Sheer
by azaleah
Sheer adds more than 100 wool colors to the game, along with wool stairs and related decorative blocks, for players building with colored wool on Forge 1.20.1.
What it does
The mod keeps the vanilla classic wool colors and adds groups of new ones. Rose wool is obtained by trading with farmers, shepherds and wandering traders. Pale wools are crafted from a pale dye that players get by crafting and trading with shepherds. Neon wools use glow ink sacs in their recipe, and dingy wools are made from dirt. Dark wools use black dye. Wool stairs are cut from the matching wool blocks at a stonecutter, so the new colors also come as stairs.
The additions raise the number of wool block colors to 117. The author notes that the block textures were taken from gallery photographs. The mod is for Forge, runs on the client and the server, and is published only for Minecraft 1.20.1. It is not open source; it is released under All rights reserved.
Key features
Over 100 new wool colors
The mod increases the wool block count to 117 colors, covering vanilla classics and many new shades.
Wool stairs
Stairs for each wool color are cut from the wool blocks at a stonecutter.
Trade and craft sources
Rose wool comes from trading, pale wool from a crafted dye, neon wool from glow ink sacs and dark wool from black dye.
Dirt-based dingy wools
A set of dingy wools is crafted from dirt, giving worn-looking colors that can be gathered early in a world.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Colored builds
Builders who need more shades than vanilla wool offers can use the extra colors for banners, carpets and interiors.
Stair-based roofs and trim
Wool stairs allow sloped and striped designs in the new colors without extra crafting steps.
Who it’s for: Builders and players who want more wool colors and stair shapes in a Forge 1.20.1 world. The mod changes nothing outside its own blocks and recipes.
How it compares
Extra Wool is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 that is also client and server, under All rights reserved and not open source, so it fills the same niche. Woolweaves is a Forge 1.20.1 option, also client and server, but released under AFL-3.0 and not open source. Rainbow Wool takes a different route: it is a Forge mod for 1.12.2 – 1.19.2, so it does not cover 1.20.1.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheer | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-06 |
| Extra Wool | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-29 |
| Woolweaves | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-02-17 |
| Rainbow Wool | Forge | 1.12.2 – 1.19.2 | Client and server | 2023-11-18 |
Questions
Does Sheer need to be installed on the server?
Which Minecraft version does Sheer support?
How are the stairs for the new wool colors obtained?
In the catalog
Sheer is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,149 Decoration mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Have you ever wondered why Minecraft has so little wool colors? This is the mod for you! Sheer ups the wool block count to 117 colors!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/sheer
- Owner
- azaleah
- Published
- 2026-08-22
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-06
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15