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How to Craft White Wool (from String) in Minecraft

White Wool (from String) in Minecraft, drawn from the game's own block model. Alternative wool source without sheep. Minecraft has used the name White Wool (from String) since 1.11.

The recipe wants 4 String, and a Crafting Table to run it on. Copy this shape: four String in a 2x2 square. One go makes 1 White Wool.

White Wool (from String) Item ID and Give Command

The item ID for White Wool (from String) is minecraft:white_wool. In commands the namespace may be left off, so white_wool works too. Checked against Minecraft Java 26.2.

Give yourself one
/give @p white_wool
Give a full stack of 64
/give @p white_wool 64
Give it to a named player
/give Steve white_wool 1

Cheats have to be on for White Wool (from String) to appear this way, and the same command works on Bedrock Edition, where the name is written the same.

Overview

White Wool can be crafted from 4 strings as an alternative to shearing sheep. White Wool (from String) uses a shaped recipe: the ingredients only work in the pattern shown.

Minecraft has used the name White Wool since 1.11, the oldest release whose language file lists it.

The materials come together from a few sources: you will be working with string (kill spiders or break cobwebs).

The Stack Arithmetic

64 string is 16 crafts here, or 16 white wool once the grid stops. Craft 16 takes the last string, with nothing spare.

Materials Needed

ItemAmountWhere to Find
StringStringString4xKill spiders or break cobwebs

Collect 4x String (kill spiders or break cobwebs) first; the Crafting Table does the rest.

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. 1

    StringString4x String

  2. 2

    White Wool

Minecraft crafting recipe for White Wool (from String): 4 x String in a crafting table, making 1 White Wool.

Tips & Notes

  • No Crafting Table needed for this one: the layout never leaves a 2x2 area, which is exactly what the inventory grid gives you.
  • Shopping list: 4x String. Plan the String first: kill spiders or break cobwebs.

Uses for White Wool (from String)

  • Alternative wool source without sheep

What White Wool Goes Into

3 other recipes list White Wool as an ingredient.

White BannerCrafting TableWhite BedCrafting TableWhite CarpetCrafting Table

View detailed item stats, durability and properties for White Wool (from String) on the Astroworld Items Database.

Frequently Asked Questions

What do I need to craft a White Wool (from String) in Minecraft?
4 String at a Crafting Table: that is the whole shopping list for a White Wool (from String). The pattern above is exact, so match it square by square, and one craft produces one White Wool.
Where do you find the materials for a White Wool (from String)?
The materials for a White Wool (from String) each come from somewhere different. String: kill spiders or break cobwebs.
How much White Wool do you get from one craft?
The White Wool (from String) recipe makes one White Wool per craft.
What is the item ID for White Wool (from String) in Minecraft?
The White Wool (from String) item ID is minecraft:white_wool, and in a command you can drop the namespace and write white_wool on its own. Checked against Java 26.2.
Can you farm everything you need for a White Wool (from String)?
White Wool (from String) needs nothing you have to go find: string from spiders. Set those up once and you can keep making white wool (from string).
What is the give command for White Wool (from String)?
The command for White Wool (from String) is /give @p white_wool. Add a number for more than one, so /give @p white_wool 64 hands you a full stack, and it only runs with cheats enabled.
Is the White Wool (from String) recipe the same in Java and Bedrock Edition?
No difference to worry about: a White Wool (from String) takes 4 String at a Crafting Table on Java and on Bedrock alike, one at a time.
How many White Wool (from String)s fit in one stack?
A White Wool (from String) stacks to 64, so a full inventory of 36 slots holds 2304 of them.
What version of Minecraft added the White Wool (from String)?
Minecraft 1.11 is the oldest release that calls the white wool (from string) by that name. The recipe file cannot narrow that down, because recipes only became separate files in 1.12. What you see in the grid above is how it works in the current release.

Sources

Grid, ingredients and yield
4 String in, 1 White Wool out, Crafting Table. Java 26.2, .
That Bedrock agrees
Bedrock 1.26.40.05, same ingredient.
How far back it goes
The name appears in Minecraft Java 1.11 and in nothing older. From all 163 released Java clients, rd-132211 to 26.2.
That the ingredients come back
What drops, what villagers trade and what farms regrow in Minecraft Java, followed through the recipes to see what those ingredients can be turned into.
Stack size
The Astroworld Items Database, built from the same jar.
The stack sum
Counted, not played: 1 White Wool per craft against the stack size.

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