Silksong players stuck in Far Fields: Here's how to get out

A screenshot from Hollow Knight: Silksong. An interior shot of a room with fabric, threads, and buttons on the ground. A bug-like character cloaked in red is working on a loom while the main character Hornet sits nearby.
(Image credit: Tyler C. / Team Cherry)

There's one big roadblock early on in Hollow Knight: Silksong where you can get stuck in Far Fields if you don't finish a particular quest. Like a lot of things in the game, you're not explicitly told how to complete the quest. And if you don't figure it out, you'll have no way out of the area.

This particular quest can be frustrating because there's a trick to it that you might only stumble upon by accident. The Seamstress isn't all that helpful when she asks you to find bugs that "produce a marvelous spine, flexible yet strong."

When you turn in the Spine Cores to the Seamstress, she'll give you the Drifter's Cloak. This item lets you use those wind pillars you've no doubt been running by to finally free yourself from being stuck in Far Fields.

Now you can continue playing Silksong unabated. Well, that is until the next riddle comes along.

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Tyler has covered videogames and PC hardware for 15 years. He regularly spends time playing and reporting on games like Diablo 4, Elden Ring, Overwatch 2, and Final Fantasy 14. While his specialty is in action RPGs and MMOs, he's driven to cover all sorts of games whether they're broken, beautiful, or bizarre.

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