Tailoring Skill Up

Tailoring
Quick Trivial List
Tradeskill Trophy Quest
Alternative with +15% mod if you're in a raiding guild: Akhevan Shadow Shears (Shei Vinitras in Akheva Ruins)
Tailor Charm

0 - 54 Tailoring Freebie: Tonlyei's Chores
55 - 66 Woven Mandrake (keep these if you intend to continue with Picnic Basket)
67 - 76 Picnic Basket
77 - 115 Tailored Quiver
116 - 128 Wu's Fighting Collar
129 - 135 Wu's Fighting Wristbands
136 - 144 Wu's Fighting Mantle
145 - 151 Wu's Fighting Sleeves
152 - 158 Wu's Fighting Shirt
159 - 162 Golden Cyan - Indigo - White - Crimson - Grey - Blue Ribbons (Foraged/farmed components needed)
163 - 167 Golden Teal - Brown - Seagreen - Forrestgreen - Black - Beige Ribbons (Foraged/farmed components needed)
168 - 182 Platinum Cyan - Indigo - White - Crimson - Grey - Blue Ribbons (Foraged/farmed components needed)
183 - 187 Platinum Teal - Seagreen - Forestgreen - Black - Beige Ribbons (Foraged/farmed components needed)
188 - 210 Epicthieck's Power Belt then Small Epicthieck's Power Belt or try DON symbols
211 - 212 Ethereal Silk Swatch - Remember to use Geerlok Sewing Contraption
213 - 252 Epicthieck's Power Belt then Small Epicthieck's Power Belt
253 - 262 Othmir Fur Cap Othmir faction hit (see alternatives if you'd like to keep your faction)
263 - 268 Othmir Fur Moccasins or Holgresh Fur Cap
269 - 295 Othmir Fur Cloak
296 - 300 Holgresh Fur Cloak
Alternative to 190: Spider Silk Filter (farming required)
Alternative to 223-242: Acrylia Reinforced armor
Alternative to 243-252: Arctic Wyvern armor or Cobalt Drake armor
Alternative (TSS) to 262: Tailor Ceramic Clay (involves farming/foraging Spider Silk, Spiderling Silk and Wasp Spider Silk)
Alternative to 282: Holgresh Fur Moccasins
Alternative to 300: DON symbols and Bazu, Chronal or Discordant seals (involves much farming)
For additional alternative skill up paths, check out DoN Cultural tailoring.
They are not all good skill up paths for every race, because of the different items needed/farmed.

General Chart for alternative skill up paths since October 2007 patch, check out Oct 2007 Drops Skill up Chart

SILK TAILORING alternative

20 – 35 - Coarse silk
40 – 55 - Rough Silk
66 – 80 - Tacky Silk
90 – 106 - Sullied Silk
124 – 132 - Thick Silk
158 – 175 - Crude Silk
196 – 215 - Natural Silk
234 – 255 - Pristine Silk
272 – 295 - Fine Silk
310 – 335 - Excellent Silk
348 – 375 - Superb Silk

LEATHER TAILORING alternative

20 – 30 Ruined Animal Pelt
40 – 50 Mangled Pelt
66 – 75 Tattered Pelt
90 – 100 Sullied Pelt
124 – 135 Crude Pelt
158 – 170 Rough Pelt
196 – 210 Flawed Pelt
234 – 250 Pristine Pelt
272 – 290 Fine Pelt
310 – 330 Excellent Pelt
348 – 370 Superb Pelt

CULTURAL SILK TAILORING alternative

Simple Armor - Sullied Silk Template + Sullied Spinneret Fluid
Ornate Armor - Crude Silk Template + Crude Spinneret Fluid
Intricate Armor - Fine Silk Template + Fine Spinneret Fluid
Elaborate Armor - Superb Silk Template + Superb Spinneret Fluid

Note: Symbols use similar pattern as the smithed ones. Silk templates have a negative skill up modifier until the November patch (ie. diminishing skill up returns at the higher levels)

CULTURAL LEATHER TAILORING alternative

Simple Armor - Sullied Leather Template + Dusty Marrow
Ornate Armor - Rough Leather Template +Damp Marrow
Intricate Armor - Fine Leather Template + Hemic Marrow
Elaborate Armor - Superb Leather Template + Excellent Marrow

Symbols - same as above