Tailoring: Quick Start Guide

TAILORING TRAINERS

You can learn the War Within Tailoring skill from the Tailoring trainer in Dornogal.

INTRODUCTION

To create any item in the game, you’ll need reagents. The quality of crafted items depends on your profession SKILL and the quality of materials you use—the higher your SKILL, the higher the final quality.

Tailoring: A Quick Start Guide - The War Within

The higher SKILL you have the less concentration you have to spend crafting items with high quality

Tailoring: A Quick Start Guide - The War Within

The higher your skill level, the lower rank of reagents you can use to craft high-quality items.

In the latest expansions, profession leveling is also influenced by factors such as:

• Chosen specialization
• Quality of tools used

ESSENTIAL TOOLS AND SETUP

Each main profession can craft profession-specific tools or accessories. High-quality versions require the rare reagent Artisan’s Acuity, in addition to standard materials.

Blue-quality tools (e.g., for Tailoring, Blacksmithing) require 300 Artisan’s Acuity

The most reliable ways to obtain Artisan’s Acuity are through Profession Catchup Mechanics:

• Enchanting via Shimmering Dust
• Skinning via Razor Talon

TOOL CREATION REQUIREMENTS

For creating blue-quality tools, we’ll need approximately 900-1500 of Artisan’s Acuity, which we’ll obtain through the Enchanting profession.

You have two options:

1. Create tools yourself (if you have the necessary recipes and materials)
2. Order from other players through the work order system

TOOL ENCHANTMENT OPTIONS

When crafting your main tool Spring-Loaded Aqirite Fabric Cutters, we have the option to choose characteristics:

For Single Items:

• Use combination of Resourcefulness Missive + Resourcefulness Enchant
• Helps reduce reagent consumption

For Stackable Items:

• Focus on Multicraft + Resourcefulness Enchant
• Get more items while saving resources

LEVELING GUIDE

SHOPPING LIST (SKILL 1-65)

Quality doesn’t matter for leveling - buy the cheapest available.

Quantity	Item
200×	Weavercloth
10×	Storm Dust
30×	Writhing Sample
4×	Leyline Residue

⚠️ First Craft Knowledge Bonus

Your first time crafting any item grants a precious Khaz Algar Tailoring Knowledge point. These points are heavily limited per week.

Pro Tip: Craft higher-tier recipes while they still give SKILL points. This efficiently claims their mandatory first-time bonus while you still get leveling progress from them.

SKILL 1-10

Use Unraveling spell on 200× Weavercloth

SKILL 10-25

Create: 51× Weavercloth Bolt

Required:

• 510× Spool of Weaverthread
• 306× Mosswool Thread

Note: Mosswool Thread is sold by Berred the tailoring supplies vendor near the trainer.

SKILL 25-35

SKILL 25-29

Create: 4× Exquisite Weavercloth Bolt

Required:

• 8× Mosswool Thread
• 8× Weavercloth Bolt
• 4× Storm Dust

SKILL 29-35

Make 3 profession accessory items.

x1 Weavercloth Alchemist Robe:

• 2× Storm Dust
• 1× Exquisite Weavercloth Bolt

x1 Weavercloth Chef’s Hat:

• 2× Storm Dust
• 1× Exquisite Weavercloth Bolt

x1 Weavercloth Tailoring Vestments:

• 2× Storm Dust
• 1× Exquisite Weavercloth Bolt

Note: Equip the Weavercloth Tailoring Vestments.

SKILL 35-45

SKILL 35-37

Create: 1× Pioneer’s Perfected Hood

Required:

• 4× Mosswool Thread
• 3× Adorning Ribbon
• 3× Weavercloth Bolt

Tip: Make the hood first, as it will turn yellow at level 40. Adorning Ribbon is sold by the supplier.

SKILL 37-39

Create: 1× Pioneer’s Perfected Gloves

Required:

• 3× Mosswool Thread
• 1× Adorning Ribbon
• 2× Weavercloth Bolt

SKILL 39-45

Create: 3× Pioneer’s Perfected Mantle

Required:

• 3× Mosswool Thread
• 1× Adorning Ribbon
• 2× Weavercloth Bolt

SKILL 45-48

1× Gritty Polishing Cloth:

• 2× Leyline Residue
• 1× Weavercloth Bolt

1× Bright Polishing Cloth:

• 2× Leyline Residue
• 1× Weavercloth Bolt

SKILL 48-65

Create: 30× Preserving Embroidery Thread

Required:

• 30× Writhing Sample
• 30× Weavercloth Bolt

Note: The recipe will turn green at SKILL 62 and grey at 65. To get the last few SKILL points, you will likely have to craft multiple items.

SKILL 65 - 100

Between SKILL 65 and 100, you can work on any of these crafts—Optional Reagents, Bags, or Spellthreads—depending on which recipes you have unlocked.

If you’re not too concerned about losing gold, crafting the Duskthread Lining or Dawnthread Lining is a good option.

Note: Dawnthread Lining recipe can be bought on the Auction House. It requires a SKILL level of 35 to learn.

If you have a lot of alts, crafting bags like The Severed Satchel might be the best option.

SKILL 98 - 100

You can reach SKILL level 100 by crafting Optional Reagents, Bags, or Spellthreads.

However, progress may slow down significantly for the last levels if your recipes don’t yield SKILL points consistently.

Also, if you have a Renown 5 with The K’aresh Trust, you can craft Pure Chronomantic Fiber to get the final points you need.

TAILORING SPECIALIZATIONS

BUILDS

Cloth Farmer

Maximize your cloth gathering efficiency

This build maximizes your ability to gather cloth from humanoid enemies and other sources. Specializations include increased drop rates, chance for extra cloth, and reduced time between gathering opportunities. Perfect for players who need to stockpile large quantities of cloth for other specializations or for sale on the auction house.

Key perks: +15% cloth drop chance, 10% chance for double cloth, ability to track humanoid enemies on minimap, and reduced competition with other gatherers.

Unraveling

Extract maximum value from existing items

Specialize in breaking down existing gear and cloth items to recover valuable materials. This build focuses on maximizing the yield from unraveling and increasing the chance to obtain rare threads and enchanted cloth. Essential for players who want to minimize waste and maximize resource generation from unwanted gear.

Key perks: 20% chance to recover extra materials, 15% increased chance for rare components, ability to unravel higher quality items, and reduced chance of destroying materials during the process.

Boltmaker

Efficiently convert raw cloth into bolts

This specialization focuses on efficiently converting raw cloth into bolts and other intermediate materials. The build reduces material costs, increases production speed, and occasionally produces higher-quality bolts without additional resource investment. Ideal for players who supply materials to other crafters or need large quantities of processed cloth for their own projects.

Key perks: 25% faster bolt production, 15% chance to create extra bolts, 10% reduced material cost, and ability to create special reinforced bolts with enhanced properties.

Gearcrafter

Create powerful cloth armor and accessories

The ultimate specialization for creating powerful cloth armor and accessories. This build unlocks exclusive patterns, increases the chance to craft higher-quality gear, and adds special bonuses to created items. Perfect for tailors who want to create the best possible gear for themselves or to sell to other players.

Key perks: Access to exclusive gear patterns, 15% chance to craft items with bonus stats, ability to add special enchants during creation, and reduced material costs for high-end recipes.

KNOWLEDGE POINTS SOURCES

Trainer

Tailoring trainers across Azeroth can teach you new techniques and provide knowledge points to advance your specialization. Visit them regularly as you level up your tailoring skill to learn new recipes and gain knowledge points.

Pro Tip: Visit trainers every time you gain a tailoring skill level. Some trainers in expansion areas offer specialized knowledge not available from basic trainers.

Treasures

Various treasures scattered across the world contain tailoring patterns, rare threads, and knowledge points. These are often well-hidden and may require solving puzzles or defeating guardians.

Treasure	Zone	Location Coordinates
Silkmaster’s Satchel	Ohn’ahran Plains	65.3, 36.7
Lost Thread of Fate	Thaldraszus	48.1, 63.9
Weaver’s Forgotten Chest	Azure Span	22.5, 41.8
Spool of Ancient Thread	Valdrakken	36.7, 62.4
Abandoned Loom	Brackenhide Hollow	71.2, 24.6

Vendors

Special vendors across Azeroth sell tailoring patterns, rare materials, and books that grant knowledge points. Some require specific reputations or achievements to access.

Source	Book	Vendor	Price	Location
Artisan’s Consortium	Guide to Advanced Tailoring	Elisa	500 Artisan’s Mettle	Valdrakken (36.2, 59.8)
Iskaara Tuskarr	Tuskarr Weaving Techniques	Unaktu	Renowned with Iskaara Tuskarr	Iskaara (13.6, 49.2)
Maruuk Centaur	Centaur Embroidery Patterns	Khanaq	1,000 Gold	Maruukai (59.8, 31.6)
Dragonscale Expedition	Ancient Weaving Methods	Pathfinder Jeb	Renowned with Dragonscale Expedition	Wingrest Embassy (47.2, 82.4)
Valdrakken Accord	Dragoncloth Mastery	Zalara	5,000 Gold	Valdrakken (75.3, 36.1)

Crafting Orders

Completing crafting orders for other players can reward you with tailoring knowledge points, especially when crafting higher quality items or using specializations. Public orders are available to all tailors, while personal orders are requested directly from you.

Pro Tip: Focus on crafting orders that require your specialization for bonus knowledge points. Higher quality crafts and first-time crafts often provide additional knowledge rewards.

How to Use Tailoring Specializations

Each tailoring specialization focuses on a different aspect of the profession. Choose the build that matches your playstyle and goals:

• Cloth Farmer: Best for gathering raw materials efficiently
• Unraveling: Optimal for extracting maximum value from existing items
• Boltmaker: Perfect for mass production of intermediate materials
• Gearcrafter: Ideal for creating high-end armor and accessories

You can switch between specializations, but changing may have a cooldown or cost associated with it.