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Crafting Mechanic: Dye making
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Mordants
In order to hold its color, cloth needs to be treated in a chemical solution called a mordant before it is dyed. Mordants can be made from different materials. Once you've found a good material for it (through prospecting or trading), you'll need to crush it with a pulverizer and add it to a barrel of water. Then you're ready to add your cloth to the barrel and seal it for a few hours.
Dyeing
Dyes can be made out of many different plants and minerals. Some of these will be easier to find than others. Once you've found the pigment you're looking for, you can add it to a barrel of water to make a dye. Some dyes require more pigment than others. Once your barrel of dye is ready, just add mordanted cloth to it and seal it for a while and you'll have vivid, colorful cloth to make clothes (Note: many of the finer clothes require a tailor to make them).
Direct dyes
Some materials, such as woad or tannin, naturally bond to fibers and therefore do not require a mordant. If your technology hasn't progressed enough to find mordants or build a pulverizer, try using one of these direct dyes.
In order to hold its color, cloth needs to be treated in a chemical solution called a mordant before it is dyed. Mordants can be made from different materials. Once you've found a good material for it (through prospecting or trading), you'll need to crush it with a pulverizer and add it to a barrel of water. Then you're ready to add your cloth to the barrel and seal it for a few hours.
Dyeing
Dyes can be made out of many different plants and minerals. Some of these will be easier to find than others. Once you've found the pigment you're looking for, you can add it to a barrel of water to make a dye. Some dyes require more pigment than others. Once your barrel of dye is ready, just add mordanted cloth to it and seal it for a while and you'll have vivid, colorful cloth to make clothes (Note: many of the finer clothes require a tailor to make them).
Direct dyes
Some materials, such as woad or tannin, naturally bond to fibers and therefore do not require a mordant. If your technology hasn't progressed enough to find mordants or build a pulverizer, try using one of these direct dyes.