Leather Sewing Kit
The Leather Sewing Kit is a repair item in DayZ used to fix leather gear, compatible clothing, backpacks, and especially footwear. It is one of the most useful repair items to keep if you want to stop shoes or boots from becoming ruined.
Quick item summary
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The Leather Sewing Kit is a repair kit used for leather and compatible clothing items. It is especially valuable for maintaining footwear, because worn-out shoes can eventually cause cuts and foot injuries while traveling.
In-game description
“An universal leather sewing kit used for stitching leather together, or patching various items made from it.”
Main Uses
- Repair leather gear
- Repair compatible clothing items
- Repair boots and shoes
- Repair some backpacks
- Maintain footwear before it becomes ruined
- Use in some leather-related crafting interactions
How to use this item
Repair footwear
The Leather Sewing Kit is especially useful for repairing shoes and boots before they become ruined.
- Place the damaged footwear in your hands or inventory.
- Combine it with the Leather Sewing Kit.
- Hold the repair action until it finishes.
- Check the repaired item's condition.
Repair leather or compatible gear
Use the Leather Sewing Kit on compatible leather gear, clothing, or backpacks to restore durability.
- Inspect the item and make sure it is damaged but not ruined.
- Combine the item with the Leather Sewing Kit.
- Complete the repair action.
- Repeat if needed and if the kit still has condition left.
Use in leather crafting
The Leather Sewing Kit can be involved in leather-related crafting workflows with Tanned Leather.
View related guideHow to get Leather Sewing Kit
- Search civilian and hunting loot areas.
- Check houses, cabins, hunting stands, camps, sheds, and rural buildings.
- Look through clothing-heavy loot routes where repair items can appear.
- Take one from abandoned bases, stashes, or other players when safe.
Spawn info
- • Leather Sewing Kits spawn in civilian and hunting loot areas.
- • They are listed as uncommon on the wiki.
- • They are valuable because footwear condition matters during long travel.
Crafting and item conversions
Used in recipes
Leather Backpack
Result: Leather Backpack
Craft Leather Backpack using 5 Tanned Leather and Leather Sewing Kit.
View crafting guideImportant notes
- The Leather Sewing Kit is best used before an item reaches ruined condition.
- Footwear is one of its most important uses, since ruined shoes can lead to cuts and foot injuries.
- The kit loses condition with use and can only be used a limited number of times.
- It is useful for leather gear, compatible clothing, backpacks, and shoes or boots.
- It takes 6 inventory slots and weighs 1 kg.
- It is listed as uncommon and can spawn in civilian and hunting locations.