How to Make Simple Cord in Bellwright
A basic cordage material used in early crafting and building recipes.
Simple Cord recipe
What Simple Cord is used for
37 crafting recipes, 13 research costs list Simple Cord in the wiki's recipe tables.
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Armored Cap×2Crafting ingredient
- Blacksmith Handwraps×2
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- Blacksmith Shirt
Crafting ingredient
Blue Townsfolk Robe×3Crafting ingredient
Broadsword×9Crafting ingredient
- Carpenter Trousers×2
Crafting ingredient
Closed Basket×2Crafting ingredient
Cloth Quiver×2Crafting ingredient
Elm Shortbow×2Crafting ingredient
- Engineer Trousers×2
Crafting ingredient
- Farmer Hat 1
Crafting ingredient
- Farmer Hat 2
Crafting ingredient
Fishing Rod×4Crafting ingredient
Gallow×4Crafting ingredient
Green Townsfolk Robe×3Crafting ingredient
- Healer Trousers×2
Crafting ingredient
- Innkeeper Trousers×2
Crafting ingredient
- Laborer Trousers
Crafting ingredient
Plank Shield×2Crafting ingredient
Red Townsfolk Robe×3Crafting ingredient
Rondel×2Crafting ingredient
Rugged Boots×2Crafting ingredient
Rugged Coif×2Crafting ingredient
Rugged Mitts×2Crafting ingredient
Rugged Shirt×2Crafting ingredient
Rugged Trousers×2Crafting ingredient
Scarecrow×2Crafting ingredient
Scarecrow With Hat×2Crafting ingredient
Seed Pouch×2Crafting ingredient
Small Closed Basket×2Crafting ingredient
Thick Hood×3Crafting ingredient
Thick Reinforced Jacket×2Crafting ingredient
Trousers with Leather Kneepads×2Crafting ingredient
Wanderer's Pants×4Crafting ingredient
White Townsfolk Robe×3Crafting ingredient
Yew Shortbow×10Crafting ingredient
- Armored Cap×3
Research cost
Battleaxe×2Research cost
Bolt Quiver×8Research cost
Crossbow×2Research cost
- Elm Shortbow×8
Research cost
Quilted Trousers with Kneepads×10Research cost
- Rugged Mitts×3
Research cost
- Rugged Shirt×3
Research cost
- Rugged Trousers×2
Research cost
Simple Arrows×8Research cost
Travel sign×3Research cost
- Wanderer's Pants×3
Research cost
Woodcutter's Axe×2Research cost
How to make it
- 1Gather Flax — it grows wild and is marked on the map (Flax layer).
- 2Build a Weaver Loom in your settlement.
- 3Craft Simple Cord at the Weaver Loom from 1 Flax (about 15 seconds each).
Tips
- ·Simple Cord is needed constantly early on — plant or stockpile Flax and queue a batch.
- ·Assign a villager to the Weaver Loom so cord is produced while you're away.
Simple Cord — FAQ
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Checked against the Simple Cord page on the Bellwright Wiki (last edited 6 Feb 2026) — facts paraphrased, CC BY-SA. Recipes, costs and uses are read from the wiki's tables (dump of 13 Oct 2026); where a page stamped with game data v0.0.51351 covers an item, its numbers are used. Research costs come only from that game data, for technologies on the game's tech tree; the wiki's older Tech Tree table (edited 24 Feb 2026) is not used.
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