Farm humanoids for cloth; tailor-crafted greens can be disenchanted to feed Enchanting profits.
Classic Route
Skill
Craft
Notes
1-45
Bolt of Linen Cloth
Then Linen Belt.
45-75
Brown Linen Bag / Reinforced Linen Cape
Sell bags.
75-105
Bolt of Wool / Gray Woolen Shirt
105-125
Double-stitched Woolen Shoulders
125-145
Bolt of Silk / Azure Silk Hood
145-170
Silk Headband
Good DE value.
170-200
Bolt of Mageweave / Black Mageweave Gloves
200-215
Black Mageweave Headband
215-250
Bolt of Runecloth / Runecloth Belt
250-260
Runecloth Bag
Sells well.
260-280
Runecloth Headband
Cheap mats.
280-300
Runecloth Robe/Tunic
Expect some yellows.
TBC Shopping List (300-375)
Cloth
Qty
Notes
Netherweave
1200
Bolts for 300-360.
Arcane Dust
120
Netherweave set patterns.
Primal Fire/Water
10/10
Spellcloth/Crafted blues.
Rune Thread
80
Vendor.
Specialize (Mooncloth/Spellfire/Shadoweave) at 350 if you want those sets; not required for 375.
TBC Route
Skill
Craft
Notes
300-325
Bolts of Netherweave
325-340
Netherweave Belt
340-350
Netherweave Boots/Gloves
Use cheapest pattern.
350-360
Netherweave Tunic/Robe
Volume craft.
360-375
Netherweave Bag or rare set pieces
Bags always sell.
WotLK Shopping List (375-450)
Cloth
Qty
Notes
Frostweave
1600
375-440 bolts/crafts.
Infinite Dust
80
For imbued crafts.
Eternium Thread
80
Vendor.
Ebonweave/Spellweave/Moonshroud
6 each
Cooldown cloths for 440-450.
Cloth cooldowns (Ebonweave/Spellweave/Moonshroud) are 3.5 days—start ASAP; buy if you want faster 450.
WotLK Route
Skill
Craft
Notes
375-395
Bolt of Frostweave
395-405
Frostwoven Belt/Gloves
405-415
Frostwoven Robe/Boots
415-425
Duskweave Belt/Gloves
Uses Infinite Dust.
425-440
Duskweave Robe/Boots
440-450
Any cooldown cloth + high-end epics
Craft Spellweave/Moonshroud/Ebonweave pieces or bags (Frostweave Bag/Glacial Bag).
Cata Shopping List (450-525)
Material
Qty (approx.)
Notes
Embersilk Cloth
400+
Bolts fuel the entire bracket.
Volatile Elements (Water/Fire)
40
Dreamcloth and spellthreads.
Eternium Thread
40
Vendor.
At 525, weekly Dreamcloth cooldowns gate the epic crafts — start them immediately. Powerful/Ghostly Enchanted Spellthreads are the evergreen leg-enchant sellers, and the Illusionary Bag (26-slot) prints money.
Cata Route (450-525)
Skill
Craft
Notes
450-475
Bolt of Embersilk Cloth
Keep every bolt — all later crafts eat them.
475-500
Deathsilk bracers / belt
Trainer recipes; DE fodder.
500-520
Spiritmend gear
Still cheap Embersilk crafts.
520-525
High Society Top Hat / spellthreads
Then start Dreamcloth cooldowns.
MoP Shopping List (525-600)
Material
Qty (approx.)
Notes
Windwool Cloth
500+
Bolts carry you almost the whole way.
Spirit of Harmony
10
Imperial Silk and satchel crafts.
The daily Imperial Silk cooldown gates the top crafts — the Royal Satchel (28-slot, the biggest bag in the game) is MoP Tailoring's signature moneymaker, and it never stops selling.
MoP Route (525-600)
Skill
Craft
Notes
525-560
Bolt of Windwool Cloth
Bolts alone level surprisingly far.
560-575
Windwool gear pieces (bracers/belt)
Trainer recipes; DE into Spirit Dust.
575-590
Contender's Silk sets / spellthreads
Greater Pearlescent Spellthread sells to casters.
590-600
Imperial Silk crafts / Royal Satchel
Daily CD; queue it every single day.
Gold & Tips
Pairing
Enchanting for DE profits.
Farming humanoids for cloth.
Profit
Bags (Runecloth, Netherweave, Frostweave).
Cooldown cloth epics (WotLK - MoP) and specialty sets.