Description
Black wool is a soft fibrous block commonly used for decoration insulation and for creating colourful builds and pixel art. Wool is made from sheep and is a renewable material because sheep regrow their wool after being sheared which makes it friendly for large projects that need lots of colour. The black variant is especially useful as a neutral background or as a bold outline colour in pixel art and banners. Players often use black wool to make clothing for non player characters to dress up skins or to create rugs beds and upholstery in houses. Since wool is flammable you should avoid placing it next to open flames and be careful when lighting areas that contain large amounts of wool. For craft servers and community towns a wool shop and a dye garden are common parts of the economy because wool gives a way to make many decorative items and carpets cheaply once you have a steady sheep herd. In survival builds black wool is simple to craft by dyeing white wool with black dye or by shearing black sheep. The block feels soft and colours well which makes it a friendly material for beginners and a practical resource for advanced builders doing detailed work.
What is Black Wool?
Black wool is a coloured soft block made from sheep wool that can be used to craft carpets banners and stuffed decorations. It is often used in pixel art and for furniture because it comes in many colours and is easy to obtain once you have a sheep herd.
Where to find Black Wool
Wool comes from sheep which spawn in many biomes and you can find black sheep naturally but they are less common than white sheep. Villages may have sheep pens in some generated structures and players often farm sheep near bases to get a ready supply of coloured wool.
How to get Black Wool
Shear sheep to collect wool without hurting the animal and then dye the wool black using black dye or shear naturally black sheep for direct black wool. In creative mode take black wool from the inventory. In survival mode build a sheep pen and set up a dye station to make wool at scale for large decorative projects.
Release Information
First introduced: Wool has been part of Minecraft since early versions and coloured wool has been standard since the early 2010s
Give Command
/give @p minecraft:black_wool 1
How to use Black Wool
Use black wool to craft carpets beds and banners and to create large pixel art pieces. Place wool inside frames or use it as soft furniture covers and rugs. Remember wool burns so use care with fire sources and consider using stone or other non flammable blocks near large wool displays.
Recipes for Black Wool
Shapeless Crafting Items can be placed in any arrangement in a crafting table
Black Dye
Blue Wool
Black Wool
