Crafting Thread

[Citizen Bleys]

Make Velvet Cloth. You'll use a sod of a lot of it later.

Same with silk threads. A LOT of high-level skillup / CP item synths require silk (both threads & cloth) and velvet cloths. There is no such thing as enough.

Linen's another one that's a pain to get when you need it...both the threads and the cloths. If you have any left over, hoard it.

[Yeargdribble]

I think I did a 10 level spread on insect fletchings there. It may be a rought 10 level spread, but insect wings are hella cheap. I didn't expect you to move so quickly. I'll update my cloth guide soon.

While you can do Velvet and you may use it a lot later, keep in mind that for guild items (on my server at least) it's almost always cheaper to buy the items off of the AH or at the Tenshodo Guild than to try to make them yourself. Last time I actually needed any Velvet to make something I bought a stack and used what I needed. I've still got 10 Velvet Cloths sitting on a mule because I haven't found much use for them.

[Citizen Bleys]

and just hateful synths, like making rainbow thread ><

God I hated that.

[Yeargdribble]

I'm working on Rainbow Thread at the moment and I despise it. Planning to quit early and move to Cloth though so I can aim at Puk Fletchings.

[Del Murder]

48 now and working on Insect Fletchings to 52. What do you recommend after 52?

[Yeargdribble]

I editted it yesterday. I'd say do at least one level of Silk Cloth.

After that, check the market on your server. It may be break-even to do Karakul stuff, which is what I did. Either way, I think it will probably be far less loss than Green Ribbons. There are a few recipes I didn't mention like Field Hose in there as well as you near 60.

[Citizen Bleys]

I agree with Yearg's initial post -- silk cloth for one level. You'll use what you produce.

EDIT: Accursed concurrent posting. I hate being a me-too'er.

[Lionx]

Hunter's cotton might not be such a bad idea, lvl bonecraft to 17 and the powders comes naturally. Cotton can be bought via guild or desynth.

[Del Murder]

Since 53+ is a lot more intense, I think I'll take a break from it and level another craft. What's a good compliment to clothcraft? Smithing?

[Citizen Bleys]

leathercraft.

[Del Murder]

What nation is that in?

EDIT: Eh, I guess I could look that up easy enough. Any tips though?

[Citizen Bleys]

Nope, I'm arse with leather.

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[Rostum]

Del, you should also try alchemy perhaps. You can make a decent profit while leveling up on mercury and poison dust / potions (I think they all start at around 14-20).

Then at around 28 you can do the cheap-man's silent oils (the one without beeswax I believe). When I did that I easily made such a huge profit.

But that was a long time ago when I did all that, maybe the banning of gilsellers lately have risen the prices (haven't checked for awhile). Either way I think it's pretty decent to have if you need to make some potions for an event.

Hi-potions for instance, just go farm a few Malboro in Ordelle's, as well as the water elementals in there. And you got yourself some hi-potions for free (well apart from your time). Though, they are generally cheap these days. =(

[dodhungry]

mk for Iron Chains, what would be a good price for a stack to go for?
Right now they are selling for around 56-60k in Sandy on Carby.

[Yeargdribble]

With 60 Leather and 60 Cloth you're tier 31 on most Seer's gear. At 75 Cloth and 60 Leather you'll be tier 51 on most Baron's/Noct gear. These can be a pretty good profit if you are watching your market.

Cloth uses Leather more than almost any other sub. At the higher levels Gold becomes a bigger deal. With 45 Smithing and 60 Cloth you're also tier 31 on Kaginawa.

Just so you know... Leather sucks ass. If you're looking for something to save money while you put Cloth on hold, Leather is probably not it. However, if you have ample time and will to farm, you can make Leather into quite a profit to skill up. I did a good deal of my leather while farming and turned a decent profit in some level spreads.

Alchemy is a good cheap craft to take to 60 (or beyond) though the sub isn't used very often. If you find Cloth to be too pricey for you, Alchemy and Cooking can make for pretty decent choices. I took both to 60 at a profit (long ago though).

Perhaps later I'll put down some guide material.