Within the game Rust, cloth is an essential resource in the crafting of weaponry, armors, and other wearable pieces of stuff and helpful utensils. Ways to gain cloth mostly include the following.

Harvesting Hemp Plants

Hemp is the easiest and most accessible source of cloth, found in various biomes but most commonly in forested and grassy areas. Each plant yields 2 to 10 units of cloth, making it a great early-game resource.

Cacti Harvesting

In the deserts where hemp is scarcer, cacti are used as a substitute for harvesting. Large cacti produce 15 units of cloth, and small ones give 10. Tools, such as stone or metal axes, can be used to harvest from them because they cause damage when one is too close to the plant.

Animals killed in the hunt

Such cloth is obtained from chickens, boars, deer, wolves, and bears. For example, a wolf gives about 30 units of cloth, and a bear- up to 50. The most effective collection of resources from killed animals is with a bone knife.

Recycling

You can recycle items that you no longer need and in their place get cloth from recyclers at monuments. Example, when you recycle tent it gives you 30 units of cloth whereas ropes give you 15 units of cloth.

Farming - Hemp is grown at bases to produce a large amount of cloth. Later in the game this will be a sure source of cloth.Players can also trade or kill other players; however, be aware that they do not always have cloth on them.

Genetic Code for the Best Hemp:In Rust, the genetics of plants are implemented as a set of six letters, with each letter describing a characteristic of the plant:

Y - Yield: Increases harvest amount of one plant.

G - Growth: It increases the growth of the plant by reducing actual time needed for growth.

H - Hardiness: Increases the resistance of the plant to unfavorable living conditions, such as a lack of water or light.

X – Unnecessary gene: Does not confer any benefit and is best avoided.

Optimal Genetic Combination: YYY GGG - this is the best possible combination for growing hemp. It provides maximum yield, which increases the amount of material, and high growth speed, reducing the time until harvest.