Sew Leather Codpiece is a tailoring crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Leather Codpiece x1. It needs Tailoring level 3.
| Qty | Item | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | any scissors | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any sewingneedle | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any awl | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any leathercrudetannedsmall | Used up |
| 1 | any heavythread | Used up |
| 1 | Leather Strips | Used up |
| Qty | Makes |
|---|---|
| 1 | Leather Codpiece |
Recipes that make the ingredients:
Use the Sew Leather Codpiece recipe (Tailoring category). You need any leathercrudetannedsmall, any heavythread, Leather Strips and these tools: any scissors, any sewingneedle, any awl.
It needs Tailoring level 3.
You must learn this recipe before it shows in the crafting menu. Reading Magazine: Outfit Apocalypse, Magazine: Real Gladiators teaches it. You can also research it from Athletic Cup, Leather Strip Neck Guard, Leather Codpiece.
It gives 25 XP in Tailoring per craft.
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