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Weaving tools are a collection of tools that allow you to create weavable items from a wide variety of treasure system or other found objects. While not necessary to use the weaving system, they enable you to use a wider variety of materials for weaving. Each tool type is capable of turning a certain category into a weavable item, such as the awl for feathers or the scissors for ribbons.

Weaving tools are often sold at events like Ebon Gate. The Evermore Hollow shop The Witching Flower sells all of the available tools plus additional items related to the weaving system. The lathe can be unlocked with a certificate from Quinton Manse, also at Evermore Hollow.

Awl

An awl can pierce a feather to convert it into a weavable item.

Eligible feathers include those dropped by wizard familiars as well as NPC animals, like the toucan and parrot on Mist Harbor. Feathers found via a Jeepers Creepers Spyglass also work.

Analyze

You analyze the polished steel awl and sense that the item is largely free from merchant alteration restrictions, but the creator has stated that "The item has restrictions on changing the noun."

The creator has also provided the following information:

This is a tool that can be used to change a feather into a weaving item.  POKE the feather with the awl.
This polished steel awl may be altered with either a long or show description.  The noun cannot change.  The material it is made out of may be changed, but it must remain something metallic.  It can also be rubbed.

Usage

Verb First Third
POKE {FEATHER} WITH AWL You set the polished steel awl against the quill of your grey junco feather and begin to turn it rapidly! Creating a small hole in its end, you stop turning the awl and blow away the dust your action created. Person sets an oak-handled polished steel awl against the quill of her grey junco feather and begins to turn it rapidly. After creating a small hole in its end, she stops turning the awl and blows away the dust that her action created.
Turn the feather into a weavable item.
RUB You run your thumb over the end of the awl and remove any debris that might dull the tip. Person runs her thumb over the end of her awl.

Lathe

A lathe can carve a gemstone to convert it into a weavable item. When first released, lathes had no tiers and converted gems into beads with no other options available, however later updates added greater functionality, including a second tier that can be unlocked via certificate. Older lathes are automatically converted by using ANALYZE on them. Beads are still available as a noun for unlocked lathes.

Most treasure system gems can be worked on by a lathe. Gem replicas created via the Bugs on Parade, Life Aquatic, and Jeepers Creepers systems also work.

Tier 1

At tier 1, laethes have basic functionality and can turn gems into weavable items. The resulting weavable item does not change appearance.

Analyze

You analyze the pine-handled lathe and sense that the creator has provided the following information:

A small pine-handled lathe with a sharpened iron tip is a tool used to transform a gemstone into a weaving item.

Directions:
POINT {my} lathe at {my} <gemstone>: Gives a preview of all settings with the current gemstone.
CUT {my} <gemstone> with {my} lathe: Creates the weaving item based on the settings.

Settings:

Gemstone Noun: (gem noun) Shell or Mother-of-pearl: (gem noun) Article: (gemstone art.) The lathe is tier 1 out of 2. For more information on restrictions, please ANALYZE the lathe again in the next 30 seconds.
You analyze the pine-handled lathe and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Special Handling Items:
Some gemstones (based on their special nature) will either not be allowed for use at all, will have special handling, or will have specific restrictions.  Some of those restrictions are:
Agita
These will only ever have the noun of agita.
Glass
Any gem fashioned of glass or seaglass will have the glass or seaglass moved into the adjective field.  Whenever possible, the color will move with it.  They can either retain their noun OR will default to bead; other nouns are available.
Insects, Sea Critters, and Such
These types of gemstones have restrictions.  Their noun can only be: (gemstone noun), bead, or bauble.
Metal Gemstones
This category includes the following:  aranthium-bloom, dust, faenor-bloom, mithril-bloom, nugget, pyrite, razern-bloom, rhimar-bloom, tanzanite, titanite, vultite-bloom.
All of the above may only have the noun of bead.  Where applicable, the "-bloom," "dust", and "nugget" will be dropped and the metal base will remain in the adjective field.  You may customize with article options.
Organics
This category includes the following:  chrysalis, crescent, cube, egg, eye, fang, fishscale, sandsilver, spur, star, talon, and tusk.
All of the above will only ever be allowed to have the noun and adjective that is innate to them. You may customize with article options.
Pearls
These will only ever have the noun of pearl.
Saewehna
These will only ever have the noun of saewehna.
Shells and Mother-of-Pearl
These items now have the option to be a spacer or bar using SPIN.  If spacer or bar is used then they will appear (shell adjective) (spacer/bar).  You may leave the article natural or select from your options.
Mother-of-Pearl will have the noun of "fragment" if left natural but may also have "spacer" or "bar".
Stones
These items include the following:  bluerock, coral, feldspar, and stone.  They can either retain their gemstone noun OR will default to bead.
Wood
These items include the following:  driftwood, haon, maoral, modwir, thanot, and wyrmwood.  These items will default to bead if a noun isn't selected.  The adjective will always be the noun of the gemstone.  Wood items cannot be nodules, therefore, they will default to bead.
Forbidden Pieces
The following items cannot be turned into weaving items:  ambergis, plinite, and salt.

Usage

Verb First Third
CUT {GEM} WITH LATHE You set the black pearl in your polished steel lathe, and make it go! A small black pearl pops out and falls into your right hand. Person sets a small black pearl in her polished steel lathe, and makes it go! A small black pearl pops out and falls into Person's right hand.
Turn the gem into a weavable item.
POINT LATHE AT {GEM} You think you could cut a blue tourmaline into a faceted tourmaline bead with a small steel-tipped lathe with a hoarbeam handle, which can then be used for weaving. N/A
Preview what the cut gemstone will look like.

Tier 2

At Tier 2, a laethe can customize how the gem looks when it is turned into a weavable item. It comes with a variety of stock custom options, plus it can have up to five custom articles and five custom nouns added via a merchant.
Stock noun options include (gem noun), bead, bauble, disk, nodule, and orb. Stock articles include (gem article), "a carved", "a silver-chased", "a gold-chased", "a rune-incised", and "a faceted". Shells and mother-of-pearl have unique stock options for nouns of (shell noun), spacer, and bar, and a unique stock option for articles, "a smooth". Insects, birds, and aquatic creatures have unique stock option for articles, "a crystallized".
The lathe's default settings of (gemstone art.) (adjective) (gem noun) will yield a gem weavable item with its original description.

Analyze

You analyze the steel-tipped lathe and sense that the creator has provided the following information:

A small steel-tipped lathe with a hoarbeam handle is a tool used to transform a gemstone into a weaving item.

Directions:
FLIP lathe: Cycles through nouns available to qualifying gemstones.  Stock Settings: bead, bauble, disk, nodule, orb
SPIN lathe: (For Shells and Mother-of-pearl ONLY) Cycles through the nouns of shell, spacer, or bar.
TURN lathe: Cycles through available articles for qualifying gemstones.  Stock Settings: a carved, a silver-chased, a gold-chased, a rune-incised, a faceted.  (Note about faceted:  Stones, shells, and mother-of-pearl will become "a smooth," while insects, birds, and sea critters will become "a crystallized."
POINT {my} lathe at {my} <gemstone>: Gives a preview of all settings with the current gemstone.
CUT {my} <gemstone> with {my} lathe: Creates the weaving item based on the settings.

Settings:

Gemstone Noun: (gem noun) Shell or Mother-of-pearl: (gem noun) Article: a silver-chased Custom Article 1: Custom Article 2: Custom Article 3: Custom Article 4: Custom Article 5: Custom noun 1: Custom noun 2: Custom noun 3: Custom noun 4: Custom noun 5: The lathe is tier 2 out of 2. For more information on restrictions, please ANALYZE the lathe again in the next 30 seconds.

Usage

Verb First Third
FLIP You fiddle with your steel-tipped lathe, getting ready to make (gem article) (adjective) disk that can then be used for weaving. N/A
Cycle through the gem noun options available among the stock and custom nouns.
SPIN You spin the lathe, ensuring that the next shell or mother-of-pearl piece you put inside will be cut into (gem article) (gem adjective) spacer. N/A
Cycle through the shell/mother-of-pearl noun options available.
TURN You fiddle with your steel-tipped lathe, getting ready to make a faceted (adjective) (gem noun) that can then be used for weaving. N/A
Cycle through the gem article options available among the stock and custom articles.

Scissors

Scissors can trim a ribbon to convert it into a weavable item.

Eligible ribbons include those found randomly as part of the treasure system. Plain ribbons made by a Ribbonator 2000 also work.

Analyze

You analyze the sterling silver scissors and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
A pair of sterling silver scissors inlaid with mother-of-pearl can be used to turn bolts of fabric or ribbon that is unscripted into items that can be woven.
You analyze your sterling silver scissors and sense that it may be altered with either a long or show description.  Based on the design, you realize that changing the noun would be impossible.  While the material it is made out of may be changed, you sense that making it anything other than metallic would be useless and would weaken the integrity of the scissors.

You get no sense of whether or not the scissors may be further lightened.

Usage

Verb First Third
CUT {RIBBON} WITH SCISSORS Trimming the edges of your pale lilac ribbon, you carefully cut it with your sterling silver scissors. Trimming the edges of her pale lilac ribbon, Person carefully cuts it with her sterling silver scissors.
Turn the ribbon into a weavable item.

Shears

Shears can cut a creature's pelt to convert it into a weavable item. A single pelt can yield multiple weavable items. Cutting a pelt will cause the multiple converted pelt weavable items to be placed inside a worn container.

Eligible pelts include those acquired via skinning creatures. Only soft skinned objects work with the shears, such as pelts and skins. Hard skinned objects, such as carapaces, knuckles, and shells, do not work with the shears.

Analyze

You analyze the oak-handled shears and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
A pair of oak-handled shears can be used to turns strips of skinning items into items that can be woven.
You analyze your oak-handled shears and sense that it may be altered with either a long or show description.  Based on the design, you realize that changing the noun would be impossible.  While the material it is made out of may be changed, you sense that making it anything other than metallic would be useless and would weaken the integrity of the shears.

You get no sense of whether or not the shears may be further lightened.

Usage

Verb First Third
CUT {PELT} WITH SHEARS You cut the urgh hide into slender strips, stowing each in your cloak as you do. N/A
Turn the pelt into a weavable item. Multiple weavable items will be stored inside your worn container.

Snips

Snips can trim a foraged plant to convert it into a weavable item.

Eligible plants include most foraged items, such as flowers, leaves, grass, moss, bark, and twigs. Foraged items from a Foraged Item Prop can also work. Edible foraged items, which includes all herbs, do not work with the snips.

Analyze

You analyze the slender snips and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
A pair of slender snips with sturdy oak handles can be used to turn foraged items into items that can be woven.
You analyze your slender snips and sense that it may be altered with either a long or show description.  Based on the design, you realize that changing the noun would be impossible.  While the material it is made out of may be changed, you sense that making it anything other than metallic would be useless and would weaken the integrity of the snips.

You get no sense of whether or not the snips may be further lightened.

Usage

Verb First Third
CUT {PLANT} WITH SNIPS You trim the edge of your blossom with your snips and tidy up the edges. Trimming the edges of her deep viridian blossom, Person carefully cuts it with her slender snips.
Turn the foraged plant into a weavable item. Multiple weavable items will be stored inside your worn container.

Weaving Tool Belt

The weaving tool belt is a lightly scripted belt that is capable of storing weaving tools inside of it. It cannot store anything else.

A weaving tool belt can store one type of each tool inside. It has a variety of customization fields for the different storage loops for each of the weaving tool types.

Analyze

You analyze your suede belt and sense that it may be altered with either a long or show description.  Based on the design, you realize that changing the noun would be impossible.  While the material it is made out of may be changed, you sense that it is pliable, and should never be solid metal.  The buckle's adjective field can be customized.  The awl-pocket, scissor-sheath, shears-hook, snip-loops, and lathe-ties may be customized with an adjective field only.
On the suede belt you see a silver buckle.  On the right side, you see the slim awl-pocket and the rawhide lathe-ties, while on the left, you see the metal shears-hook, the suede scissors-sheath, and the thin snip-loops.

Usage

Verb Tool First Third
GET Awl You carefully slip the polished steel awl out of the slim pocket on the right side of your suede belt. Person carefully slips the polished steel awl out of the slim pocket on the right side of her suede belt.
Lathe You carefully untie the polished steel lathe and slip it off of your belt. Person carefully unties the polished steel lathe and slips it off of her belt.
Scissors You carefully pull the sterling silver scissors out of the suede sheath affixed to the left side of your suede belt. Person carefully pulls the sterling silver scissors out of the suede sheath affixed to the left side of her suede belt.
Shears You carefully lift the oak-handled shears off of one of the metal hook affixed to the left side of your suede belt. Person carefully lifts the oak-handled shears off of one of the metal hooks affixed to the left side of her suede belt.
Snips You carefully tug the slender snips free of the thin loops that are affixed to the left side of your suede belt. Person carefully tugs the slender snips free of the thin loops that are affixed to the left side of her suede belt.
PUT Awl You carefully slip the polished steel awl into the slim pocket on the right side of your suede belt. Person carefully slips the polished steel awl into the slim pocket on the right side of her suede belt.
Lathe You carefully tie the polished steel lathe onto your belt using the rawhide laces. Person carefully ties the polished steel lathe onto her belt using the rawhide laces.
Scissors You carefully slip the sterling silver scissors into the suede sheath affixed to the left side of your suede belt. Person carefully slips the sterling silver scissors into the suede sheath affixed to the left side of her suede belt.
Shears You carefully hang the oak-handled shears onto the metal hook attached to the left side of your suede belt. Person carefully hangs the oak-handled shears onto the metal hook attached to the left side of her suede belt.
Snips You carefully suspend the slender snips from the thin loops on the left side of your suede belt. Person carefully suspends the slender snips from the thin loops on the left side of her suede belt.

See Also

Weaving tool Information
Type Fluff
Crafting
Item Classification Accessory
Miscellaneous
Item(s) Applied to Awl
Lathe
Scissors
Shears
Snips
Tool belt
Alterable Yes
Light/Deep
Customizable Yes
Custom Lathe custom articles
Lathe custom nouns
Tool belt buckle
Tool belt storage loops
Original Release Venue Wavedancer
Original Release Year 2006
Tiered Yes
Number of Tiers 2
How to Unlock Certificate
Restrictions Cannot change noun.
See each item's analyze info for full restrictions.
Item Verbs
CUT FLIP GET POINT
POKE PUT RUB SPIN
TURN