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Twine at a glance
Material Building & survival
It weighs 0.5.
Weight0.5
Twine
Twine is a material item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 0.5. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
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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 ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.Twine | Material |
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Where it spawns: the loot tables
Twine is on 57 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 table | Where that table is used | Share | Rolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sewing Store Tools | Tailoring store (clothing rack, cupboard, shelves) | 11% | 4 |
| Spiffos Kitchen Butcher | Spiffo's kitchen (cupboard) | 10% | 4 |
| Catfish Kitchen Butcher | Catfish kitchen (cupboard) | 9.9% | 4 |
| Mexican Kitchen Butcher | Mexican Restaurant (cupboard); Taco kitchen (cupboard) | 9.3% | 4 |
| Pizza Kitchen Butcher | Pizza Restaurant (cupboard) | 9.1% | 4 |
| Seafood Kitchen Butcher | Seafood Restaurant (cupboard) | 8.6% | 4 |
| Junk Bin | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 8.5% | 4 |
| Carving Workshop Tools | Whittler workshop (shelves) | 7.7% | 4 |
It is on 49 more tables with smaller shares.
Inside bags and cases: Duffel Bag, Garden Basket, Toolbox, Protective Case - Military and more.
Town by town: loot locations.
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Recipes: how to make it and what it makes
How to make it
| Recipe | Ingredients (used up) | Tools (kept) | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craft Twine On any surface | Hemp Dogbane or Hemp (Scutched) or Flax Tow or 1 more | Wooden Rod or Tree Branch or Medium Handle; any sharp knife or any scissors | No skill needed |
What it is used for
Used up as an ingredient in 100 recipes: Assemble Crude Knife, Assemble Simple Framepack, Assemble Simple Tarp Framepack, Assemble Small Simple Framepack, Bind Spear Head, Carve Simple Wooden Tongs, Crude Wooden Cross, Crude Wooden Fence, Fix Fishing Rod, Knapp Flint Saw, Large Plant Drying Rack, Lean To Shelter, Leather Drying Rack (Large), Leather Drying Rack (Medium) and 86 more.
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Quick answers
How much does the Twine weigh in Project Zomboid?
It weighs 0.5 in Build 42.
What is the item ID for Twine?
Base.Twine.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.