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-This article is a quick guide to running a self-sufficient '''clothing industry'''.
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-First grow and harvest the plants, then process the plants to thread, next weave the thread into cloth, and finally turn the cloth into clothes.
-==Plants==
-''Requires: A [[farm]], a [[farmer]], and the appropriate [[seeds]]''
-There are six [[crops]] that you can [[Farming|grow]] that are used in the clothing industry. Note that if you don't want to grow them you can [[Trading|trade]] for them or, if they are an above ground crop, you can [[herbalist|gather]] them.
-=====Under ground=====
-*[[Pig tail]]s are used to make [[#Thread|thread]], and can be grown in Summer and Autumn.
-*[[Dimple cup]]s are used to make [[#Dyeing|dye]], and can be grown all year round.
-=====Above ground=====
-*[[Rope reed]] is used to make [[#Thread|thread]], and can be grown all year round.
-*[[Hide root]], [[Sliver barb]] and [[Blade weed]] can be used to make [[#Dyeing|dye]], and can be grown all year round.
-==Thread==
-''Requires: A [[farmer's workshop]], a [[thresher]], and the appropriate [[#plants|plant]]''
-Once you have harvested the plants you must process the pig tails and/or rope weed at the [[farmer's workshop]]. Alternatively you can [[trade]] for thread directly.
-In the farmer's workshop there are several options for processing plants: either to [[bag]], [[barrel]], [[vial]], or normal. To create thread you want to select normal. The other options produce different products, such as [[#Dyeing|dye]] and [[flour]].
-==Cloth==
-''Requires: A [[loom]], a [[weaver]], and some [[#Thread|thread]]''
-By default any thread produced will be automatically woven at the loom. You may want to Set Workshop Orders only weave [[#Dyeing|dyed]] thread.
-==Clothes==
-''Requires: A [[clothier's shop]], a [[clothier]], and some [[#Cloth|cloth]]''
-Once the cloth is ready you can sew it into [[clothes]], either for [[trading]] or for your own [[dwarves]] to wear.
-==Dyeing==
-Dyeing is very useful because it adds to the [[value]] of the finished clothes. You can dye either thread or cloth to increase its value. Cloth created from dyed thread cannot be dyed.
-=====Creating dye=====
-''Requires: A [[mill]] or [[quern]], a [[miller]], an empty [[bag]], and the appropriate [[#Plants|plant]]''
-Once you have harvested or bought the plants, you can mill them into dye.
-=====Using dye=====
-''Requires: A [[dyer's shop]], a [[dyer]], and some dye''
-Having the dye, you can dip the clothes or thread into it to increase its value.
-==Summary==
-=====Required worker / labor=====
-*[[Grower]] / Field working
-*[[Thresher]] / Plant processor
-*[[Weaver]] / Weaving
-*[[Clothier]] / Clothes making
-*[[Miller]] / [[Milling]]
-*[[Dyer]] / Dyeing
-=====Required buildings=====
-*[[Farm]]
-*[[Farmer's workshop]]
-*[[Loom]]
-*[[Clothier's shop]]
-*Either a [[Millstone]] or a [[Quern]]
-**A Millstone requires a millstone item and a power connection. A Quern only requires a quern item.
-*[[Dyer's shop]] which also requires
-**[[Barrel]]
-**[[Bucket]]
-=====Sample Grow Plan=====
-If your intent is to produce equal volumes of thread and dye (so that all of your thread can be dyed) then you could establish a year-round growing cycle with two equally-sized plots above and below ground as follows:
-{| class="wikitable"
-|-
-!
-! Spring
-! Summer
-! Autumn
-! Winter
-|-
-| '''Underground'''
-| [[Dimple cup]]
-| [[Pig tail]]
-| [[Pig tail]]
-| [[Dimple cup]]
-|-
-| '''Above ground'''
-| [[Rope reed]]
-| [[Sliver barb]]
-| [[Blade weed]]
-| [[Rope reed]]
-|}
-This will give you one cloth crop and one dye crop each harvest.  This is not the only way to do it, but it is an example of a growing plan that will keep a [[miller]], a [[thresher]], a [[dyer]], and a [[weaver]] employed evenly year-round and provide high-value materials for any tailors in your fort.  Large fields and skilled growers will produce more raw materials; skilled craftsdwarves will use up the materials faster.  Choose a plot size based on the volume of goods you wish to generate.  To boost profits, set your workshop [[orders]] to use only dyed thread, leave out [[hide root]] from your growing plan because of its lower value, and keep the supply channels full of plant products so that you've always got work orders coming in.
-==See Also==
-*[[Clothing]]
-*[[Leather industry]]
-*[[Farming]]
-*[[Industry]]
-{{Farming FAQ}}
-{{Workshops FAQ}}
-[[Category:Guides]]
-[[Category:Materials]]
-[[Category:Industry]]

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