Dye

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Dye can be used at the dyer's shop to change the color of clothing materials.

Production

Dyes can be produced by milling a number of plants at a millstone or quern, as well as from other sources at a dyer's shop. Usually, all caravans will bring dye for trade too. Importing dye, however, is only useful if you have a somewhat-skilled dyer, otherwise, little value is added and the work wasted. It is better to buy or grow the 'source' plants if available, and mill them yourself. Of course, the nice colors are a value in themselves, if you don't stuff it all in bins.

Dyes can be applied either to woven cloth, raw thread, or leather. Dyed items have their value increased by value of the dye (see table above), multiplied by quality with which the dye was applied. There is not known to be any difference in the end product based on when the dye was applied during the production process. Dyes can't be applied to finished goods made from cloth, such as clothing, bags, or crafts.

Storage

On the stocks screen, dyes are listed under powder. Dyes are stockpiled as "Food/Milled Plants", along with flours. Barrels that contain only powders are called 'Mill barrel'. Each barrel can contain up to 60 dye bags, each bag containing one stack of dye items.

Bag contents are not recognized in the manager's work order conditions. As a workaround, referencing the dye bags is advised: item type 'items', material type 'no material', trait 'dye item'. It will now count all stacks of dye. Using material such as 'Dimple dye', 'Emerald dye', 'Redroot dye', 'Sliver dye' will not work.

List of dyes

Plant	Dye	Color		Value	Crop type	Production
Dimple cup	Dimple dye	Midnight Blue		20☼	Underground	Milled
Blade weed	Emerald dye	Emerald		20☼	Aboveground	Milled
Hide root	Redroot dye	Red		10☼	Aboveground	Milled
Sliver barb	Sliver dye	Black		20☼	Aboveground	Milled
Mangrove	Mangrove bark dye	Burnt umber		20☼	Aboveground	Logs
Mangrove	Mangrove leaf dye	Burnt umber		20☼	Aboveground	Leaves
Pine	Pine bark dye	Beige		20☼	Aboveground	Logs
Oak	Oak bark dye	Brown		20☼	Aboveground	Logs
Mahogany	Mahogany bark dye	Mahogany		20☼	Aboveground	Logs
Acacia	Acacia bark dye	Chocolate		20☼	Aboveground	Logs
Maple	Maple bark dye	Light brown		20☼	Aboveground	Logs
Willow	Willow bark dye	Yellow		20☼	Aboveground	Logs
Willow	Willow leaf dye	Yellow		20☼	Aboveground	Leaves
Larch	Larch bark dye	Golden yellow		20☼	Aboveground	Logs
Chestnut	Chestnut bark dye	Dark brown		20☼	Aboveground	Logs
Chestnut	Chestnut leaf dye	Dark brown		20☼	Aboveground	Logs
Chestnut	Chestnut hull dye	Dark brown		20☼	Aboveground	Nuts
Alder	Alder bark dye	Russet		20☼	Aboveground	Logs
Alder	Alder cone dye	Russet		20☼	Aboveground	Cones
Birch	Birch bark dye	Beige		20☼	Aboveground	Logs
Ash	Ash bark dye	Goldenrod		20☼	Aboveground	Logs

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In some dwarven civilizations, a common battle cry is ‘ESHON ALOD ATÍR!’, which translates as ‘TODAY IS A GOOD DAY TO DYE!’ Dwarven historians have been unable to determine why this should be.

See also

• Textile industry
• Decoration

"Dye" in other Languages Dwarven: atír Elven: afithi Goblin: osmu Human: asseg

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