The invention relates to a dye vat for jig dyeing of textiles and an automatic dye stirring technology. The dye vat comprises a bottom plate, a tank, a stirring mechanism and an oscillating mechanism,the tank is mounted on the bottom plate, the stirring mechanism is mounted at the bottom of the tank, and the oscillating mechanism is mounted on sidewalls of the tank. The stirring mechanism comprises a fixed column, a sliding rack, connection columns, stirring racks, first connection plates, rotating shafts, second connection plates, a stirring motor and a fixed support. The oscillating mechanism comprises oscillating racks, auxiliary rollers, oscillating racks, gears, auxiliary racks, fixed slide grooves, working racks, protruding columns, rotating racks, rotating motors and mounting racks. The dye vat solves the problems of uneven dye distribution, uneven dyeing and the like of an existing jig dyeing process, can automatically stir dye in the dye vat and has the advantages of even dyedistribution, dyeing evenness and the like.