Tailoring in TBC Classic is best paired with Enchanting : craft cloth gear, then disenchant the pieces you do not need for dusts, essences, and shards. That setup is the standard “shuffle” because it lets you level both professions while turning extra crafts into useful materials.

What to craft

  • Early leveling: make whatever cloth pieces are cheapest for your skill range, then move on to the next efficient recipe when the current one turns green.
  • In Outland: prioritize Netherweave crafts, especially Bolt of Netherweave and the recipes that use it, because Netherweave is the backbone of TBC tailoring.
  • High-value crafts: bags, spellthreads, and specialization gear are usually the most useful things to keep or sell once you reach higher skill.

What to disenchant

  • Disenchant the extra green cloth armor and shirts you craft while leveling if they are not part of your cheapest skill-up path.
  • Keep any pieces that are expensive to craft or sell well on your server; disenchant the rest for enchanting mats.
  • In general, the tailoring + enchanting loop works best when you treat “failed” crafts as disenchant fodder instead of vendor trash.

Best practical rule

  • If a crafted item is cheap to make and gives a skill-up , make it.
  • If it is no longer giving good skill-ups , disenchant it only if the mats are worth more than vendoring.
  • If you are in Outland, don’t forget to unlock the higher tailoring cap before spending cloth on Netherweave crafts.

Quick setup

  1. Take Tailoring + Enchanting.
  2. Level Tailoring with the cheapest cloth recipes for your bracket.
  3. Disenchant the surplus greens.
  4. Use Netherweave-based crafts in Outland.
  5. Save profitable bags, spellthreads, and specialization items for sale or personal use.

TL;DR

The safest answer is: craft the cheapest cloth items for skill-ups, disenchant the leftovers, and push Netherweave crafts in Outland. Tailoring

  • Enchanting is the best pairing because it turns your leveling crafts into enchanting materials instead of wasted gold.