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How do I turn wool into cloth?
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Gather fibre
Tufts of wool (shear a sheep), flax and cotton from the fields, or spider's string. A voxel of wild flax or cotton, or a ripe crop, counts as its fibre.
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Weave it
On the loom, 2 fibres of one kind and the dyes you choose make 1 fabric in the pattern you pick: wool gives wool fabric, flax linen, cotton cotton, spider's string silk.
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Sew it
On the sewing machine, fabric becomes a curtain, a rug, a cushion, warm clothes or flying gear.
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Change your mind
The dye vat recolours fabric, curtains, rugs, cushions, armchairs, sofas, beds, candles, wool blocks, glass and cable jackets.
The machines and what they make
What does each machine do?
| Machine | Made from | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Loom | Planks, a cogwheel, sticks and string | 2 fibres + dyes → 1 fabric, in the pattern chosen on its screen. Plain: 6 s. Patterned: 8 s. Turned by hand, four times faster on a powered cable. |
| Sewing machine | 3 iron ingots, a cogwheel, planks and a hide | Curtain: 2 fabric, 1 fibre and a rod (a stick or a metal ingot), 5 s. Rug: 3 fabric + 1 fibre, 6 s. Cushion: 1 fabric + 1 fibre + 1 wool, 4 s. Knitted sweater: 4 wool fabric + 2 wool, 14 s. Fur coat: 4 wool fabric, 4 fur and 2 hides, 18 s. Also wingsuits, camouflages and paragliders. |
| Dye vat | Planks, a stick and an iron sheet | Fill it with water by the bucket, then recolour (see below). |
Which patterns and colours exist?
The 16 patterns: plain, stripes, wide stripes, gingham, tartan, chevron, dots, floral, diamonds, waves, herringbone, damask, houndstooth, paisley, plaid and toile. The 16 colours are the 16 dyes: white, light grey, grey, black, brown, red, orange, yellow, lime, green, cyan, light blue, blue, purple, magenta and pink. On the loom, the first dye slot is the ground and the second the motif. An empty dye slot leaves the thread white and costs nothing; each colour that is not white takes one dye per fabric. Two equal colours give a plain cloth.
Where do dyes come from?
| Dye | From |
|---|---|
| Red | A poppy (2) |
| Yellow | A dandelion (2) |
| Blue | A cornflower (2) |
| White | A daisy (2) or bone meal (1) |
| Green | A fern (1) or 4 voxels of cactus (2) |
| Brown | A brown mushroom (2) |
| Cyan | A voxel of glow mushroom (1) |
| Black | Charcoal (1) |
| Purple | Spores (2) |
- Mix two dyes side by side to get 2 of the result: red + yellow = orange; red + white = pink; blue + white = light blue; blue + green = cyan; red + blue = purple; purple + pink = magenta.
- Green + white = lime; black + white = grey; grey + white = light grey; yellow + blue = green; red + green = brown.
How do I recolour what I already have?
- Pour water in the vat with a bucket (it holds two buckets). One recolour takes a dye (or bone meal, which bleaches to white), 4 voxels of water and 4 seconds.
- It takes: wool blocks (up to a cubic metre), glass (it becomes stained glass; bleached, clear again), tufts of wool (up to 4), fabric (up to 8), candles (up to 8), curtains, rugs, cushions, armchairs, sofas and beds (up to 4).
- Nothing is spent on something that already has that colour. Separately, 4 tufts of wool press into a cubic metre of white wool block, which pulls back into 4 tufts.
Questions
How many patterns and dyes are there?
16 patterns and 16 dyes. Each pattern takes a ground colour and a motif colour.
Can I put my own pattern on a sofa?
Yes: armchairs, sofas and beds take any fabric in their recipe, and its pattern and colours become the piece's cloth. The dye vat can recolour them later.
Which fibres can I use?
Wool, flax (linen), cotton and spider's string (silk).
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