Rocky Mountain Juniper is a common tree species here in the Colorado high desert. We have a bunch of them here on the farm and one broke in half during an ice storm last winter. I spent a few days trimming the broken branches into small pieces, then dried them and ground them into a fine powder. This mix contains small woody stems, leaves, and berries. It’s extremely strong smelling so maybe pass on this one if you’re sensitive to strong piney essential oil smells.
When I experimented with this dyestuff I achieved a beautiful warm orangey-tan on hemp fabric. When shifted in an iron bath of 2% WOF after dyeing, the color became more saturated.
Rocky Mountain Juniper is a common tree species here in the Colorado high desert. We have a bunch of them here on the farm and one broke in half during an ice storm last winter. I spent a few days trimming the broken branches into small pieces, then dried them and ground them into a fine powder. This mix contains small woody stems, leaves, and berries. It’s extremely strong smelling so maybe pass on this one if you’re sensitive to strong piney essential oil smells.
When I experimented with this dyestuff I achieved a beautiful warm orangey-tan on hemp fabric. When shifted in an iron bath of 2% WOF after dyeing, the color became more saturated.
