* Cotton can be used to make many different items.* Cotton can also be used for [[bandage|bandaging]] wounds. Higher quality cotton helps the chance of success in this, while lower quality cotton will give better skill gains while healing.
* Virtually any item in-game that is made from cotton can be utilized as a bandage if needed. Example: ''[18:04:15] You bandage the wound with a fishing net.'' If the item is combinable, it will only use the necessary portion to treat the wound, while non-combinable items, such as a ship's sail, for example, are completely used up in the bandaging action.
* Cotton is harvested from cotton [[field]]s and can also be found by [[foraging]] [[grass]] or [[steppe]] tiles.
* [[Cotton seed]]s can be picked [[farming|picking]] out from cotton, with each cotton producing one seed. Cotton weighing less than 1.00 kg cannot be picked for seeds.
* No tools are necessary in any of the methods for acquiring/harvesting cotton.