Plant Fibers

Harvested from a number of plants, these fibers are useful for a surprising number of things.

Notes

Plant Fibers are a common early-game material harvested from a wide variety of wild plants, including grasses, mosses, and shrubs, and also produced by processing crops like cotton and flax. They serve as a low-value fuel (100 fuel value) and a key ingredient in many basic items such as backpacks, fishing gear, and gathering research papers. Because they are abundant and also compostable, collecting Plant Fibers is a reliable way to meet early fuel needs and stockpile a versatile crafting resource.

Notes are AI-generated and may be imprecise.

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Recipe (3 ways to make this)FisheryFiber Scutching Station · Gathering Lv 2Fiber Scutching Station · Gathering Lv 2

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Ingredients

Ingredients for this recipe

Ingredient	Qty	Type
Kelp	8	item

Byproducts (garbage)

Garbage byproducts of this recipe

Material	Qty / craft
Food Scrap	0.06

Crafting waste collects in the station's garbage output and must be hauled away or recycled — see the Garbage & Recycling guide.

Crafting

Crafting stats

Labor	25 calories
Craft time	1 min
Throughput	≈ 420 Plant Fibers / hour (base)

Recycling & waste

• 0.1× Bio Residue

The same salvage value leaks out as garbage when this item is consumed in crafting.

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• 4× Cotton Boll

Categories

• Burnable Fuel
• Crop
• Fuel
• Ingredient
• Natural Fiber
• Product

Found in the wild

• Arctic Willow
• Barrel Cactus
• Big Bluestem
• Bullrush
• Bunchgrass
• Buttonbush
• Common Grass
• Deer Lichen
• Desert Moss
• Dwarf Willow
• Filmy Fern
• Heliconia
• Jointfir
• King Fern
• Lattice Mushroom
• Ocean Spray
• Peat Moss
• Pitcher Plant
• Rose Bush
• Salal
• Saxifrage
• Seagrass
• Switchgrass
• Waterweed
• White Bursage

Obtained from

• Cotton Lint
• Flax Fiber

• Shred Kelp

Used in

• Farmer Hat

• Charred Mortar

• Hewn Chair
• Tailoring Table
• Wooden Straw Bed

• Composite Filler
• Fiber Filler
• Scarecrow

• Basic Backpack
• Gathering Basic Upgrade

• Fish Rack
• Fish Trap

• Primitive Backpack

• Gathering Research Paper Basic

• Cellulose Fiber

• Wooden Hull Planks

• Gigot Sleeve Shirt
• Henley

• Fishing Pole
• Wooden Bow

• Research Table
• Stump Bed
• Torch Stand
• Wooden Wall Torch Stand

See also

DaisyFlax FiberKelpLupineRoseTulip

<h2>Plant Fibers</h2> <p>From the bristling arms of the barrel cactus to the soft fronds of the king fern, plant fibers are the quiet currency of the wild world. Harvested from a staggering variety of vegetation—grasses and mosses, shrubs and seaweeds—these humble strands bind together the earliest efforts of civilization. They twist into cordage for the first backpacks and fishing lines, weave into the brim of a farmer's hat, and pack tightly into composite fillers. When dried, they burn with a modest flame, offering a spark of warmth and energy to fuel a campfire's first light. Though often overlooked next to gleaming ore and cut lumber, plant fibers are the unassuming backbone of simple industry, a testament to the resourcefulness found in nature's most ordinary offerings. <span style="color:#a0a0a0">(Rarity common)</span></p>