OSRS Bolt of Linen Guide | How to Get & Use Bolts of Linen
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Linen sails power your earliest boats in Sailing, so getting a steady flow of bolts makes your first upgrades smooth and cheap.
How to Get a Bolt of Linen
A bolt of linen is made at a loom. You need level 12 Crafting and 2 linen yarn. Each bolt gives 20 Crafting experience. Linen is the very first sail material, so you can make these almost as soon as you start the game.
How Linen Crafting Works
Linen yarn comes from spinning flax. You can spin it at any spinning wheel, but the Museum Camp on Fossil Island is the best setup because the wheel and loom sit right next to each other. The bank is only a few steps away, but you must build the camp before you can use anything inside it.
Once you have yarn, bring 2 of them to any loom to craft 1 bolt of linen. The make all option cycles in a clean pattern. You can craft long stacks quickly because linen yarn is cheap and easy to produce in bulk.
Prices on the Grand Exchange shift a little because players need linen for early mast builds. It is not as profitable as hemp canvas, but it sells quickly due to strong early demand during Sailing training.
What Bolts of Linen Are Used For
Wooden Mast and Linen Sails
Sailing level needed 1
Construction level needed 1
Materials logs, bronze nails, linen
Linen needed 5 or 10 depending on the version
Oak Mast and Linen Sails
Sailing level needed 24
Construction level needed 11
Materials oak logs, iron nails, linen
Linen needed 5 or 10 depending on the version
Both mast types come in several versions. Each version changes the number of logs and nails but keeps the linen count as either 5 or 10. Linen turns into the sail during the build when you use the blueprints board in any Shipyard.
Linen Farming and Fast Yarn Tips
Flax grows fast and can be planted in any flax patch once you get seeds. Most players pick a bank close to a spinning wheel for speed. Fossil Island remains the best loop because you can spin and weave without long walking distance.
Linen is perfect for early training because the loop is quick, the material is light, and the cost is low. You can stockpile large stacks for cheap and upgrade your raft, skiff, or sloop as soon as you meet the level requirements.
Final Blurb
Bolts of linen keep your ship moving during the early Sailing grind. Spin flax, weave yarn, craft linen, and keep a stash ready for your first masts. With enough bolts stored, your early boat upgrades feel fast and simple.
FAQ
How do I craft a bolt of linen
Use 2 linen yarn on a loom with level 12 Crafting.
Where do I get linen yarn
Spin flax at any spinning wheel, including the Museum Camp wheel on Fossil Island.
How many bolts do early sails need
Most early masts use 5 or 10 bolts depending on the version.
Is linen profitable
It gives small profit, but sells quickly due to early Sailing demand.
Do I need any tools
No, you only need linen yarn and access to a loom.
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