Anybody know the use of this "Tapestry Shred"?

Well I got it wasting possible gold in pre-searing, and was wondering what this quest item can do. I asked my guild, nothing, I asked my list, nothing. Please, if you know tell me :]. PM me if you want.

There's no official comment on this, but it's been reported that it's a broken quest which was supposed to be later in the game. However I'm only passing along second-hand info here, and don't know for sure. I held onto mine for a long time, but eventually trashed it to free up the storage space. I'd decided that if I ever did need it again, like for the next chapter or if the quest is fixed, then I'd make a new character and get one.

Fwiw, next time around you don't have to buy the cape or flute to get it... just give her the broken flute, let her follow and give her every flower that you come across. Eventually you'll become her favorite person and she'll give it to you. The bonus with buying her a new flute though is that she heals everytime she plays it, which can be helpful when soloing in tough areas.

All I did was give her flowers, than my guild mate told me to buy her the stuff so I baught it and she didn't take it lol. I was thinking it had something to do with her parents in the Fire Islands, just a thought though.

I will pass on first hand info. I wrote Anet about it and they responded that the Gwens Treasure quest is broke, and to be fixed in a "future build". Cant tell ya if that means a future patch, or a future expansion.

I thought you had to give the Tapestry Shred to Gwens Mother, who resides in the Underworld...? I thought you had to give her the Tapestry Shred, Gwens' Flute and Gwens' Cape. I'm still trying to find the Cape, which i believe to be in Kryta somewhere.

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Yeah the flute is outside sardelac, and the "tattered girls cape" is outside sanctum cay. Well between sanctum cay and fishermen's somewhere. Unfortunately I didn't get tapestry in pre-searing

Oh darn. I saw the end-of-beta reaction posts somewhere the other day and thought that answered what happened to Gwen...

But still. Having to use a storage slot for the broken flute from Old Ascalon through to Underworld sucks big-time. Especially if you have several characters in between those two points. Unless you don't actually have to keep the item, just getting it back to an outpost having set some flag somewhere... ?

Sudden thought edit: I suppose you could just map back and get the bits once you realise... Hmm.