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Burlap Piece

Burlap Piece is a material item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 0.5. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

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Burlap Piece at a glance

Burlap Piece icon

Material Building & survival

It weighs 0.5.

Weight0.5
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What it is and how to use it

Crafting materials feed the Build 42 crafting menus. Right-click the item or open the crafting window to see every recipe it goes into.

More: Crafting in Build 42 · Base building.

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Item ID and variants

Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.

Item IDGame category
Base.BurlapPieceMaterial
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Where it spawns: the loot tables

Burlap Piece is on 11 loot tables in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.

Loot tableWhere that table is usedShareRolls
Barn ToolsBarn (box, crate, shelves)3.2%4
Tool Cabinet FarmingFarm storage (tool cabinet)2.8%4
Garden Store MiscGarden Store (cupboard, shelves)2.8%4
Crate GardeningGarage storage (box, crate)2.6%4
Tool Store FarmingOutdoor supply (shelves); Outdoor supply storage (shelves); Tool storage (box, shelves); and 2 more places2.5%4
Crate FarmingBarn (box, crate, shelves); Closet (box, crate); Farm storage (crate, shelves); and 5 more places2.2%4
Gardener ToolsSpecial spawn (vehicles, events or zombies)1.9%3
Farmer ToolsFarmer (box, crate, shelves)1.6%3

It is on 3 more tables with smaller shares.

Inside bags and cases: Garden Basket, Toolbox.

Town by town: loot locations.

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Recipes: how to make it and what it makes

How to make it

RecipeIngredients (used up)Tools (kept)Requirements
Rip Sack
In hand
any burlap bagany sharp knife or any scissorsNo skill needed
Rip Large Sack
In hand
any large sackany sharp knife or any scissorsNo skill needed
Weave Burlap3 × Hemp (Scutched) or Hemp DogbaneNoneNo skill needed

What it is used for

Used up as an ingredient in 31 recipes: Assemble Crude Knife, Make Crude Stone Axe, Make Glass Shiv, Make Improvised Screwdriver, Make Knife From Machete Blade, Make Large Stone Axe, Make Shiv, Make Stone Hammer, Make Stone Maul, Make Toothbrush Shiv, Make Twig Broom, Sew Bear, Sew Cloth Satchel, Sew Footwraps and 17 more.

Search all 1,234 recipes »

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Quick answers

How much does the Burlap Piece weigh in Project Zomboid?

It weighs 0.5 in Build 42.

What is the item ID for Burlap Piece?

Base.BurlapPiece.

Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.