WoW Forever Tailoring 1–300 guide

Cloth into bolts, bolts into gear: the cheapest route from 1 to 300 with every trainer and the cloth-versus-bolt check for your faction house.

Forever beta · Source checked 5 October 2026

A 1-300 Tailoring route for WoW Forever with the cloth shopping list, every trainer by race and capital, and the cheapest craft for each skill band from Apprentice through Artisan.

Cloth comes from humanoid drops rather than a gathering skill, so Tailoring sits comfortably beside any second profession. Enchanting is the classic match: the gloves, capes and bags you make on the way can be disenchanted into the dust and essences that level it.

Everything here is read from the Forever beta client (build 70205). The beta caps skill at 225, and Mageweave Cloth barely exists there because few characters reach level 40, so the 140-225 stretch leans on buying Bolt of Mageweave outright.

Shopping list

Counts are estimates: once a recipe turns yellow not every craft gives a point. An alternative replaces its whole row, so buy whichever is cheaper on your house.

Skill 1-150

Counts are estimates; yellow recipes skip points, so expect a little drift. An alternative replaces the whole row. Threads and dye are vendor items and sit under Tools.

Material	Unit price	Line total	Alternative (if cheaper)
65× Linen Cloth	21 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC	13 silver65 copper	—
423× Wool Cloth	1 silver17 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC	4 gold94 silver91 copper	—
20× Elixir of Wisdom Auction House or a friendly Alchemist.	2 silver60 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC	52 silver	—
160× Silk Cloth Becomes 40 Bolt of Silk Cloth at 100-120; they are used again at 150-190.	4 silver45 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC	7 gold12 silver	—
85× Mageweave Cloth	32 silver90 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC	27 gold96 silver50 copper	372× Wool Cloth and 31× Elixir of Wisdom if Mageweave is scarce or dear (it is on the beta): keep making Gloves of Meditation to 150 instead of bolts
28× Coarse Thread vendor Our tally from the step list.	18 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC	5 silver4 copper	—
148× Fine Thread vendor Our tally from the step list; the gloves alternative at 140-150 adds 93.	1 silver50 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC	2 gold22 silver	—

Skill 150-225

Still inside the beta cap. The bolt alternative is the realistic choice on the beta, where Mageweave Cloth is rare.

Material	Unit price	Line total	Alternative (if cheaper)
544× Silk Cloth	4 silver45 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC	24 gold20 silver80 copper	—
900× Mageweave Cloth	32 silver90 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC	296 gold10 silver	180× Bolt of Mageweave if bolts are cheaper, or on the beta where the raw cloth hardly drops
88× Red Dye vendor Our tally: 40 for vests, 48 for pantaloons.	20 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC	17 silver60 copper	—
100× Silken Thread vendor	4 silver94 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC	4 gold94 silver	—
76× Heavy Silken Thread vendor	30 silverFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC	22 gold80 silver	—

Skill 225-300

Not tested on the beta; the reference publishes nothing past 225 and neither do we yet.

No list yet for this range.

Where to learn Tailoring

Apprentice Tailoring has no level requirement in Forever right now; a level 1 character can learn it.

Alliance capitals

Stormwind City Lawrence Schneider
Ironforge Uthrar Threx the Great Forge
Darnassus Trianna Craftsmen's Terrace

Horde capitals

Orgrimmar Snang the Drag
Undercity Victor Ward
Thunder Bluff Vhan middle rise

Starting zones

Race	Zone	Closest trainer
Orc, Troll	Durotar	Snang none in Durotar; the Drag, Orgrimmar
Tauren	Mulgore	Vhan none in Mulgore; middle rise, Thunder Bluff
Undead	Tirisfal Glades	Bowen Brisboise Cold Hearth Manor, southwest of Brill
Human	Elwynn Forest	Eldrin house at Eastvale Logging Camp
Dwarf, Gnome	Dun Morogh	Uthrar Threx none in Dun Morogh; Great Forge, Ironforge
Night Elf	Teldrassil	Trianna none in Teldrassil; Craftsmen's Terrace, Darnassus
Skyborne	Zephras Isle	Othesia Evengale Valanaar; also Taleen Shimmerthread in Shen'dar Village

Trainer and vendor placements are from community references and have not yet been walked in the Forever beta by TheWoWDB. Ask a city guard in game: the trainer is flagged on your map.

Tools and supplies

Coarse Thread

Linen Belts. A Tailoring Supply vendor stands near almost every trainer; Tirisfal Glades is the exception, so Undead tailors shop in Brill.

Horde vendors

Tirisfal Glades Abigail Shiel Brill

Fine Thread

Woolen capes and shoulders, Gloves of Meditation and the Crimson Silk Vest. Supply vendors.

Silken Thread

Crimson Silk Pantaloons and Mageweave Bags. Supply vendors.

Heavy Silken Thread

Black Mageweave Gloves. Supply vendors.

Red Dye

Both Crimson Silk pieces. Supply vendors.

Elixir of Wisdom

Not a vendor item: a reagent for Gloves of Meditation. Buy it on the Auction House or ask an Alchemist.

Apprentice 1–55

Bolts first, then belts made from those bolts.

1–30Skill 1–30

30× Bolt of Linen Cloth

yellow 25grey 50

Ingredient	Per craft	Scanned unit price
Linen Cloth	2	21 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC

Scanned inputs per craft: 42 copper · 12 silver60 copper for 30 crafts

Keep 30 of these — a later step uses them.

every bolt goes into a Linen Belt next

Yellow from 25.

30–55Skill 30–55

28× Linen Belt

yellow 50grey 85

Ingredient	Per craft	Scanned unit price
Bolt of Linen Cloth	1	58 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC
Coarse Thread	1	18 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC

Scanned inputs per craft: 76 copper · 21 silver28 copper for 28 crafts

Yellow from 50.

Coarse Thread is sold by:

Tirisfal Glades Abigail Shiel Brill

Journeyman 55–125

Woolen bolts carry you past 75, so learn Journeyman before you start them. Every bolt from this rank is used later.

To train past 75, learn Journeyman Tailoring (requires skill 50 and character level 10).

Alliance

Stormwind City Sellandus
Ironforge Jormund Stonebrow
Darnassus Me'lynn

Horde

Orgrimmar Magar
Undercity Rhiannon Davis
Thunder Bluff Tepa

55–80Skill 55–80

45× Bolt of Woolen Cloth

yellow 70grey 85

Ingredient	Per craft	Scanned unit price
Wool Cloth	3	1 silver17 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC

Scanned inputs per craft: 3 silver51 copper · 1 gold57 silver95 copper for 45 crafts

Keep 45 of these — a later step uses them.

all 45 are consumed by the next three steps

These bolts can take you beyond 75, so have Journeyman trained first, particularly if you queue a long batch and walk away.

Yellow from 70.

80–95Skill 80–95

22× Woolen Cape

yellow 80grey 115

Ingredient	Per craft	Scanned unit price
Bolt of Woolen Cloth	1	3 silver85 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC
Fine Thread	1	1 silver50 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC

Scanned inputs per craft: 5 silver35 copper · 1 gold17 silver70 copper for 22 crafts

if the bolts carried you past 80, simply cape until 95

95–100Skill 95–100

5× Double-stitched Woolen Shoulders

yellow 110grey 145

Ingredient	Per craft	Scanned unit price
Bolt of Woolen Cloth	3	3 silver85 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC
Fine Thread	2	1 silver50 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC

Scanned inputs per craft: 14 silver55 copper · 72 silver75 copper for 5 crafts

3 bolts each

100–120Skill 100–120

40× Bolt of Silk Cloth

yellow 110grey 120

Ingredient	Per craft	Scanned unit price
Silk Cloth	4	4 silver45 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC

Scanned inputs per craft: 17 silver80 copper · 7 gold12 silver for 40 crafts

Keep 40 of these — a later step uses them.

176 bolts (704 Silk Cloth) are needed through 190; make them all now if you like

Alternative — you will stop at 150 on the beta: skip silk bolts and make shoulders to 125 instead

29× Double-stitched Woolen Shoulders

yellow 110grey 145

Ingredient	Per craft	Scanned unit price
Bolt of Woolen Cloth	3	3 silver85 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC
Fine Thread	2	1 silver50 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC

Scanned inputs per craft: 14 silver55 copper · 4 gold21 silver95 copper for 29 crafts

120–125Skill 120–125

8× Double-stitched Woolen Shoulders

yellow 110grey 145

Ingredient	Per craft	Scanned unit price
Bolt of Woolen Cloth	3	3 silver85 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC
Fine Thread	2	1 silver50 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC

Scanned inputs per craft: 14 silver55 copper · 1 gold16 silver40 copper for 8 crafts

Yellow since 110, so one or two extra may be needed.

Expert 125–225

Expert is sold by a single trainer per faction (Josef Gregorian in Undercity, Georgio Bolero in Stormwind). Mageweave shows up here; on the beta buy the bolts, not the cloth.

To train past 150, learn Expert Tailoring (requires skill 125 and character level 20). Costs 50 silver.

Alliance

Stormwind City Georgio Bolero

Horde

Undercity Josef Gregorian

125–140Skill 125–140

20× Gloves of Meditation

yellow 125grey 155

Ingredient	Per craft	Scanned unit price
Bolt of Woolen Cloth	4	3 silver85 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC
Fine Thread	3	1 silver50 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC
Elixir of Wisdom	1	2 silver60 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC

Scanned inputs per craft: 22 silver50 copper · 4 gold50 silver for 20 crafts

4 woolen bolts + 3 Fine Thread + 1 Elixir of Wisdom each

Elixir of Wisdom is an Alchemy potion; the Auction House or any alchemist has it.

Yellow from 125, the whole way; plan a few spares.

140–150Skill 140–150

17× Bolt of Mageweave

yellow 145grey 150

Ingredient	Per craft	Scanned unit price
Mageweave Cloth	5	32 silver90 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC

Scanned inputs per craft: 1 gold64 silver50 copper · 27 gold96 silver50 copper for 17 crafts

Keep 17 of these — a later step uses them.

180 bolts (900 Mageweave Cloth) are needed through 225

Alternative — Mageweave Cloth is scarce (it only drops from level 40+ mobs, so on the beta keep gloving to 150; green from 140, expect extras)

31× Gloves of Meditation

yellow 125grey 155

Ingredient	Per craft	Scanned unit price
Bolt of Woolen Cloth	4	3 silver85 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC
Fine Thread	3	1 silver50 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC
Elixir of Wisdom	1	2 silver60 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC

Scanned inputs per craft: 22 silver50 copper · 6 gold97 silver50 copper for 31 crafts

The reference expects to revisit this step after launch once level-40 cloth supply is known.

Yellow from 145, grey at 150.

150–170Skill 150–170

20× Crimson Silk Vest

yellow 170grey 190

Ingredient	Per craft	Scanned unit price
Bolt of Silk Cloth	4	22 silver50 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC
Red Dye	2	20 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC
Fine Thread	2	1 silver50 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC

Scanned inputs per craft: 93 silver40 copper · 18 gold68 silver for 20 crafts

4 silk bolts, 2 Red Dye, 2 Fine Thread each

170–190Skill 170–190

24× Crimson Silk Pantaloons

yellow 180grey 200

Ingredient	Per craft	Scanned unit price
Bolt of Silk Cloth	4	22 silver50 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC
Red Dye	2	20 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC
Silken Thread	2	4 silver94 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC

Scanned inputs per craft: 1 gold28 copper · 24 gold6 silver72 copper for 24 crafts

4 silk bolts, 2 Red Dye, 2 Silken Thread each

Beta note: pick up Bolt of Mageweave on the Auction House now; the raw cloth is close to unobtainable there.

Yellow from 180, so the final 10 points run to roughly 14 crafts.

190–215Skill 190–215

38× Black Mageweave Gloves

yellow 195grey 225

Ingredient	Per craft	Scanned unit price
Bolt of Mageweave	2	75 silver99 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC
Heavy Silken Thread	2	30 silverFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC

Scanned inputs per craft: 2 gold11 silver98 copper · 80 gold55 silver24 copper for 38 crafts

2 Bolt of Mageweave + 2 Heavy Silken Thread each

Yellow from 195 and green from 210; a handful of extras is normal.

215–225Skill 215–225

26× Mageweave Bag

yellow 205grey 235

Ingredient	Per craft	Scanned unit price
Bolt of Mageweave	4	75 silver99 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC
Silken Thread	2	4 silver94 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC

Scanned inputs per craft: 3 gold13 silver84 copper · 81 gold59 silver84 copper for 26 crafts

4 Bolt of Mageweave + 2 Silken Thread each

Yellow from 205.

Artisan 225–300

Artisan is taught in Tarren Mill (Horde) or Theramore (Alliance). The beta cannot reach it, so this rank has no checked steps yet.

To train past 225, learn Artisan Tailoring (requires skill 200 and character level 35).

Alliance

Dustwallow Marsh Timothy Worthington Theramore Isle

Horde

Hillsbrad Foothills Daryl Stack Tarren Mill

No checked route for this rank yet. The reference has none either, and the client data alone cannot prove an order of crafts.

Cloth or bolt: which is cheaper in your house

Buy bolts or craft from cloth?

Compare the cloth needed for one bolt with its ready-made price on the selected faction house. Crafting requires a recipe you have already learned. Cloth you own still has a sale value; it is not free.

Bolt	Cloth per bolt	Buy one bolt	Buy cloth and craft	Compare
Bolt of Linen Cloth	2 × Linen ClothBolt of Linen Cloth	58 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC	42 copperCloth unit price: 21 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC	Buying cloth and crafting costs 16 copper less per bolt in these scans.
Bolt of Woolen Cloth	3 × Wool ClothBolt of Woolen Cloth	3 silver85 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC	3 silver51 copperCloth unit price: 1 silver17 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC	Buying cloth and crafting costs 34 copper less per bolt in these scans.
Bolt of Silk Cloth	4 × Silk ClothBolt of Silk Cloth	22 silver50 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC	17 silver80 copperCloth unit price: 4 silver45 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC	Buying cloth and crafting costs 4 silver70 copper less per bolt in these scans.
Bolt of Mageweave	5 × Mageweave ClothBolt of Mageweave	75 silver99 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC	1 gold64 silver50 copperCloth unit price: 32 silver90 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC	Buying the bolt costs 88 silver51 copper less per bolt in these scans.
Bolt of Runecloth	5 × RuneclothBolt of Runecloth	UnknownUnknown · Unknown scan time	4 gold95 silverCloth unit price: 99 silverFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC	Comparison unavailable: a price or scan time is unknown.

These are lowest scanned unit prices, not guaranteed basket costs or resale profit. Listing depth, recipe access, travel and crafting time are not priced. Crafting may help you level the profession; the cheaper option alone does not choose your leveling step. Prices at least 24 hours old are stale.

No gathering skill needed

Cloth is a humanoid drop, so Tailoring pairs with anything. Enchanters get the most out of it: the gloves, capes and bags on this route disenchant into leveling dust and essences.

Mageweave on the beta

Mageweave Cloth only drops from level-40 mobs, and few beta characters are there. If you level on the beta, buy Bolt of Mageweave from the Auction House for 140-225, or stay on Gloves of Meditation to 150 and wait.

Do not reuse a Classic 225-300 route

Forever shifted many Tailoring skill ranges; most late recipes turn grey 25 to 45 points sooner than in Classic Era. Everything above 225 is unknown until it has been walked in game.

Camp items from this profession

Every profession adds three camp items, one per tier. Placing one at a campfire gives everyone sitting there its buff for an hour. How camping works.

Skill	Camp item	Copies	Source
20	Faction Banner	Divine Spirit	Trainer
140	Spinning Wheel	—	Blueprint (dungeon drop)
300	Loom	—	Blueprint (dungeon drop)

What is tested and what is not

Route tested in the Forever beta up to skill 225.

Beyond the beta cap: taken from the client's recipe data, not yet tested in game. Applies from skill 225.

Route and counts are the community reference's estimates mapped onto build 70205 recipe data from the Tailoring cluster catalog; TheWoWDB has not yet run this route in the Forever beta.
The catalog records min_skill_rank = 1 for every recipe, so learn thresholds are not compared; yellow and grey thresholds agree with the reference on every step used here.
Trainer and vendor placements are from community references and have not yet been walked in the Forever beta by TheWoWDB.

Structure and placement facts were checked against a community Forever guide; every word here is ours. Recipes, thresholds, reagents, icons and prices come from the WoW Forever client and our own scans.

Material prices for your faction house

These are scanned unit prices. Owned materials still have a sale value. Prices at least 24 hours old are stale; listings may already have sold.

Material	Scanned unit price
Coarse Thread	18 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC
Fine Thread	1 silver50 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC
Linen Cloth	21 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC
Wool Cloth	1 silver17 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC
Red Dye	20 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC
Bolt of Linen Cloth	58 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC
Bolt of Woolen Cloth	3 silver85 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC
Elixir of Wisdom	2 silver60 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC
Silken Thread	4 silver94 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC
Bolt of Silk Cloth	22 silver50 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC
Silk Cloth	4 silver45 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC
Mageweave Cloth	32 silver90 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC
Bolt of Mageweave	75 silver99 copperFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC
Heavy Silken Thread	30 silverFresh · 2026-10-08 00:27 UTC

Learning recipes and checking the guide

Learn the recipe before buying its ingredients. The Forever profession reference reports learning instructions; we have not independently tested them in game. Source checked 5 October 2026.

If your skill cap blocks progress, check the linked training instructions before continuing. A recipe listed here may need a trainer, purchased recipe or quest that your character has not completed.

Ingredients and crafting relations match our WoW Forever 1.60.1.70205 client snapshot. Client records do not establish obtainable recipes, farming locations or drops. No craft-count odds or guaranteed shopping total are used here.

Continue with Enchanting or all Forever profession guides.