Well, class is in session again! Please take your seats, open your books and turn to chapter 4. Today, we will be going from level 34 to 52. But first, notes and responses.
Notes:
We're now at the point where clothcraft becomes *very* expensive, *very* fast. I highly suggest getting as much gil as you can before this jump, because you're going to need it as soon as you've reached 50. Any worthwhile synths for profit on my server cost an arm and a leg to make (but sell for an arm, leg, head and torso).
I also can't stress enough the use of advanced imagery support *at all times*. It will reduce failures significantly, and essential aspect when synthing items that may cost a large portion of your gil to make.
Also, have you found people to supply you the ingredients you need? Have you built a suppy chain to get you what is required for advancement and profit? Have you found a market for your goods? Make sure that you aren't just crafting things no one buys - keep selling and selling and paying attention to what sells where and for how much. It'll make a huge difference in the long run.
Responses:
Not much to respond to other than the various compliments, which I appreciate greatly. Thanks for reading everyone ^^ Knowing you appreciate my efforts is a great help.
Back to class.
Ok. So you've made a mass of wool thread. A very large mass of wool thread. Time to do something with all those damn spools cluttering up your inventory. Today, we make cloth. Not wool cloth however, we're making Velvet cloth. Go get 1 stack of silk thread for every 2 stacks of wool thread.
Recipe: [Level 45] Earth + Silk Thread (1) + Wool Thread (2) = Velvet Cloth
Make this until you can't make any more. Then get the ingredients and make it again. Keep going. You'll fail a lot at first, but you'll also gain skill very fast. If you are failing too much at first, try making wool cloth to level to around 37.
Recipe: [Level 37] Earth + Wool Thread (3) = Wool Cloth
Take the test at level 38. Keep making velvet cloth, and keep it. Don't sell it, as you'll be using it for lots of profitable synths soon.
Now that you've gotten to almost 45, its time for a change up. Go look in the AH. Look for insect Wings. Cheap, aren't they? Buy them all. Every stack you can get. And get wind crystals too. Because here is the last easy jump you'll ever have for a while.
Recipe: [Level 52] Wind + Insect Wing (2) = Insect Fletchings (6)
This will carry you all the way to 52. Take the test at 48. Make it until you never get any skill gain whatsoever. They are almost worthless, but still sell them on a mule or at the AH in sandoria for the best demand and price.
Now that you're done, congrats. You've made a huge jump in level, and made a large amount of cloth that you'll need for the next 20 levels. You are also far beyond what most anyone ever tries to achieve in a crafting skill - take a breather and hoist a pint, you've well earned it.
Now to make some quick gil off your new level, here's some recipes:
Recipe: [Level 49] Earth + Linen Thread + Linen Cloth + Sheep Leather + Wool Cloth = Chocobo Hose
Recipe: [Level 37] Earth + Linen Cloth (3) + Grass Thread = Soil Gi
Try those (and the rest of the soil gear) for profit. They're relatively high demand and should sell well for a decent margin. Take your time and make about 3 times the gil you made for this most recent jump, and farm silk like there is no tomorrow. You're going to need it for the next session - Cloth 52-60.
Post-session notes:
Whatever you do, and I can't stress this enough, DO NOT MAKE LILAC CORSAGES. Their skill and success varies wildly, and the ingredients are horridly expensive. I failed the synth for twinthread (a key ingredient), a level 56 one, at 64. Thats 160k down the drain. Please be very careful with rare and expen$ive ingredients - it can make or break your crafting effort, and I for one believe its not worth the risk.
If you have the time, go level goldsmithing some. It'll be worth the effort, as you'll need about ~20 skill in it for some profitable high-level cloth synths down the line.
Otherwise, I hope you enjoyed this class and I wish you the best in your crafting effort. Good luck! ^^v