid wax 
around the pen.
You may also apply liquid wax with the quill of a feather.  The quill's shape 
will add character to your designs.
Place your beeswax into a tin container which is placed in a pan of boiling 
water.  This will keep the wax liquid, but not boiling.  If needed the wax 
can be thinned with paraffin.  An old spoon held over a candle can also be 
used as a wax reservoir.
The tricky part of decorating the eggs is applying the wax.  The point of the 
nail must be dipped into the liquid wax as you draw your designs on the egg.
It is suggested that a floral pattern be started in the middle and that you 
work your way to the outside from there, and to the top as well.  This also 
applies to making bands or festoons on your eggs.
In the beginning it may be helpful to very, very lightly draw the design you 
wish to use on the egg with a yellow or blue coloured pencil.  When making 
lines or festoons that go around the egg you can use rubber bands to mark 
your place.  It is important to keep in mind that initially the places you 
have put wax on the egg will remain WHITE or BROWN depending on the colour 
egg you initially start out with.  The parts of the egg that have NO WAX will 
take the batik dye colours.
To make a single coloured egg, merely draw the design of your choice on the 
egg with your wax pen.  The wax will dry quickly.  Then place the egg into 
the batik-dye being sure to cover completely.  The liquid dye MUST be COLD or 
all the wax will melt off and your design efforts will be lost.  Once the 
colour has gained the intensity you desire, remove the egg from the dye.  The 
places where the wax was applied will have remained white.
There are two ways to finish.  You may warm the egg in the oven, or you can 
use your hair-dryer until the wax begins to melt.  At this point the wax is 
wiped with paper tissues.  A thin layer of wax is left over the top of the 
entire egg surface to protect it.  A little oil can be rubbed on as a finish 
to the egg.
Should you desire to do multiple coloured batik eggs, you need to start with 
the lightest colour.  Using the batik-pen you will draw a design on the white 
egg and then dye the egg with the lightest colour, perhaps a nice yellow.  
Let the egg dry completely, and leave all the wax on the egg.
Then you can draw a fresh design on the first colour (yellow) using your 
batik-pen to apply wax again.  Choose a darker batik-dye colour (red) and 
submerge the egg once again.  Once this colour has gained the desired 
intensity, you remove the egg from the batik-dye and allow it to dry 
completely.  You now have drawings on your egg in white, yellow and red.
If you wish to decorate further, you can apply more beeswax with your 
batik-pen onto the red areas.  You would then place your egg back into yet 
another darker (black) batik-dye colour.  When the darker colour has gained 
the desired intensity, you remove the egg from the batik-dye and allow it to 
dry completely.  You now have an egg with white, yellow, red, and black 
designs on it.
Again once dried completely, you will need to "warm" the egg to get the wax 
to begin to melt, rub it off with a paper tissue, and apply a little oil as a 
finish.
You can vary the size of the lines drawn with the "batik-pen" by using 
different size nails in your pens.  You may want to have several different 
sizes so that you can personalize each and every design.  The only limit that 
I would see in your designs would be what you can imagine on the egg itself.
Hope this helps!
Take care!
Anne McReary
mcreary@oz.net
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