Cotton

Grow cotton on your farm and craft it into string. A lightweight Fabric crop mod for vanilla+ survival, no spider hunting needed.

by DaemonDecoration Equipment Utility

Fabric

Loaders: Fabric
Downloads on Modrinth: 114K
Followers on Modrinth: 21
versions: 6
Updated: October 14, 2026Oct 14
Published: in 2022

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At a glance

Runs on Fabric

For Minecraft 1.19.2, 1.21.1

Needed in the game and on the server

Latest version — 1.1.0+1.21.1 from October 14, 2026

Requires Fabric API

License MIT — free

Where it's needed

In gamerequiredOn serverrequired

Needed both in the game and on the server

Game versions1.19.2, 1.21.1

Cotton

The farmer's way to get string: grow it.

Cotton adds a single, vanilla-friendly crop to Minecraft farming. Break short grass to find cotton seeds, plant them on farmland, and harvest cotton balls that craft straight into string. Bows, fishing rods, leads and wool no longer depend on fighting spiders at night, which makes this Fabric mod a natural fit for peaceful, cozy and farming-focused survival worlds.

Features

Cotton Seeds sometimes drop from short grass, just like wheat seeds
Cotton Plant: an 8-stage crop that grows like wheat, and bone meal works on it
Cotton Ball: drops from mature plants together with extra seeds (Fortune adds more seeds)
Recipe: 1 Cotton Ball → 1 String (shapeless)
Its own creative tab

Compatibility

Fabric, with Fabric API required
Works on both client and dedicated servers (install on both)
Lightweight, with no config and no extra dependencies

Versions

Minecraft	Status
1.21.1	✅ Supported
1.19.2	Legacy (no further updates)

Modpacks

You're welcome to use Cotton in any modpack. Credit isn't required, but it's always appreciated! Cotton is part of The Farm, a cozy farming modpack.

OrePlant: grow iron, gold and diamonds as crops.

Source

Source code: https://github.com/daemon-tech/Cotton

FAQ

How to install Cotton?

Install Fabric for your Minecraft version, download Cotton for the same version and loader, put the file into the mods folder and launch the game with the loader profile.

Which Minecraft versions does Cotton support?

Cotton has builds for Minecraft 1.19.2, 1.21.1.

Is Cotton needed on the server?

Needed in the game and on the server

License and source

MIT Licensefree to use and share with credit to the author

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