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Utility BlocksCraftable

String to Wool

White wool crafted from four string, an alternative to shearing sheep.

Stack Size

64

Durability

N/A

Category

Utility Blocks

Version Added

Alpha

Item ID

string_to_wool

String to Wool at a glance

Minecraft files String to Wool under Utility Blocks: a block you get from crafting. A slot of String to Wool holds 64, nine slots hold 576, and 1728 fill a chest.

String to Wool sits between Stonecutter and Sugar Cane in Utility Blocks, number 314 of 340 there.

Crafting recipe

Crafting
StringString
StringString
StringString
StringString
White WoolWhite Wool

How to obtain

  • Crafting

Notes

Four string arranged in a 2x2 square produce one White Wool, which can then be dyed any color.

Frequently asked questions about String to Wool

  1. String going into String to Wool, the recipe this answer describes

    How do you get String to Wool in Minecraft?

    String to Wool is crafted from String at a Crafting Table, in a single step.

  2. String to Wool on its own, since nothing in the game is crafted from it

    What is String to Wool used for?

    White wool crafted from four string, an alternative to shearing sheep.

  3. 64 String to Wool drawn together, the full slot the answer counts

    How many String to Wool can you stack?

    256 String is what 64 String to Wool costs, so filling a single slot is 64 crafts. A full backpack of 36 inventory slots carries 2,304 at once.

  4. String to Wool coming forward out of the past, in the game since Alpha

    When was String to Wool added to Minecraft?

    String to Wool was added in the early Alpha development period.

Building with it

Four string in a square make one wool, which matters more than it sounds: it turns a spider farm into a wool supply without a single sheep. The wool comes out white, so it feeds the whole dye chain, and on a server where mobs are farmed automatically it is often cheaper than keeping animals.