Can You Dye with a Blue Spruce Tree?

Pinterest shows that you can dye with a blue spruce tree and get a mint green color. I try it out for you and show you my natural dyeing method.

Pinterest is chalk full of some great ideas for natural dye and I love perusing the beautiful colors. Avocado dye and indigo dye are two of my favorites. When I saw a beautiful mint that allegedly came from a blue spruce tree I HAD to try! Especially because my mom has the most beautiful blue spruce tree in her front yard!

How to Dye with a Colorado Blue Spruce

If you’d prefer to watch the process then here’s the video! I break out step by steps for you below the video if you’d prefer.

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Dyeing with a Blue Spruce Tree

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Active Time: 5 minutes

Additional Time: 6 hours

Total Time: 6 hours 15 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Pinterest shows that you can dye with a blue spruce tree and get a mint green color. I try it out for you and show you my natural dyeing method.

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Materials

• Blue Spruce tree cuttings
• Tea Towel or other natural fiber material

Tools

• Large pot
• Something to Stir
• Rubberbands (optional)

Instructions

1. Bring your water to a boil
2. Place a large amount of blue spruce into the water. I used about a cup.
3. Simmer about 20 minutes.
4. Place your damp towel in the water and heat low.
5. Allow the fabric to sit as long as you need. I let it sit overnight.
6. Take it out of the water and rinse.

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I love to experiment with natural dyes. Here are a few more experiments I’ve done!

Nettle Leaf Powder

Mulberry Bush Dye

Strawberry Stems

Logwood

Cochineal

Avocado Pits

Madder Root Extract

Pinecones

Natural Dyeing Tools

Here are the tools I love to use when I dye.

Large Stock Pots: I ALWAYS use these pots. They are big and inexpensive. I can do four batches at a time.

My favorite fabric: I get questions all the time about fabric. I use a lot of fabric but my favorite is from Nature’s Fabrics.

Tea Towels: These little tea towels are the best for testing out colors like I do.

Not sure what type of water to use to dye? I answered the question for you! I tried out three different types of water, distilled,