Hemp - unforbidable/tfcplus-bids GitHub Wiki

Description

Hemp is a crop that can be processed to textiles.

Processing

Processing hemp is much more involved that processing Flax in TFC+.

1. Stripping

Leaves and seeds are removed from the stalks with a knife. A by product of this step is hemp seeds food item which can be eaten or pressed into oil. Unlike the hemp seed bag dropped when the crop is harvested, hemp seeds food item cannot be planted.

2. Retting

Hemp stalks are retted in a barrel of water.

3. Drying

Retted hemp stalks are dried on a Drying Rack.

4. Breaking

Dried stalks are broken up by holding right mouse button while having a Hammer on the tool bar.

5. Scutching

Hemp fiber is separated from the broken bits of stalk by holding right mouse button while having a Stick or a Scutching Sword on the tool bar.

Hemp fiber can be split into 4 strips which can be plied into cordage.

6. Heckling

Hemp fiber is heckled by holding right mouse button while having a Heckle on the tool bar.

7. Combing

Heckled hemp fiber is combed by holding right mouse button while having a Comb on the tool bar.

8. Spinning

Combed hemp fiber is spun into a rough yarn by holding right mouse button while having a Spindle on the tool bar.

Rough hemp yarn can be braided into a rope and weaved into burlap cloth.

9. Bleaching

Rough hemp yarn is bleached by being cooked in Ash Water in a Cooking Pot.

10. Rinsing

Bleached hemp yarn is rinsed by holding right mouse button while while looking at a Fresh Water block.

11. Softening

Rinsed hemp yarn is softened by holding right mouse button while having a Hammer on the tool bar.

12. Drying

Softened hemp yarn is dried on a Drying Rack.

Hemp yarn can be used as a string material.

13. Waving

Hemp yarns are woven into linen cloth using a Loom.