This Classic WoW Tailoring leveling guide is designed to show you the quickest and most straightforward method to increase your Tailoring skill from 1 to 300.
Tailoring primarily utilizes cloths as its core components. The advantage of Tailoring is that you don’t need a gathering profession to acquire these cloths, making it compatible with any gathering profession. A popular combination is Enchanting. You can craft various cloth items, disenchant them, and then utilize the resulting dust and essences to level up your Enchanting skill. If you’re interested in leveling Enchanting, you can check out my Classic WoW Enchanting leveling guide.
If you are still in the process of leveling your character or starting a new alt, I highly recommend Zygor’s 1-60 Leveling Guide. It’s a fantastic tool to accelerate your journey to level 60.
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Playing Cataclysm Classic?
Cataclysm brought significant changes to trainers and recipes. For the Cataclysm version, please refer to my Cataclysm Tailoring leveling guide.
Classic Tailoring Trainer Locations
You can begin your Tailoring journey by learning from any of the NPCs listed below. However, you must reach level 5 before you can learn the profession.
Simply click on the links below to pinpoint the exact location of each trainer. Alternatively, you can ask any guard in any city for the Tailoring trainer’s location, and it will be marked with a red flag on your map.
Horde trainers:
Alliance trainers:
Classic Tailoring Leveling Guide
1 – 75: Linen Cloth Creations
- 40 – 70 Tailoring Skill: Craft approximately 40x Linen Belt.
- Materials: 40 Bolt of Linen Cloth, 40 Coarse Thread
Leveling Tailoring from 1 to 75 involves crafting Linen Belts. These are simple to make and require readily available Linen Cloth and Coarse Thread. Focus on crafting these belts until you reach skill level 75.
Alt text: Linen Belt icon, crafted item in WoW Tailoring for leveling.
Journeyman Tailoring: Expanding Your Skills
To progress beyond Tailoring skill level 75, you need to learn Journeyman Tailoring. This requires character level 10 and a visit to an Expert Tailor. Not all Tailoring trainers can teach Journeyman Tailoring; you must seek out a designated Expert Tailor.
You can learn Journeyman Tailoring from these NPCs:
Horde trainers:
Alliance trainers:
75 – 125: Working with Linen and Fine Thread
- 100 – 110 Tailoring Skill: Craft around 13x Simple Kilt.
- Materials: 52 Bolt of Linen Cloth, 13 Fine Thread
Continue your leveling journey by crafting Simple Kilts. These recipes utilize Linen Cloth along with Fine Thread, helping you push past the initial skill levels and towards Expert Tailoring.
Alt text: Simple Kilt icon, a Tailoring recipe for Journeyman level in World of Warcraft Classic.
Expert Tailoring: Silk and Dyes Enter the Mix
To advance beyond Tailoring skill 150, you must learn Expert Tailoring, requiring character level 20. You will need to find an Artisan Tailor to teach you this new skill tier.
Horde players can find Josef Gregorian in Undercity, and Alliance players can learn from Georgio Bolero in Stormwind City to become Expert Tailors.
125 – 220: Silk Creations and Color
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145 – 160 Tailoring Skill: Create approximately 18x Azure Silk Hood.
- Materials: 36 Bolt of Silk Cloth, 36 Blue Dye, 18 Fine Thread
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170 – 175 Tailoring Skill: Craft around 5x Formal White Shirt.
- Materials: 15 Bolt of Silk Cloth, 10 Bleach, 5 Fine Thread
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185 – 205 Tailoring Skill: Make approximately 20x Crimson Silk Vest.
- Materials: 80 Bolt of Silk Cloth, 40 Fine Thread, 40 Red Dye
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215 – 220 Tailoring Skill: Produce around 5x Orange Mageweave Shirt.
- Materials: 5 Bolt of Mageweave, 5 Orange Dye, 5 Heavy Silken Thread
This range introduces Silk Cloth and Dyes into your crafting repertoire. Craft Azure Silk Hoods, Formal White Shirts, Crimson Silk Vests, and finally Orange Mageweave Shirts to efficiently level up your Tailoring skill within this bracket.
Alt text: Azure Silk Hood icon, an Expert Tailoring recipe in Classic World of Warcraft.
Alt text: Formal White Shirt icon, a Tailoring recipe using Silk Cloth in WoW Classic.
Alt text: Crimson Silk Vest icon, a red vest crafted by Tailors in Classic WoW.
Alt text: Orange Mageweave Shirt icon, a shirt requiring Mageweave for WoW Tailoring.
Artisan Tailoring: Mageweave and Beyond
To proceed past Tailoring skill 225, you will need to learn Artisan Tailoring, which requires character level 35. You’ll need to seek out a Master Tailor to teach you this advanced level of the profession.
Horde players can find Daryl Stack in Tarren Mill in Hillsbrad Foothills. He is located in the building directly east of the Inn.
Alliance players should visit Timothy Worthington in Theramore Isle in Dustwallow Marsh. He is on the top floor of the first small building to your left after disembarking from the boat.
220 – 260: Mastering Mageweave
- 230 – 250 Tailoring Skill: Craft approximately 23x Black Mageweave Headband.
- Materials: 69 Bolt of Mageweave, 46 Heavy Silken Thread
The Artisan Tailoring phase focuses on Mageweave Cloth. Crafting Black Mageweave Headbands is an efficient way to gain skill levels in this range.
Alt text: Black Mageweave Headband icon, a Tailoring recipe for Artisan level in WoW Classic.
260 – 280: Introducing Runecloth
- 260 – 280 Tailoring Skill: Create around 25x Runecloth Belt.
- Materials: 75 Bolt of Runecloth, 25 Rune Thread
At this stage, Runecloth becomes your primary material. Crafting Runecloth Belts will help you advance your skill towards the higher levels.
Alternatively, if you prefer selling your creations, you can start making Runecloth Bags instead of Runecloth Belts. Bags are more costly to produce but can often be sold at the Auction House for a profit, potentially recovering your investment. If you prefer a simpler approach without sales, stick to crafting belts.
Alt text: Runecloth Belt icon, a crafted belt in WoW Classic Tailoring using Runecloth.
Alt text: Runecloth Bag icon, a popular Tailoring item for sale in Classic WoW.
280 – 290: Runecloth Bags for the Final Stretch
- 280 – 290 Tailoring Skill: Craft approximately 18x Runecloth Bag.
- Materials: 90 Bolt of Runecloth, 36 Rugged Leather, 18 Rune Thread
To continue with Runecloth Bags, you will need to acquire the Pattern: Runecloth Bag. This pattern is sold by Qia in Everlook, Winterspring. She is located inside the bank building, in the left corner as you enter.
This recipe has a limited supply. If it has been purchased recently, you may need to wait for it to respawn. The restock time can vary from 5 to 90 minutes. If many players are waiting, it’s often more efficient to buy the pattern from the Auction House.
Alt text: Pattern Runecloth Bag icon, a limited supply recipe for Tailoring skill in WoW.
290 – 300: Runecloth Gloves to Cap it Off
- 290 – 300 Tailoring Skill: Create around 18x Runecloth Gloves.
- Materials: 72 Bolt of Runecloth, 72 Rugged Leather, 18 Rune Thread
The Runecloth Gloves recipe will turn yellow at skill level 290, so gather enough materials for approximately 18 crafts to reach 300.
The Pattern: Runecloth Gloves is also sold by Qia in Winterspring and is also a limited supply item, similar to the Runecloth Bag pattern.
Alt text: Runecloth Gloves icon, the final recipe in this WoW Classic Tailoring guide to 300.
Congratulations on reaching Tailoring skill level 300 in Classic WoW! I hope you found this Classic WoW Tailoring leveling guide helpful.
