Sew Shirt is a tailoring crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Crafted Burlap Shirt or Crafted Cotton Shirt or Crafted Denim Shirt or Crafted Denim Shirt or Crafted Denim Shirt x1. It needs Tailoring level 2.
| Qty | Item | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | any scissors | Tool, kept |
| 1 | any sewingneedle | Tool, kept |
| 3 | Burlap Piece or Cotton Fabric Roll or Black Denim Fabric Roll or Blue Denim Fabric Roll or Dark Blue Denim Fabric Roll | Used up |
| 3 | any thread | Used up |
| 3 | any button | Used up |
| Qty | Makes |
|---|---|
| 1 | Crafted Burlap Shirt or Crafted Cotton Shirt or Crafted Denim Shirt or Crafted Denim Shirt or Crafted Denim Shirt |
Recipes that make the ingredients:
Use the Sew Shirt recipe (Tailoring category). You need Burlap Piece or Cotton Fabric Roll or Black Denim Fabric Roll or Blue Denim Fabric Roll or Dark Blue Denim Fabric Roll, any thread, any button and these tools: any scissors, any sewingneedle.
It needs Tailoring level 2.
You must learn this recipe before it shows in the crafting menu. It is learned automatically at Tailoring 4. Reading Magazine: Homespun teaches it. You can also research it from Shirt - Kentucky Baseball, Shirt - Riverside Rangers Baseball, Shirt - Z Hurricanes Baseball, Military Shirt - Desert Camo, Military Shirt - Green Camo, Military Shirt - Urban Camo, Military Shirt - Olive Drab, Military Shirt - Desert Camo.
It gives 13 XP in Tailoring per craft.
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.