For some reason I skipped the furniture recipe so I can't tell you when you can get it... but all my dwellings and upgrades have rugs from the weaver and it's a wonderful substitute actually. I don't remember when it comes in, maybe low medievel?, but it gives +3 health which really adds up, and makes rather quickly. I don't use ships much so I don't really use my weavers for fabrics (in my current game that in fact is another recipe I skipped and cannot find into the end of act 2 lol and by now it's worthless) so free up a few weavers and pump out rugs by the handful is what I say. Things I don't need much of, like fabric or looms, I trade for. You indeed need fabrics for certain triumphs, but you don't really need to invest your weavers into them... I may even add candles to that list as the cpu always has them and you can basically always use them. Don't waste your slot. Unless you're playing at a very high level (or as France) and you get no trades. note, industrial tools adds CRAFTING production whereas metal tools focuses on HARVEST production. Thus there is no upgrade for industrial tools on your mines or logging camps, ind tools don't have that ability at all!
I stumbled on indoor stoves by accident and OMG that fertility boost!
You should also emphasize that goods slotted as supplies (vice amenities and as ingredients) don't get consumed.
For some reason I skipped the furniture recipe so I can't tell you when you can get it... but all my dwellings and upgrades have rugs from the weaver and it's a wonderful substitute actually. I don't remember when it comes in, maybe low medievel?, but it gives +3 health which really adds up, and makes rather quickly. I don't use ships much so I don't really use my weavers for fabrics (in my current game that in fact is another recipe I skipped and cannot find into the end of act 2 lol and by now it's worthless) so free up a few weavers and pump out rugs by the handful is what I say.
Things I don't need much of, like fabric or looms, I trade for. You indeed need fabrics for certain triumphs, but you don't really need to invest your weavers into them... I may even add candles to that list as the cpu always has them and you can basically always use them. Don't waste your slot. Unless you're playing at a very high level (or as France) and you get no trades.
note, industrial tools adds CRAFTING production whereas metal tools focuses on HARVEST production. Thus there is no upgrade for industrial tools on your mines or logging camps, ind tools don't have that ability at all!