Our WotLK tailoring guide will show you how to max this profession the fastest. If you’re playing a cloth wearing, you should consider getting tailoring as one of your professions. The biggest bonus of this profession is the cloak enchant Lightweave Embroidery, which increases your spell power by 295 for 15 seconds with a 45 seconds cooldown. It is extremely useful for both casters and healers. There are other embroideries as well, like the Darkglow Embroidery which restores mana, and Swordguard Embroidery, which increases attack power. However, these two will rarely see use.
Also, tailors have access to a unique mount – Magnificent Flying Carpet. It doesn’t give any bonus stat-wise, but it is a nice cosmetic.
Tailors can craft some amazing items. Deathchill Cloak will be a money maker during the first few phases of the game. However, you will first need to finish the Loremaster of Northrend achievement to be able to learn the recipe.
As more phases and raid tiers open, you will have access to new recipes, which you’ll be able to craft and sell as well.
Total mats needed for 1-450 Tailoring
Classic content
- 200x Linen Cloth
- 135x Wool Cloth
- 760x Silk Cloth
- 364x Mageweave Cloth
- 760x Runecloth
- 59x Coarse Thread
- 124x Fine Thread
- 34x Blue Dye
- 10x Bleach
- 60x Red Dye
- 20x Silken Thread
- 5x Orange Dye
- 69x Heavy Silken Thread
TBC content
- 725x Netherweave Cloth
- 10x Arcane Dust
- 20x Knothide Leather
- 89x Rune Thread
WotLK content
- 3175x Frostweave Cloth
- 300x Infinite Dust
- 99x Eternium Thread
Tailoring trainers
Classic Trainers (1-300)
Horde trainers
Magar in Orgrimmar.
Victor Ward in Undercity.
Vhan in Thunder Bluff.
Keelen Sheets in Silvermoon City.
Alliance trainers
Uthrar Threx in Ironforge.
Lawrence Schneider in Stormwind City.
Trianna in Darnassus.
Refik in The Exodar
Tailoring Guide WoW classic
Apprentice tailoring (1 – 75)
- 1 – 45
70x Bolt of Linen Cloth – 140x Linen Cloth (This recipe goes yellow at 25 and green at 37, stop doing it once you reach skill level 45.) - 40 – 67
35x Linen Belt – 35x Bolt of Linen Cloth, 35x Coarse Thread (This recipe goes yellow at 50, so you might need to make more than 27.)
Don’t forget to train Journeyman tailoring (75 – 150) once you reach skill level 50.
- 67 – 75
8x Reinforced Linen Cape – 16x Bolt of Linen Cloth, 24x Coarse Thread
Journeyman tailoring (75 – 150)
- 75 – 100
45x Bolt of Woolen Cloth – 135x Wool Cloth (This recipe goes yellow at 90 and green at 97, but that’s OK because you will need 45 for later.) - 100 – 110
12x Simple Kilt – 48x Bolt of Linen Cloth, 12x Fine Thread (At 100, this recipe is yellow, so you might need to make a bit more than 10. ) - 110 – 125
15x Double-stitched Woolen Shoulders – 45x Bolt of Woolen Cloth, 30x Fine Thread
Don’t forget to train Expert tailoring (150 – 225) once you reach skill level 125.
Expert tailoring (150 – 225)
- 125 – 145
190x Bolt of Silk Cloth – 760x Silk Cloth (This recipe goes yellow at 135 and green at 140, but you will need at least 190 bolts for later, so you might as well get the points for creating them.) - 145 – 160
17x Azure Silk Hood – 34x Bolt of Silk Cloth, 34x Blue Dye, 17x Fine Thread (This recipe goes yellow at 155, so you might need to make a bit more than 15.) - 160 – 170
10x Silk Headband – 30x Bolt of Silk Cloth, 20x Fine Thread - 170 – 175
5x Formal White Shirt – 15x Bolt of Silk Cloth, 10x Bleach, 5x Fine Thread - 175 – 185
91x Bolt of Mageweave – 364x Mageweave Cloth (This recipe goes yellow at 180 and green at 182, but you will need at least 91 bolts for later, so you might as well get the points for creating them.) - 185 – 205
20x Crimson Silk Vest – 80x Bolt of Silk Cloth, 40x Red Dye, 40x Fine Thread
Don’t forget to train Artisan tailoring (225 – 300) once you reach skill level 200.
Artisan tailoring (225 – 300)
- 205 – 215
10x Crimson Silk Pantaloons – 40x Bolt of Silk Cloth, 20x Red Dye, 20x Silken Thread - 215 – 220
5x Orange Mageweave Shirt – 5x Bolt of Mageweave, 5x Orange Dye, 5x Heavy Silken Thread - 220 – 230
10x Black Mageweave Gloves – 20x Bolt of Mageweave, 20x Heavy Silken Thread - 230 – 250
22x Black Mageweave Headband – 66x Bolt of Mageweave, 44x Heavy Silken Thread (This recipe goes yellow at 245, so you might need to make a bit more than 20.) - 250 – 260
190x Bolt of Runecloth – 760x Runecloth (This recipe goes yellow at 255 and green at 257, but you will need at least 190 bolts for later, so you might as well get the points for creating them.) - 260 – 280
25x Runecloth Belt – 75x Bolt of Runecloth, 25x Rune Thread (This recipe goes yellow at 270, so you might need to make a bit more than 20.) - 280 – 295
17x Runecloth Gloves – 85x Bolt of Runecloth, 34x Rune Thread (This recipe goes yellow at 290, so you might need to make a bit more than 15.) - 295 – 300
5x Runecloth Headband – 30x Bolt of Runecloth, 10x Rune Thread
Tailoring Guide TBC
Master tailoring (300 – 375)
Learn Master tailoring (300 – 375) from one of these trainers:
Horde trainers
Dalinna in Thrallmar, Hellfire Peninsula.
Alliance trainers
Hama in Honor Hold, Hellfire Peninsula.
Neutral
- Miralisse – if you are a Scryer.
- Weaver Aoa – if you are an Aldor.
- 300 – 325
145x Bolt of Netherweave – 725x Netherweave Cloth (This recipe goes yellow at 305 and green at 315, but you will need 145 bolts for later, so you might as well get the points for creating them.) - 325 – 330
5x Bolt of Imbued Netherweave – 15x Bolt of Netherweave, 10x Arcane Dust
The Pattern: Bolt of Imbued Netherweave is sold by Eiin in Shattrath.
He also sells the Pattern: Netherweave Tunic which you will need for later so you can buy it now.
To craft Bolt of Imbued Netherweave you will need a Mana Loom, and there is one next to him.
- 330 – 335
5x Netherweave Pants – 30x Bolt of Netherweave, 5x Rune Thread - 335 – 345
10x Netherweave Boots – 60x Bolt of Netherweave, 20x Knothide Leather, 10x Rune Thread - 345 – 350
5x Netherweave Tunic – 40x Bolt of Netherweave, 5x Rune Thread
Tailoring Guide WoTLK
Grand Master tailoring (350 – 450)
Learn Grand Master tailoring (350 – 450) from one of these trainers:
Horde trainers
Howling Fjord: Alexandra McQueen
Borean Tundra: Raenah
Alliance trainers
Howling Fjord: Benjamin Clegg
Borean Tundra: Darin Goodstitch
Both factions can also learn it from Charles Worth at Dalaran.
- 350 – 375
635x Bolt of Frostweave – 3175x Frostweave Cloth (This recipe goes yellow at 370 and green at 372, but you will need several hundred bolts for later, so you might as well get the points for creating them.) - 375 – 380
5x Frostwoven Belt – 15x Bolt of Frostweave, 5x Eternium Thread - 380 – 385
5x Frostwoven Boots – 20x Bolt of Frostweave, 5x Eternium Thread - 385 – 395
12x Frostwoven Cowl – 60x Bolt of Frostweave, 12x Eternium Thread (This recipe goes yellow at 390, so you might need to make a bit more than 10.) - 395 – 400
5x Duskweave Belt – 35x Bolt of Frostweave, 5x Eternium Thread - 400 – 405
150x Bolt of Imbued Frostweave – 300x Bolt of Frostweave, 300x Infinite Dust (This recipe goes yellow at 400 and green at 402, but you will need around 150 bolts for later, so you might as well get the points for creating them.) - 405 – 410
5x Duskweave Wristwraps – 40x Bolt of Frostweave, 5x Eternium Thread - 410 – 415
5x Duskweave Gloves – 45x Bolt of Frostweave, 5x Eternium Thread - 415 – 425
12x Duskweave Boots – 120x Bolt of Frostweave, 12x Eternium Thread (This recipe goes yellow at 420, so you might need to make a bit more than 10.) - 425 – 440
25x Frostweave Bag – 150x Bolt of Imbued Frostweave, 50x Eternium Thread (This recipe goes yellow at 430, so you might need to make more than 15.) - 440 – 450 Any BOE epic, here are your options:
Spellweave Gloves – 4x Spellweave, 4x Bolt of Imbued Frostweave, Eternium Thread, Frozen Orb (This recipe goes yellow at 445.)
Moonshroud Gloves – 4x Moonshroud, 4x Bolt of Imbued Frostweave, Eternium Thread, Frozen Orb (This recipe goes yellow at 445.)
Ebonweave Gloves – 4x Ebonweave, 4x Bolt of Imbued Frostweave, Eternium Thread, Frozen Orb (This recipe goes yellow at 445.)
Spellweave Robe – 8x Spellweave, 6x Bolt of Imbued Frostweave, Eternium Thread, Frozen Orb
Moonshroud Robe – 8x Moonshroud, 6x Bolt of Imbued Frostweave, Eternium Thread, Frozen Orb
Ebonweave Robe – 8x Ebonweave, 6x Bolt of Imbued Frostweave, Eternium Thread, Frozen Orb
Because this part of the guide is entirely your decision, the mats needed will not be included in the total mats required list.
Thank you for reading our WotLK tailoring guide! You are now ready to craft all the cloth gear and bags you’re ever going to need. You can also have a nice supplemental income by crafting Moonshroud, Ebonweave, and Spellweave every time they are on cooldown. Just don’t forget to finish your specialization quest before you start doing that.