Fiber Sources — Soft and Coarse Fiber in Trollheim Gnomes

November 2026 technical playtest — recipes and plant names may change before Early Access.

What fiber types exist in the playtest?

Players reference at least two processed materials:

• Soft fiber — used beside scraped twigs in early bench recipes.
• Coarse fiber — called out separately when upgrading tools.

Official Steam posts do not document fiber nodes; everything below is player-reported from video.

How do you get coarse fiber?

Two independent playtest streams agree fern feeds the coarse path:

Source	Claim (paraphrase)	Timestamp
Nick The Iron Lyon (g_07XVCwof0)	Coarse fiber = fern + mortar and pestle	at about 1:11:28
Quiet Emerald (sqsxnDF91_A)	Needs fern leaves while reading fiber recipes	at about 0:48:00+

In practice: craft or place a mortar and pestle, gather fern from forest floor plants, and process stacks before long hikes. Pair this route with pine and fir twigs—many benches ask for fiber and scraped twigs.

How do you get soft fiber?

Source	Claim (paraphrase)	Timestamp
Quiet Emerald (sqsxnDF91_A)	Soft fiber by putting leaves into the mortar	at about 1:14:29
Nick The Iron Lyon (g_07XVCwof0)	Distinguishes soft vs coarse while leveling crafting	at about 1:11:26

Where should you gather plants?

Videos do not pin static coordinates. Use the same loop as other guides:

1. Short circle near bed + mortar (saves and characters for quit timing).
2. Mark fern clusters on the navigation and minimap map while you learn the forest.
3. In co-op, split plant runs and twig runs (co-op multiplayer guide).

What is not verified yet?

• Exact respawn timers for fern patches.
• Whether blueberries or other forage converts to fiber (not shown in cited videos).
• Full recipe list tying each fiber tier to armor or rope—check benches in-game.

Sources and last checked

Evidence	Type	Link / ID
Coarse / soft split + fern	YouTube	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_07XVCwof0 (at about 1:11:26–1:11:32)
Fern leaves + mortar soft fiber	YouTube	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqsxnDF91_A (at about 0:48:00, 1:14:29)

Player reports cited: 2 independent channels. Last checked: 2026-11-15.