How to Build a Wool Farm in Minecraft: A Step-by-Step Guide

Wool is used in many ways in Minecraft, so players want it in large quantities. It can be dyed in 16 colours, making it a wonderfully bright and vibrant building block. Plus, some essential blocks have wool crafting recipes, such as beds, and it comes in very handy when exploring the ancient city. Thankfully, this block can be farmed easily, and in this guide we'll show you how to build a wool farm in Minecraft.

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Materials Needed to Build a Wool Farm in Minecraft

Each Minecraft dye colour in our wool farm will have its own module, but you can also build one farm for all colours. We have included a list of the materials needed for both here:
For each colour module, here are all the materials needed for a wool farm in Minecraft:

• 1 sheep
• 1 chosen dye
• 2 chests
• 1 hopper
• 1 hopper minecart
• 1 rail
• 1 observer
• 1 dispenser
• Scissors (9 is the max)
• 1 full solid block (any type)
• 1 redstone dust
• Glass
• 1 slab or ladder (any type and optional too)
• 1 piston (optional)
• 1 redstone torch (optional)
• If you are planning to build a wool farm for all colours in Minecraft, you need the following materials:
• 16 sheep
• 1 chosen dye
• 32 chests
• 16 hoppers
• 16 hopper minecarts
• 16 rails
• 16 observers
• 16 dispensers
• Scissors (144 is the max)
• 16 full solid blocks (any type)
• 16 redstone dust
• Glass
• 16 slabs or ladders (any type and optional too)
• 1 piston (optional)
• 1 redstone torch (optional)

Also Read: How to Make a Bed in Minecraft: A Complete Guide

Build a wool farm in Minecraft: a step-by-step guide

• Step 1: First, place a hopper facing a double chest. Then, add a rail on the hopper.
• Step 2: Next, place a hopper minecart on the rail.
• Step 3: Next, place a grass block (or alternatively a dirt block, which will turn into a grass block later) on top of the hopper minecart.
• Step 4: Now, you can leave it like that or use a piston to push the grass (dirt) block into the hopper minecart. Simply, place a piston looking down on a grass (dirt) block and add a solid block to its side and then place a redstone torch on that block.
• Step 5: Place an observer in or on the hopper minecart looking towards the grass block.
• Step 6: Then, place a dispenser on that observer facing towards the grass block. Next, place a solid block connected to the observer and place redstone dust on it.
• Step 7: Then, fill the dispenser with as many shears as you can. This will make the wool farm in Minecraft functional.
• Step 8: Surround the grass (dirt) block with more grass blocks, so that the grass can spread. Next, you should build at least two-block high walls (so the sheep can't run away) around the grass block, so that the grass doesn't turn into dirt.
• Step 9: Lure the sheep into that holding cell with lead or wheat. Sheep in Minecraft can only be dyed if they have wool, so make sure to dye it before putting it into the wool farm or temporarily disable the farm. If you pushed the grass block into the minecart, place a slab or ladder on top of the chest, so you can open it.
• Step 10: You can place these modules one block apart and then decorate and rearrange them in any way you like to create a perfect wool farm in Minecraft.