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Thread

General

Category

Material

Encumbrance

0.1

Function

Craft mattress
Stitch deep wounds

Properties

Capacity

10 units

Technical

Item ID

Base.Thread

Thread is an item used in tailoring, carpentry and first aid. It has a maximum capacity of 10 units.

Usage

Tailoring

Thread is needed to repair and fortify clothes with the tailoring skill. Each application of a padding or patch uses 1 unit of thread.

Crafting

Thread is required in crafting a mattress.

Medical

Thread can be used with a needle to stitch deep wounds, however causing more pain than using a suture needle.

Crafting

Product	Ingredients	Tools	Requirements	Workstation	XP
Mattress	Thread ×2 unit(s) Sheet ×5 Pillow ×5	Needle (tag)	none	none	none

Distribution

The loot distributions can be found in the table(s) below.

Thread distribution Show / Hide

Effective chance calculations are based off of default loot settings, and median zombie density. The higher the density of zombies in an area, the higher the effective chance of an item spawning. Chance is also influenced by the lucky and unlucky traits.

Containers

Building/Room	Container	Effective chance
SewingKit	SewingKit	6.41%
SewingKit	SewingKit	120.41%
bedroom	crate	1.01%
bedroom	crate	41.14%
closet	crate	1.01%
closet	crate	41.14%
departmentstorage	metal_shelves	23.28%
garagestorage	crate	1.01%
garagestorage	crate	41.14%
generalstore	shelves	23.28%
generalstorestorage	shelves	23.28%
gigamart	shelves	23.28%
housewarestore	shelves	23.28%
kitchen	counter	12.96%
kitchen	crate	41.14%
kitchenwares	shelves	23.28%
livingroom	counter	12.96%
morgue	counter	23.28%
morgue	counter	41.14%
sewingstorage	crate	23.28%
sewingstorage	crate	41.14%
sewingstorage	metal_shelves	23.28%
sewingstorage	metal_shelves	41.14%
sewingstore	clothingrack	23.28%
sewingstore	clothingrack	41.14%
sewingstore	counter	23.28%
sewingstore	counter	41.14%
sewingstore	shelves	23.28%
sewingstore	shelves	41.14%
storageunit	crate	1.01%
storageunit	crate	41.14%
storageunit	metal_shelves	1.01%
storageunit	metal_shelves	41.14%

Code

Code snippet! This section contains source code from Project ZomboidShow / Hide

Item

Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\items.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item Thread
	{
	    DisplayCategory = Material,
		Weight	=	0.1,
		Type	            =	        Drainable,
		UseWhileEquipped	=	FALSE,
        UseDelta	        =	        0.1,
		DisplayName	=	Thread,
		Icon	=	Thread,
		ConsolidateOption = ContextMenu_Merge,
		SurvivalGear = TRUE,
		WorldStaticModel = Thread,
	}

Obtaining from ripping clothing

Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\recipecode.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

-- add thread sometimes, depending on tailoring level
if ZombRand(7) < player:getPerkLevel(Perks.Tailoring) + 1 then
    local max = 2;
    if nbrOfCoveredParts then
        max = nbrOfCoveredParts;
        if max > 6 then
            max = 6;
        end
    end
    max = ZombRand(2, max);
    local thread = InventoryItemFactory.CreateItem("Base.Thread");
    for i=1,10-max do
        thread:Use();
    end
    player:getInventory():AddItem(thread);
end

See also

• First Aid