They gave us tools to do more, though!

Check out the Crafting Overhaul mod on Steam, it adds well... a metric ton of stuff, plus functional armor dyes as of last update!

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1139958448

Gog users can use the Nexus version here:
https://www.nexusmods.com/divinityoriginalsin2/mods/87/?