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Old School Wool

by Kxffie

Old School Wool restores the early method of collecting wool, where punching a sheep makes it drop wool instead of needing shears.

FabricClient or server, optionalMIT Licenserd-132211 – 26.2

What it does

Punching a sheep drops between one and three pieces of wool, and the wool flies off the animal when it is hit. The change brings back the way wool was gathered in older releases of the game, before shears became the standard tool for the job. Players who want a nostalgic feel for shearing can use the mod without any other setup.

Installation needs Fabric Loader and Fabric API for Minecraft 1.21.5. The mod goes into the mods folder and the game is launched afterward. It is published for Fabric alone, with files for 172 release versions from rd-132211 to 26.2, and its latest Fabric file is 1.21.5.0 for 26.2, released 2025-05-17. Snapshot builds are also published.

It works on either side, and neither side has to have it. The code is licensed under the MIT License and is not open source.

Key features

  1. Punch-to-collect wool

    Hitting a sheep with a bare hand or other item gathers wool without using shears.

  2. Variable wool yield

    Each punch drops between one and three pieces of wool from the sheep.

  3. Visible wool drop

    Wool flies off the sheep when it is struck, so the collection is visible in play.

  4. Shears left in place

    Shearing stays available as before, and the punch method sits alongside it as a second option.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.x4 of 4 versions with builds
26.21.21.5.0
26.1.21.21.5.0
26.1.11.21.5.0
26.11.21.5.0
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.21.111.21.5.0
1.21.101.21.5.0
1.21.91.21.5.0
1.21.81.21.5.0
1.21.71.21.5.0
1.21.61.21.5.0
1.21.51.21.5.0
1.21.41.21.5.0
1.21.31.21.5.0
1.21.21.21.5.0
1.21.11.21.5.0
1.211.21.5.0
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.17.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.16.x6 of 6 versions with builds
1.15.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.14.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.13.x1 of 1 version with builds
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.

54 older game versions (1.0 – 1.13.1) not shown. All files on Modrinth

Use cases

Nostalgic survival play

Players who remember early versions of the game can gather wool the older way on a survival world.

Who it’s for: Players who want the earlier wool gathering method back, and modpack builders who want a wool change that does not require any other mod on Fabric.

Questions

Does Old School Wool need Fabric API?

Yes. Fabric Loader and Fabric API must both be installed for Minecraft 1.21.5 before the mod is added.

Does the server need Old School Wool?

No. The environment is optional, so a server can run without it and players can still use the punch method when the mod is installed on their client.

Can players still use shears with this mod?

Shearing stays available. The punch method is an added way to collect wool, so both options work side by side.

In the catalog

Old School Wool is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,235 Cursed mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.

Cursed mods7,555Fabric modsMods for 26.213,894

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Official listing

Owner
Kxffie
Published
2025-05-17
Updated on Modrinth
2025-05-17
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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