To level Tailoring in World of Warcraft: Forever, loot cloth from every humanoid you kill, turn it into bolts, and sew the cheapest item that still gives skill, from Linen Belts at the start to Runecloth gear at the end. Train Journeyman at 50 skill, Expert at 125 and Artisan at 200, and keep your thread and dye topped up at the Tailoring Supplies vendor next to each trainer.
Tailoring is the cheapest crafting profession to level because cloth drops while you quest and needs no gathering profession. Below are the trainers, the route through each skill band, which cloth comes from which levels, and the Forever extras for tailors. Blizzard has not published Forever’s skill-up colors, so treat our switch points as approximate and let the Professions window (K) tell you when a recipe stops giving skill.
How Tailoring Leveling Works in WoW Forever
Tailoring climbs from 1 to 300 through Apprentice, Journeyman, Expert and Artisan, and each rank caps your skill until you train the next. Blizzard’s Legacy system overview pays a Legacy Point at 150, 225 and 300 skill in each crafting profession, once per account, so Tailoring is worth three points to the first character who maxes it.
Your main material is cloth, which drops from humanoid enemies. Each cloth type follows the level of the enemy:
| Cloth | Drops from enemies of about | Turns into |
|---|---|---|
| Linen Cloth | Levels 1 to 19 | Bolt of Linen Cloth |
| Wool Cloth | Levels 15 to 30 | Bolt of Woolen Cloth |
| Silk Cloth | Levels 26 to 40 | Bolt of Silk Cloth |
| Mageweave Cloth | Levels 41 to 50 | Bolt of Mageweave |
| Runecloth | Levels 51 to 60 | Bolt of Runecloth |
Felcloth, a rarer cloth for high-end patterns, drops from demons near level 60. Everything else on your list (Coarse, Fine, Silken and Rune Thread, plus dyes) comes from Tailoring Supplies vendors.
Tailoring Trainers for Every Rank
| Rank | Skill range | Requirement | Where to train |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | 1 to 75 | A free primary slot | Any Tailoring trainer in a starting area or capital, including Zephras Isle |
| Journeyman | Up to 150 | 50 skill, level 10 | Stormwind (Sellandus), Ironforge (Jormund Stonebrow), Darnassus (Me’lynn), Orgrimmar (Magar), Undercity (Rhiannon Davis), Thunder Bluff (Tepa) |
| Expert | Up to 225 | 125 skill, level 20 | Alliance: Georgio Bolero in Stormwind. Horde: Josef Gregorian in the Undercity |
| Artisan | Up to 300 | 200 skill, level 35 | Alliance: Timothy Worthington in Theramore, Dustwallow Marsh. Horde: Daryl Stack in Tarren Mill, Hillsbrad Foothills |
These are the original game’s trainers, and Blizzard has not announced any moves. If you get lost, Blizzard’s new player’s starter guide says a city guard will mark the nearest trainer on your map.
Tailoring Leveling Route
The route uses recipes from the original game that are in Forever. Forever adds more than 600 new recipes across professions, so if your window shows a new pattern in orange that costs less, use it instead.
Apprentice: 1 to 75
- Bolt of Linen Cloth (1 to about 30). Two Linen Cloth per bolt. Keep every bolt.
- Linen Belt (about 30 to 55). A bolt and Coarse Thread each.
- Train Journeyman at 50, before you reach the 75 cap.
- Bolt of Woolen Cloth (about 55 to 80). Make extra: the next steps eat a lot of Woolen bolts.
Journeyman: 75 to 150
- Woolen Cape (about 80 to 95). Woolen bolts and Fine Thread.
- Double-stitched Woolen Shoulders (about 95 to 100).
- Bolt of Silk Cloth (about 100 to 120). Four Silk Cloth per bolt. Again, make plenty.
- Gloves of Meditation (about 120 to 140). Woolen bolts, Fine Thread and an Elixir of Wisdom, which an alchemist or the Auction House can supply.
- Train Expert at 125.
- Bolt of Mageweave or Red Swashbuckler’s Shirt (about 140 to 150). The shirt uses Silk bolts and Red Dye, if you have no Mageweave yet.
Expert: 150 to 225
- Crimson Silk Vest (about 150 to 170). Silk bolts, Red Dye and Fine Thread.
- Crimson Silk Pantaloons (about 170 to 190). Silk bolts, Red Dye and Silken Thread.
- Black Mageweave Gloves (about 190 to 215). Mageweave bolts and Heavy Silken Thread.
- Mageweave Bag (about 215 to 225). Mageweave bolts and Silken Thread. Bags also sell well, so these are not wasted.
- Train Artisan at 200 if you can. It needs level 35, so a younger character has to wait at 225 until it gets there.
Artisan: 225 to 300
From here the route is less settled. Blizzard has not announced changes to the original game’s Runecloth recipes, but it has not published their colors in Forever either, so check each one in the Professions window before you buy cloth.
- Runecloth Belt (about 225 to 240). Runecloth bolts and Rune Thread, from the Artisan trainer.
- Runecloth Gloves (about 240 to 265). The pattern is sold by Qia in Everlook, Winterspring. It also takes Rugged Leather, so a skinner friend helps.
- Finish to 300 with whatever Runecloth recipe still shows orange or yellow. Runecloth patterns from world drops, Merchant’s Favor vendors and dungeon Blueprints all count. Expect this stretch to eat the most cloth of the whole route.
Tips for Leveling Tailoring
- Bank your cloth while you level. Every Linen, Wool and Silk you loot now saves Auction House gold later, and Runecloth is the expensive part at the end.
- Disenchant the greens. Many tailoring recipes make uncommon (green) gear, and an enchanter can break those into dust and essences. Tailors and enchanters are a classic pair, and our Enchanting leveling guide shows what that dust is worth.
- Buy a tradeskill bag. Trade supply vendors sell apprentice tradeskill bags from the start, and Blizzard’s November 5 hotfixes made sure the ones on Zephras Isle stock them too, so you can carry more cloth while you level.
- Fill Waylaid Crates with spare cloth. Crates ask for cloth among other materials and pay Merchant’s Favor, which buys new patterns; our Merchant’s Favor guide explains how.
- Plant your banner at 20. Tailoring’s first camp feature is the Faction Banner, a Spirit buff for nearby players of your faction that does not stack with Divine Spirit, per Blizzard’s camping post. Our camping guide covers the rest of the system.
- Take Working Overtime. This Legacy perk raises your chance of a skill-up in every tradeskill; our Legacy Points guide covers how to earn the points to unlock it.
Tailoring suits Mages, Priests and Warlocks best, since they wear what it makes; our best professions for each class guide explains the pairings, and our professions guide shows how to swap one out. Every Forever guide we have is on our World of Warcraft hub.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do you learn Artisan Tailoring in WoW Forever? Alliance tailors train with Timothy Worthington in Theramore, Dustwallow Marsh. Horde tailors train with Daryl Stack in Tarren Mill, Hillsbrad Foothills. You need 200 skill and level 35.
Do you need a gathering profession for Tailoring? No. Cloth drops from humanoid enemies, so Tailoring pairs well with Enchanting instead of a gathering profession.
What is the cheapest way to level Tailoring? Save every piece of cloth you loot while leveling, turn it into bolts, and craft whichever recipe is cheapest while it still shows orange or yellow.
Where do you buy thread and dye? From the Tailoring Supplies vendor, usually right next to the trainer.
What is the max Tailoring skill in WoW Forever? 300, at Artisan rank.
Does Tailoring give Legacy Points? Yes, at 150, 225 and 300 skill, once per account.