Dye System

Overview

Starsand Island's official feature list mentions the ability to "dye outfits using natural dyes" as part of Character Customization. In the current Early Access build, the primary way to get colored clothing is through colored fabric, which comes from breeding hued animals, processing their wool at a Loom, and crafting garments at a Sewing Table. No flower-based dye mechanic exists in the game as of March 2026. Some flower item tooltips hint at dye uses, but no working flower-to-dye recipe has been documented by any guide or community source.

The Textile Chain

Producing colored clothing follows a three-station pipeline:

All three station blueprints are available at the Starter tier from Zerine's General Store.

Colored Sheep Varieties

The main path to colored fabric starts with breeding colored sheep. Starsand Island has 12 sheep varieties, each producing a different wool color:

Only Snowool and Ebowool can be purchased directly from Pastelle's Green Pasture Ranch. All other varieties must be bred. All sheep are rideable.

Breeding for Color

When two sheep of the same species breed, the offspring's color is random. It may take several attempts to get the hue you want. A common starting method: buy a male and female Snowool (white) and Ebowool (black) from the Ranch and breed them repeatedly. First-generation offspring can include Fluffwool, Duswool, or Blue Sheep. Further cross-breeding of colored offspring gradually expands your available palette.

Place one male and one female adult sheep in a breeding enclosure with at least one empty slot. Animals breed overnight when they are fed, clean, and happy. The Selective Breeding House (an advanced structure) increases the odds of inheriting desired traits, though color remains random.

Bio Research Stamp Shortcut

The Islandpedia's Bio Research stamp collection offers a more reliable way to get specific colors without relying on random breeding. Collecting approximately 72 fish and bug specimens reaches the third stamp milestone, which awards 3 Orange Sheep and 3 Blue Sheep delivered directly to your farm. These animals still need time to mature before producing wool, but you skip the breeding lottery entirely.

Earlier Bio Research stamp milestones also reward special animal breeds: the Dango Rabbit at the first stamp tier and the Luna Rabbit at the second.

Loom Products

The Loom processes raw wool and other materials into fabric. It produces 13 fabric types:

Linen is the earliest fabric available since fiber can be gathered from the ground without any animals. The Loom also processes fiber into Hemp Rope, used in various crafting recipes.

Crafting Clothing at the Sewing Table

The Sewing Table uses fabric (colored or plain) along with other materials to produce wearable outfits. Over 200 clothing pieces exist in the game, covering Eastern and Western fantasy designs, traditional styles, and casual outfits from around the world. Clothing schematics at the Sewing Table are called "patterns," and new patterns are unlocked progressively through gameplay.

Profession Quest: Colored Wool Delivery

One of the Rancher profession quests from Pastelle requires delivering seven colored wools, one of each hue. Do not sell your colored wool until this quest is complete. Getting all seven colors takes time due to the random nature of breeding, so start building your flock early.

Other Clothing Sources

Colored fabric crafting is not the only way to get outfits:

The Wardrobe app on your phone, which lets you change outfits on the go, is unlocked by completing the Apprentice Rancher questline. This involves building a rabbit hutch, raising four baby rabbits, harvesting rabbit fluff, and trading it to Lunelle.

DLC Clothing

Three DLC packs include additional outfits. DLC items are claimed at the Self-Help Terminal in the Community Center after completing the "Return to the Cabin in the Woods" main quest.

Tips

• Start breeding colored animals as soon as you unlock the Breeding Hut. The sooner you start, the sooner random chance delivers the hues you need.

• Work on the Bio Research stamps in parallel. Catching fish and bugs for the Islandpedia gives you guaranteed colored sheep at milestones.

• Save one of each colored wool for the Rancher profession quest before selling or crafting with any.

• Linen from gathered fiber is your first available fabric and does not require any animals at all.

• Check Ethereal Styles regularly. The shop's inventory refreshes after sleeping, and it expands as your purchase history grows.

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