In Project Zomboid Build 42, 4 items carry the base:sewingneedle tag. Recipes and actions that ask for "any sewingneedle" accept any of them, so you can use whichever one you have.
| Item | Category | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Bone Needle | Tool | 0.01 |
| Brass Needle | Tool | 0.01 |
| Forged Needle | Tool | 0.01 |
| Needle | Tool | 0.01 |
Recipes that accept any item with this tag:
4 items: Bone Needle, Brass Needle, Forged Needle, Needle.
It is used by 123 crafting recipes, including Forge Codpiece, Forge Metal Neck Guard, Forge Fingerless Metal Gloves, Assemble Forearm Armor, Assemble Full Metal Forearm Armor.
Figures on this page are read from the Build 42 game files (42.22, November 2026). Chances are relative weights inside each loot table, not exact drop rates. Your game is the final word: if it disagrees with us, tell us and we will fix the page.