Thread
| Thread | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Material |
| Weight | 0.1 |
| Uses | about 20 |
| Survival Gear | Yes |
| Made With | 1x Raw Wool |
| Station | Spinning Wheel |
| Crafting Skill | None |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Thread
|
Thread is a small spool of sewing thread, the basic consumable of Tailoring. Almost every sewn item in the game takes some, and so does every patch on a torn piece of clothing.
Thread is used with a Sewing Needle. It repairs and pads clothes, and each patch or padding uses one unit. It also goes into sewn clothing, sacks, satchels, pillows and mattresses. Welders need it for Scrap Metal armour. At a Loom, large amounts of thread weave into a Cotton Fabric Roll or a Cheese Cloth.
Spools are common in tailoring stores, closets and houseware shops. A survivor can also pick thread from a Rag or spin it from Raw Wool or Flax. Each spool comes in a random colour. The Carpenter is the best occupation for materials. It starts with the most Carpentry skill. For Welding, the Welder starts strongest.
Uses
Clothing repair is the everyday use. Each patch or padding on a garment uses one unit of thread from the spool.
Sewing recipes take thread by the unit. The Sew Shirt recipe and the Sew Cloth Satchel recipe need Tailoring level 2. The Sew Pants recipe needs Tailoring level 3. The Sew Long Johns recipe needs Tailoring level 5. Simpler items such as the Sew Sack recipe, the Sew Handwraps recipe and the Sew Footwraps recipe need no skill at all. Hide clothing and tarp bags use thread the same way.
Metalwork also calls for it. The Make Scrap Metal Body Armor recipe and the other Scrap Metal armour recipes need Welding and Tailoring level 1. The Make Tire Sandals recipe uses it with Tailoring level 1 and Maintenance level 1.
Weaving takes thread in bulk. The Weave Cheesecloth recipe turns twenty thread into one Cheese Cloth at a Loom. The Weave Cloth recipe needs four hundred thread for a single Cotton Fabric Roll.
How to Get Thread
The Pick Thread recipe pulls thread from a Rag or Denim Strips. It needs a sewing needle, tweezers or an awl, which is kept, and Tailoring level 1. Research Craft on a spool teaches this recipe.
A Spinning Wheel makes thread from raw fibre. The Spin Thread From Wool recipe takes one Raw Wool. The Spin Thread from Flax recipe takes one Flax (Heckled). Neither asks for a skill.
How to Craft Thread
Each recipe that makes the Thread is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Spin Thread From Wool
The Spin Thread From Wool recipe makes the Thread. It needs no skill level. It is made at a Spinning Wheel.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw Wool | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.WoolRaw
|
Spin Thread from Flax
The Spin Thread from Flax recipe makes the Thread. It needs no skill level. It is made at a Spinning Wheel.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flax (Heckled) | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.FlaxHeckled
|
Pick Thread
The Pick Thread recipe makes the Thread. It needs Tailoring level 1.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rag | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.RippedSheets
|
| Needle | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Needle
|
Used in Crafting
Everything made with the Thread, with how much each recipe takes, the other materials it needs, the station and the skill.
| Item | Image | Recipe | Amount | Other Materials | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheese Cloth | 
|
Weave Cheesecloth | 20x | - | Loom | None | /additem Base.CheeseCloth
|
| Cotton Fabric Roll | 
|
Weave Cloth | 400x | - | Loom | None | /additem Base.FabricRoll_Cotton
|
These recipes accept the Thread by its type rather than by name.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assemble Simple Tarp Framepack | Simple Framepack | 
|
- | /additem Base.Bag_CraftedFramepack_Large
|
| Make Scrap Metal Body Armor | Scrap Metal Body Armor | 
|
- | /additem Base.Cuirass_MetalScrap
|
| Make Scrap Metal Forearm Armor | Scrap Metal Forearm Armor | 
|
- | /additem Base.VambraceScrap_Right
|
| Make Scrap Metal Mask | Scrap Metal Mask | 
|
- | /additem Base.Hat_HockeyMask_MetalScrap
|
| Make Scrap Metal Shin Armor | Scrap Metal Shin Armor | 
|
- | /additem Base.GreaveScrap_Left
|
| Make Scrap Metal Shoulder Armor | Scrap Metal Shoulder Armor | 
|
- | /additem Base.Shoulderpad_MetalScrap_L
|
| Make Scrap Metal Thigh Armor | Scrap Metal Thigh Armor | 
|
- | /additem Base.ThighScrapMetal_R
|
| Make Tarp Chest Rig | Tarp Chest Rig | 
|
- | /additem Base.Bag_ChestRig_Tarp
|
| Make Tarp Sack | Tarp Sack | 
|
- | /additem Base.Bag_TarpSack
|
| Make Tire Sandals | Tire Sandals | 
|
- | /additem Base.Shoes_TireSandals
|
| Sew Bear | Crafted Burlap Teddy Bear | 
|
- | /additem Base.ToyBear_Crafted_Burlap
|
| Sew Cloth Satchel | Crafted Burlap Satchel | 
|
- | /additem Base.Bag_ClothSatchel_Burlap
|
| Sew Crude Tarp Backpack | Small Tarp Backpack | 
|
- | /additem Base.Bag_CrudeTarpBag
|
| Sew Footwraps | Burlap Footwraps | 
|
- | /additem Base.Shoes_BurlapWrap
|
| Sew Fur Hat | Raccoon Hat | 
|
- | /additem Base.Hat_Raccoon
|
| Sew Gunny Sack | Gunny Sack | 
|
- | /additem Base.Bag_Gunny
|
| Sew Handwraps | Burlap Handwraps | 
|
- | /additem Base.Gloves_BurlapWrap
|
| Sew Head Sack | Burlap Headsack | 
|
- | /additem Base.Hat_HeadSack_Burlap
|
| Sew Headwrap | Burlap Headwrap (Fully Closed) | 
|
- | /additem Base.Hat_ShemaghFull_Burlap
|
| Sew Hide Bandeau | Fawn Hide Bandeau | 
|
- | /additem Base.Bandeau_FaunHide
|
| Sew Hide Bra | Bra - Hide | 
|
- | /additem Base.Bra_Straps_Hide
|
| Sew Hide Briefs | Briefs - Hide | 
|
- | /additem Base.Briefs_Hide
|
| Sew Hide Hat | Hide Hat | 
|
- | /additem Base.Hat_HideHat
|
| Sew Hide Head Sack | Hide Headsack |
|
- | /additem Base.Hat_HeadSack_Hide
|
| Sew Hide Knee Skirt | Knee-length Skirt - Deer Hide | 
|
- | /additem Base.Skirt_Knees_DeerHide
|
| Sew Hide Long Skirt | Long Skirt - Hide | 
|
- | /additem Base.Skirt_Long_Hide
|
| Sew Hide Sack | Hide Sack | 
|
- | /additem Base.Bag_HideSack
|
| Sew Hide Short Skirt | Short Skirt - Fawn Hide | 
|
- | /additem Base.Skirt_Short_FaunHide
|
| Sew Hide Skirt | Skirt - Hide |
|
- | /additem Base.Skirt_Normal_Hide
|
| Sew Hide Tank Top | Deer Hide Tank Top | 
|
- | /additem Base.Vest_DeerHide
|
| Sew Hide Underpants | Underpants - Hide | 
|
- | /additem Base.Underpants_Hide
|
| Sew Improvised Bandeau | Burlap Bandeau | 
|
- | /additem Base.Bandeau_Burlap
|
| Sew Improvised Briefs | Briefs - Burlap | 
|
- | /additem Base.Briefs_Burlap
|
| Sew Knee-Length Dress | Crafted Burlap Knee-length Dress | 
|
- | /additem Base.Dress_Knees_Crafted_Burlap
|
| Sew Knee-Length Skirt | Crafted Burlap Knee-length Skirt | 
|
- | /additem Base.Skirt_Knees_Crafted_Burlap
|
| Sew Long Dress | Crafted Burlap Long Dress | 
|
- | /additem Base.Dress_Long_Crafted_Burlap
|
| Sew Long Johns | Crafted Burlap Long Johns | 
|
- | /additem Base.LongJohns_Crafted_Burlap
|
| Sew Long Johns Bottom | Crafted Burlap Long Johns Bottoms | 
|
- | /additem Base.LongJohns_Bottoms_Crafted_Burlap
|
| Sew Long Skirt | Crafted Burlap Long Skirt | 
|
- | /additem Base.Skirt_Long_Crafted_Burlap
|
| Sew Mattress | Mattress | 
|
- | /additem Base.Mattress
|
| Sew Neckguard | Burlap Neck Guard | 
|
- | /additem Base.Gorget_Burlap
|
| Sew Pants | Crafted Burlap Pants | 
|
- | /additem Base.Trousers_Crafted_Burlap
|
| Sew Pillow | Crafted Pillow | 
|
- | /additem Base.Pillow_Crafted
|
| Sew Pouch | Pouch | 
|
- | /additem Base.SeedBag
|
| Sew Rag Bandana | Rag Bandana - Head | 
|
- | /additem Base.Hat_RagBandana
|
| Sew Sack | Sack | 
|
- | /additem Base.EmptySandbag
|
| Sew Shirt | Crafted Burlap Shirt | 
|
- | /additem Base.Shirt_Crafted_Burlap
|
| Sew Sleeveless Shirt | Crafted Burlap Shirt - Sleeveless | 
|
- | /additem Base.Shirt_NoSleeves_Crafted_Burlap
|
| Sew Strapless Hide Bra | Bra - Strapless Hide | 
|
- | /additem Base.Bra_Strapless_Hide
|
| Sew Tarp Fanny Pack | Tarp Fanny Pack | 
|
- | /additem Base.Bag_FannyPackFront_Tarp
|
Locations
Thread is a common find. Tailoring stores are the best place, and their racks and shelves hold it two times in three. Morgues and coroner offices hold it often, on shelves, counters and in medicine cabinets. Houseware stores and closets turn it up more than one time in four. Bedroom crates, department storage and general store shelves hold it now and then.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Tailoring store | Clothing rack | 66.7% |
| Tailoring store | Metal shelves | 66.7% |
| Tailoring store | Shelves | 66.7% |
| Houseware store | Shelves | 29.2% |
| Tailoring store | Counter | 28.8% |
| General store | Shelves | 11.7% |
| Bedroom | Small box | 11.3% |
| Gigamart | Shelves | 5.8% |
| Any building | Small box | 0.4% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Morgue | Metal shelves | 39.6% |
| Coroner office | Counter | 31% |
| Coroner office | Medicine cabinet | 31% |
| Coroner office | Other | 31% |
| Morgue | Counter | 31% |
| Morgue | Other | 31% |
| Department storage | Metal shelves | 17.5% |
| Storage unit | Other | 2.8% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Closet | Crate | 28.3% |
| Closet | Other | 28.3% |
| Bedroom | Crate | 22.6% |
| Kitchenware shop | Shelves | 11.7% |
| Bedroom | Cardboard box | 3.7% |
| Garage storage | Crate | 3.7% |
| Living room | Counter | 3.2% |
| Attic | Cardboard box | 2.8% |
| Attic | Crate | 2.8% |
| Attic | Other | 2.8% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor cache (large building) | Counter | 3.2% |
Notes
- Spools of the same kind can be merged into one with the Merge option.
- The game counts thread as survival gear.
- Picking thread from a Rag keeps a sewing kit going when stores run dry.
- Repairing clothes with patches uses one unit per patch.
- Weaving cloth takes hundreds of units, so a Spinning Wheel is needed first.
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