diff --git a/mods/HELP/mcl_craftguide/init.lua b/mods/HELP/mcl_craftguide/init.lua
index d7d07238df..10680426e3 100644
--- a/mods/HELP/mcl_craftguide/init.lua
+++ b/mods/HELP/mcl_craftguide/init.lua
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ local min, max, floor, ceil = math.min, math.max, math.floor, math.ceil
 local group_stereotypes = {
 	wool	     = "mcl_wool:white",
 	carpet       = "mcl_wool:white_carpet",
-	dye	     = "mcl_dye:white",
+	dye	     = "mcl_dye:red",
 	water_bucket = "bucket:bucket_water",
 	flower	     = "mcl_flowers:dandelion",
 	mushroom     = "mcl_mushrooms:mushroom_brown",
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ local group_stereotypes = {
 	coal         = "mcl_core:coal_lump",
 	shulker_box  = "mcl_chests:violet_shulker_box",
 	quartz_block = "mcl_nether:quartz_block",
-	banner       = "mcl_banners:standing_banner_white",
+	banner       = "mcl_banners:banner_item_white",
 	mesecon_conductor_craftable = "mesecons:wire_00000000_off",
 	compass      = mcl_compass.stereotype,
 	clock        = mcl_clock.sterotype,
diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_banners/init.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_banners/init.lua
index 81ecdc0a4c..17f1d0a264 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_banners/init.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_banners/init.lua
@@ -9,70 +9,36 @@ local function round(num, idp)
 	return math.floor(num * mult + 0.5) / mult
 end
 
-local colors = {
-	-- ID, description, wool, unified dyes color group, overlay color,
-	["unicolor_white"] = {"white",      "White Banner",      "mcl_wool:white", "#FFFFFF" },
-	["unicolor_darkgrey"] = {"grey",       "Grey Banner",       "mcl_wool:grey", "#303030" },
-	["unicolor_grey"] = {"silver",     "Light Grey Banner", "mcl_wool:silver", "#5B5B5B" },
-	["unicolor_black"] = {"black",      "Black Banner",      "mcl_wool:black", "#000000" },
-	["unicolor_red"] = {"red",        "Red Banner",        "mcl_wool:red", "#BC0000" },
-	["unicolor_yellow"] = {"yellow",     "Yellow Banner",     "mcl_wool:yellow", "#BCA800" },
-	["unicolor_dark_green"] = {"green",      "Green Banner",      "mcl_wool:green", "#006000" },
-	["unicolor_cyan"] = {"cyan",       "Cyan Banner",       "mcl_wool:cyan", "#00ACAC" },
-	["unicolor_blue"] = {"blue",       "Blue Banner",       "mcl_wool:blue", "#0000AC" },
-	["unicolor_red_violet"] = {"magenta",    "Magenta Banner",    "mcl_wool:magenta", "#AC007C" },
-	["unicolor_orange"] = {"orange",     "Orange Banner",     "mcl_wool:orange", "#BC6900" },
-	["unicolor_violet"] = {"purple",     "Purple Banner",     "mcl_wool:purple", "#6400AC" },
-	["unicolor_brown"] = {"brown",      "Brown Banner",      "mcl_wool:brown", "#402100" },
-	["unicolor_pink"] = {"pink",       "Pink Banner",       "mcl_wool:pink", "#DE557C" },
-	["unicolor_lime"] = {"lime",       "Lime Banner",       "mcl_wool:lime", "#30AC00"},
-	["unicolor_light_blue"] = {"light_blue", "Light Blue Banner", "mcl_wool:light_blue", "#4040CF" },
+mcl_banners = {}
+
+mcl_banners.colors = {
+	-- Format:
+	-- [ID] = { banner description, wool, unified dyes color group, overlay color, dye, color name for emblazonings }
+	["unicolor_white"] =      {"white",      "White Banner",      "mcl_wool:white", "#FFFFFF", "mcl_dye:white", "White" },
+	["unicolor_darkgrey"] =   {"grey",       "Grey Banner",       "mcl_wool:grey", "#303030", "mcl_dye:dark_grey", "Grey" },
+	["unicolor_grey"] =       {"silver",     "Light Grey Banner", "mcl_wool:silver", "#5B5B5B", "mcl_dye:grey", "Light Grey" },
+	["unicolor_black"] =      {"black",      "Black Banner",      "mcl_wool:black", "#000000", "mcl_dye:black", "Black" },
+	["unicolor_red"] =        {"red",        "Red Banner",        "mcl_wool:red", "#BC0000", "mcl_dye:red", "Red" },
+	["unicolor_yellow"] =     {"yellow",     "Yellow Banner",     "mcl_wool:yellow", "#BCA800", "mcl_dye:yellow", "Yellow" },
+	["unicolor_dark_green"] = {"green",      "Green Banner",      "mcl_wool:green", "#006000", "mcl_dye:dark_green", "Green" },
+	["unicolor_cyan"] =       {"cyan",       "Cyan Banner",       "mcl_wool:cyan", "#00ACAC", "mcl_dye:cyan", "Cyan" },
+	["unicolor_blue"] =       {"blue",       "Blue Banner",       "mcl_wool:blue", "#0000AC", "mcl_dye:blue", "Blue" },
+	["unicolor_red_violet"] = {"magenta",    "Magenta Banner",    "mcl_wool:magenta", "#AC007C", "mcl_dye:magenta", "Magenta"},
+	["unicolor_orange"] =     {"orange",     "Orange Banner",     "mcl_wool:orange", "#BC6900", "mcl_dye:orange", "Orange" },
+	["unicolor_violet"] =     {"purple",     "Purple Banner",     "mcl_wool:purple", "#6400AC", "mcl_dye:violet", "Violet" },
+	["unicolor_brown"] =      {"brown",      "Brown Banner",      "mcl_wool:brown", "#402100", "mcl_dye:brown", "Brown" },
+	["unicolor_pink"] =       {"pink",       "Pink Banner",       "mcl_wool:pink", "#DE557C", "mcl_dye:pink", "Pink" },
+	["unicolor_lime"] =       {"lime",       "Lime Banner",       "mcl_wool:lime", "#30AC00", "mcl_dye:green", "Lime" },
+	["unicolor_light_blue"] = {"light_blue", "Light Blue Banner", "mcl_wool:light_blue", "#4040CF", "mcl_dye:lightblue", "Light Blue" },
 }
+
+-- Add pattern/emblazoning crafting recipes
+dofile(minetest.get_modpath("mcl_banners").."/patterncraft.lua")
+
 -- Overlay ratios (0-255)
 local base_color_ratio = 224
 local layer_ratio = 255
 
-local patterns = {
-	"border",
-	"bricks",
-	"circle",
-	"creeper",
-	"cross",
-	"curly_border",
-	"diagonal_left",
-	"diagonal_right",
-	"diagonal_up_left",
-	"diagonal_up_right",
-	"flower",	
-	"gradient",
-	"gradient_up",
-	"half_horizontal_bottom",
-	"half_horizontal",
-	"half_vertical",
-	"half_vertical_right",
-	"thing", -- Symbol used: U+1F65D 🙝
-	"rhombus",
-	"skull",
-	"small_stripes",
-	"square_bottom_left",
-	"square_bottom_right",
-	"square_top_left",
-	"square_top_right",
-	"straight_cross",
-	"stripe_bottom",
-	"stripe_center",
-	"stripe_downleft",
-	"stripe_downright",
-	"stripe_left",
-	"stripe_middle",
-	"stripe_right",
-	"stripe_top",
-	"triangle_bottom",
-	"triangles_bottom",
-	"triangles_top",
-	"triangle_top",
-}
-
 -- After destroying the standing banner node
 local on_destruct_standing_banner = function(pos)
 	-- Find this node's banner entity and make it drop as an item
@@ -86,8 +52,8 @@ end
 
 local make_banner_texture = function(base_color, layers)
 	local colorize
-	if colors[base_color] then
-		colorize = colors[base_color][4]
+	if mcl_banners.colors[base_color] then
+		colorize = mcl_banners.colors[base_color][4]
 	end
 	if colorize then
 		-- Base texture with base color
@@ -99,7 +65,7 @@ local make_banner_texture = function(base_color, layers)
 			for l=1, #layers do
 				local layerinfo = layers[l]
 				local pattern = "mcl_banners_" .. layerinfo.pattern .. ".png"
-				local color = colors[layerinfo.color][4]
+				local color = mcl_banners.colors[layerinfo.color][4]
 
 				-- Generate layer texture
 				local layer = "(("..pattern.."^[colorize:"..color..":"..layer_ratio..")^[mask:"..pattern..")"
@@ -128,7 +94,7 @@ minetest.register_node("mcl_banners:standing_banner", {
 	wield_image = "mcl_banners_item_base.png",
 	tiles = { "blank.png" },
 	selection_box = {type = "fixed", fixed= {-0.2, -0.5, -0.2, 0.2, 0.5, 0.2} },
-	groups = { banner = 1, deco_block = 1, attached_node = 1, not_in_creative_inventory = 1, not_in_craft_guide = 1, },
+	groups = { deco_block = 1, attached_node = 1, not_in_creative_inventory = 1, not_in_craft_guide = 1, },
 	stack_max = 16,
 	sounds = node_sounds,
 	drop = "", -- Item drops are handled in entity code
@@ -138,7 +104,7 @@ minetest.register_node("mcl_banners:standing_banner", {
 	_mcl_blast_resistance = 5,
 })
 
-for colorid, colortab in pairs(colors) do
+for colorid, colortab in pairs(mcl_banners.colors) do
 	local itemid = colortab[1]
 	local desc = colortab[2]
 	local wool = colortab[3]
@@ -161,6 +127,8 @@ for colorid, colortab in pairs(colors) do
 		_doc_items_longdesc = "Banners are tall decorative blocks with a solid color. They can be placed on the floor. Banners can not be emblazoned (yet).",
 		inventory_image = inv,
 		wield_image = inv,
+		-- Banner group groups together the banner items, but not the nodes.
+		-- Used for crafting.
 		groups = { banner = 1, deco_block = 1, },
 		stack_max = 16,
 
@@ -191,7 +159,11 @@ for colorid, colortab in pairs(colors) do
 			place_pos.y = place_pos.y - 0.5
 
 			local banner = minetest.add_entity(place_pos, "mcl_banners:standing_banner")
-			banner:get_luaentity():_set_textures(colorid)
+			local imeta = itemstack:get_meta()
+			local layers_raw = imeta:get_string("layers")
+			local layers = minetest.deserialize(layers_raw)
+			banner:get_luaentity():_set_textures(colorid, layers)
+
 
 			-- Determine the rotation based on player's yaw
 			local yaw = placer:get_look_horizontal()
@@ -256,7 +228,7 @@ minetest.register_entity("mcl_banners:standing_banner", {
 		pos.y = pos.y + 1
 
 		if not minetest.settings:get_bool("creative_mode") and self._base_color then
-			minetest.add_item(pos, "mcl_banners:banner_item_"..colors[self._base_color][1])
+			minetest.add_item(pos, "mcl_banners:banner_item_"..mcl_banners.colors[self._base_color][1])
 		end
 
 		-- Destroy entity
diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_banners/patterncraft.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_banners/patterncraft.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6468adc647
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_banners/patterncraft.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,410 @@
+-- List of patterns with crafting rules
+
+local d = "group:dye" -- dye
+local e = "" -- empty slot (one of them must contain the banner)
+local patterns = {
+	["border"] = {
+		name = "%s Bordure",
+		{ d, d, d },
+		{ d, e, d },
+		{ d, d, d },
+	},
+	["bricks"] = {
+		name = "%s Bricks",
+		type = "shapeless",
+		{ e, "mcl_core:brick_block", d },
+	},
+	["circle"] = {
+		name = "%s Circle",
+		{ e, e, e },
+		{ e, d, e },
+		{ e, e, e },
+	},
+	["creeper"] = {
+		name = "%s Creeper Charge",
+		type = "shapeless",
+		{ e, "mcl_heads:creeper", d },
+	},
+	["cross"] = {
+		name = "%s Saltire",
+		{ d, e, d },
+		{ e, d, e },
+		{ d, e, d },
+	},
+	["curly_border"] = {
+		name = "%s Intented Bordure",
+		type = "shapeless",
+		{ e, "mcl_core:vine", d },
+	},
+	["diagonal_left"] = {
+		name = "%s Inverted Per Bend",
+		{ e, e, e },
+		{ d, e, e },
+		{ d, d, e },
+	},
+	["diagonal_right"] = {
+		name = "%s Inverted Per Bend Sinister",
+		{ e, e, e },
+		{ e, e, d },
+		{ e, d, d },
+	},
+	["diagonal_up_left"] = {
+		name = "%s Per Bend",
+		{ e, d, d },
+		{ e, e, d },
+		{ e, e, e },
+	},
+	["diagonal_up_right"] = {
+		name = "%s Per Bend Sinister",
+		{ d, d, e },
+		{ d, e, e },
+		{ e, e, e },
+	},
+	["flower"] = {
+		name = "%s Flower Charge",
+		type = "shapeless",
+		{ e, "mcl_flowers:oxeye_daisy", d },
+	},
+	["gradient"] = {
+		name = "%s Gradient",
+		{ d, e, d },
+		{ e, d, e },
+		{ e, d, e },
+	},
+	["gradient_up"] = {
+		name = "%s Base Gradient",
+		{ e, d, e },
+		{ e, d, e },
+		{ d, e, d },
+	},
+	["half_horizontal_bottom"] = {
+		name = "%s Inverted Per Fess",
+		{ e, e, e },
+		{ d, d, d },
+		{ d, d, d },
+	},
+	["half_horizontal"] = {
+		name = "%s Per Fess",
+		{ d, d, d },
+		{ d, d, d },
+		{ e, e, e },
+	},
+	["half_vertical"] = {
+		name = "%s Per Pale",
+		{ d, d, e },
+		{ d, d, e },
+		{ d, d, e },
+	},
+	["half_vertical_right"] = {
+		name = "%s Inverted Per Pale",
+		{ e, d, d },
+		{ e, d, d },
+		{ e, d, d },
+	},
+	["thing"] = {
+		-- Symbol used for the “Thing”: U+1F65D 🙝
+
+		name = "%s Thing",
+		type = "shapeless",
+		-- TODO: Replace with enchanted golden apple
+		{ e, "mcl_core:apple_gold", d },
+	},
+	["rhombus"] = {
+		name = "%s Lozenge",
+		{ e, d, e },
+		{ d, e, d },
+		{ e, d, e },
+	},
+	["skull"] = {
+		name = "%s Skull Charge",
+		type = "shapeless",
+		{ e, "mcl_heads:wither_skeleton", d },
+	},
+	["small_stripes"] = {
+		name = "%s Paly",
+		{ d, e, d },
+		{ d, e, d },
+		{ e, e, e },
+	},
+	["square_bottom_left"] = {
+		name = "%s Base Dexter Canton",
+		{ e, e, e },
+		{ e, e, e },
+		{ d, e, e },
+	},
+	["square_bottom_right"] = {
+		name = "%s Base Sinister Canton",
+		{ e, e, e },
+		{ e, e, e },
+		{ e, e, d },
+	},
+	["square_top_left"] = {
+		name = "%s Chief Dexter Canton",
+		{ d, e, e },
+		{ e, e, e },
+		{ e, e, e },
+	},
+	["square_top_right"] = {
+		name = "%s Chief Sinister Canton",
+		{ e, e, d },
+		{ e, e, e },
+		{ e, e, e },
+	},
+	["straight_cross"] = {
+		name = "%s Cross",
+		{ e, d, e },
+		{ d, d, d },
+		{ e, d, e },
+	},
+	["stripe_bottom"] = {
+		name = "%s Base",
+		{ e, e, e },
+		{ e, e, e },
+		{ d, d, d },
+	},
+	["stripe_center"] = {
+		name = "%s Fess",
+		{ e, e, e },
+		{ d, d, d },
+		{ e, e, e },
+	},
+	["stripe_downleft"] = {
+		name = "%s Bend Sinister",
+		{ e, e, d },
+		{ e, d, e },
+		{ d, e, e },
+	},
+	["stripe_downright"] = {
+		name = "%s Bend",
+		{ d, e, e },
+		{ e, d, e },
+		{ e, e, d },
+	},
+	["stripe_left"] = {
+		name = "%s Pale Dexter",
+		{ d, e, e },
+		{ d, e, e },
+		{ d, e, e },
+	},
+	["stripe_middle"] = {
+		name = "%s Pale",
+		{ e, d, e },
+		{ e, d, e },
+		{ e, d, e },
+	},
+	["stripe_right"] = {
+		name = "%s Pale Sinister",
+		{ e, e, d },
+		{ e, e, d },
+		{ e, e, d },
+	},
+	["stripe_top"] = {
+		name = "%s Chief",
+		{ d, d, d },
+		{ e, e, e },
+		{ e, e, e },
+	},
+	["triangle_bottom"] = {
+		name = "%s Chevron",
+		{ e, e, e },
+		{ e, d, e },
+		{ d, e, d },
+	},
+	["triangle_top"] = {
+		name = "%s Inverted Chevron",
+		{ d, e, d },
+		{ e, d, e },
+		{ e, e, e },
+	},
+	["triangles_bottom"] = {
+		name = "%s Base Indented",
+		{ e, e, e },
+		{ d, e, d },
+		{ e, d, e },
+	},
+	["triangles_top"] = {
+		name = "%s Chief Indented",
+		{ e, d, e },
+		{ d, e, d },
+		{ e, e, e },
+	},
+}
+
+-- Number of maximum lines in the descriptions for the banner layers.
+-- To avoid huge tooltips.
+local max_layer_lines = 6
+
+-- Create a banner description containing all the layer names
+local make_advanced_banner_description = function(description, layers)
+	if layers == nil or #layers == 0 then
+		-- No layers, revert to default
+		return ""
+	else
+		local layerstrings = {}
+		for l=1, #layers do
+			-- Prevent excess length description
+			if l > max_layer_lines then
+				break
+			end
+			-- Layer text line.
+			local color = mcl_banners.colors[layers[l].color][6]
+			local pattern_name = patterns[layers[l].pattern].name
+			-- The pattern name is a format string (e.g. “%s Base”)
+			table.insert(layerstrings, string.format(pattern_name, color))
+		end
+		-- Warn about missing information
+		if #layers == max_layer_lines + 1 then
+			table.insert(layerstrings, "And one addional layer")
+		elseif #layers > max_layer_lines + 1 then
+			table.insert(layerstrings, string.format("And %d addional layers", #layers - max_layer_lines))
+		end
+
+		-- Final string concatenations: Just a list of strings
+		local append = table.concat(layerstrings, "\n")
+		description = description .. "\n" .. core.colorize("#8F8F8F", append)
+		return description
+	end
+end
+
+-- This is for handling all those complex pattern crafting recipes
+local banner_pattern_craft = function(itemstack, player, old_craft_grid, craft_inv)
+	if minetest.get_item_group(itemstack:get_name(), "banner") ~= 1 then
+		return
+	end
+
+	local banner, dye
+	local banner_index
+	for i = 1, player:get_inventory():get_size("craft") do
+		local itemname = old_craft_grid[i]:get_name()
+		if minetest.get_item_group(itemname, "banner") == 1 then
+			banner = old_craft_grid[i]
+			banner_index = i
+		-- Check if all dyes are equal
+		elseif minetest.get_item_group(itemname, "dye") == 1 then
+			if dye == nil then
+				dye = itemname
+			elseif itemname ~= dye then
+				return ItemStack("")
+			end
+		end
+	end
+	if not banner then
+		return ItemStack("")
+	end
+
+	-- Get old layers
+	local ometa = banner:get_meta()
+	local layers_raw = ometa:get_string("layers")
+	local layers = minetest.deserialize(layers_raw)
+	if type(layers) ~= "table" then
+		layers = {}
+	end
+
+	local matching_pattern
+	local max_i = player:get_inventory():get_size("craft")
+	-- Find the matching pattern
+	for pattern_name, pattern in pairs(patterns) do
+		-- Shaped / fixed
+		if pattern.type == nil then
+			local pattern_ok = true
+			local inv_i = 1
+			-- This complex code just iterates through the pattern slots one-by-one and compares them with the pattern
+			for p=1, #pattern do
+				local row = pattern[p]
+				if inv_i > max_i then
+					break
+				end
+				for r=1, #row do
+					local itemname = old_craft_grid[inv_i]:get_name()
+					local pitem = row[r]
+					if (pitem == d and minetest.get_item_group(itemname, "dye") == 0) or (pitem == e and itemname ~= e and inv_i ~= banner_index) then
+						pattern_ok = false
+						break
+					else
+					end
+					inv_i = inv_i + 1
+				end
+			end
+			-- Everything matched! We found our pattern!
+			if pattern_ok then
+				matching_pattern = pattern_name
+				break
+			end
+
+		elseif pattern.type == "shapeless" then
+			-- TODO
+		end
+
+		if matching_pattern then
+			break
+		end
+	end
+	if not matching_pattern then
+		return ItemStack("")
+	end
+
+	-- Add the new layer and update other metadata
+	table.insert(layers, {pattern=matching_pattern, color="unicolor_yellow"})
+
+	local imeta = itemstack:get_meta()
+	imeta:set_string("layers", minetest.serialize(layers))
+
+	local odesc = itemstack:get_definition().description
+	local description = make_advanced_banner_description(odesc, layers)
+	imeta:set_string("description", description)
+	return itemstack
+end
+
+minetest.register_craft_predict(banner_pattern_craft)
+minetest.register_on_craft(banner_pattern_craft)
+
+
+-- Register crafting recipes for all the patterns
+for pattern_name, pattern in pairs(patterns) do
+	-- Shaped and fixed recipes
+	if pattern.type == nil then
+		for colorid, colortab in pairs(mcl_banners.colors) do
+			local banner = "mcl_banners:banner_item_"..colortab[1]
+			local bannered = false
+			local recipe = {}
+			for row_id=1, #pattern do
+				local row = pattern[row_id]
+				local newrow = {}
+				for r=1, #row do
+					if row[r] == e and not bannered then
+						newrow[r] = banner
+						bannered = true
+					else
+						newrow[r] = row[r]
+					end
+				end
+				table.insert(recipe, newrow)
+			end
+			minetest.register_craft({
+				output = banner,
+				recipe = recipe,
+			})
+		end
+	-- Shapeless recipes
+	elseif pattern.type == "shapeless" then
+		for colorid, colortab in pairs(mcl_banners.colors) do
+			local banner = "mcl_banners:banner_item_"..colortab[1]
+			local orig = pattern[1]
+			local recipe = {}
+			for r=1, #orig do
+				if orig[r] == e then
+					recipe[r] = banner
+				else
+					recipe[r] = orig[r]
+				end
+			end
+
+			minetest.register_craft({
+				type = "shapeless",
+				output = banner,
+				recipe = recipe,
+			})
+		end
+	end
+end
+
diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_banners/textures/mcl_banners_item_base.png b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_banners/textures/mcl_banners_item_base.png
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