UO Tailoring Skill Guide
Tailoring crafts cloth and leather armor, clothing, quivers, and many decorative items. It is central to the Bulk Order Deed (BOD) reward loop, producing Runic Sewing Kits and recipe items. Materials: cloth and leather tiers (Spined, Horned, Barbed).
Tailoring is a crafting skill in Ultima Online, rated as Easy difficulty to train. This guide walks you through everything you need to raise Tailoring from 0 to grandmaster, including the most efficient training methods, the targets and items to use at each skill range, and the gains you can expect along the way. Whether you are building your first character or optimizing a finished template, the breakdown below will help you train Tailoring as quickly and cheaply as possible.
Below you will find an overview of what Tailoring does, a step-by-step training guide, recommended skill ranges, any bonuses Tailoring provides, and the templates that pair well with it. If you would rather skip the grind, UO King can deliver a ready-made character or the gear you need to support a Tailoring build on your shard.
Gain by crafting items of appropriate difficulty. Recycle (cut up) results to reclaim materials. A Salvage Bag speeds this up.
| Skill Range | Recommended Items |
|---|---|
| 0.0 – 30.0 | Train from Tailor NPC |
| 30.0 – 45.0 | Cloth Caps, Skullcaps |
| 45.0 – 60.0 | Short Pants, Robes |
| 60.0 – 75.0 | Leather Gorgets/Gloves (normal leather) |
| 75.0 – 95.0 | Studded Leather Pieces (gorget/gloves/legs) |
| 95.0 – 100.0 | Barbed Leather Armor pieces (gorget/legs/tunic) |
| 100.0 – 120.0 | BOD crafting; exceptional barbed sets; quivers & recipes |