Cloth Bolts in WoW Classic: How Much Cloth and Where to Learn

◆All five bolts and their cloth cost

Every bolt is made from cloth alone: no thread, dye or loom is needed. You can sew them anywhere — even right at a farming spot to free up bag space.

The higher the tier, the more cloth goes into a bolt — and the more expensive leveling gets. For example, the Robe of the Archmage requires 12 bolts of runecloth, that is 60 pieces, and the Bottomless Bag takes 8 bolts plus 12 Mooncloth. The general recipe order from 1 to 300 is covered in the tailoring leveling guide, and every pattern by tier is listed in the tailoring patterns reference.

Bolt of RuneclothItem Level 55Max Stack: 10Sell Price: 20s

Where to learn the bolt recipes

A tailor gets Bolt of Linen Cloth together with the profession. Bolts of wool and silk are taught by almost every tailoring trainer in cities and towns. After that the choice narrows.

• Bolt of Mageweave (skill 175, 9 silver) is taught, according to our server database, by Georgio Bolero in Stormwind, Josef Gregorian in the Undercity and the three masters listed below.
• Bolt of Runecloth (skill 250, 1 gold) is taught only by master tailors: Daryl Stack in Tarren Mill, Hillsbrad Foothills (Horde), Timothy Worthington in Theramore, Dustwallow Marsh (Alliance) and the furbolg Meilosh in Timbermaw Hold, Felwood. Meilosh is neutral but only trains those who have proven their friendship to the Timbermaw — see the Timbermaw Hold reputation guide.

◆What bolts are used for

Tailoring

Bolts are the profession's main reagent. According to our server recipe table the linen bolt appears in about three dozen patterns, wool in roughly thirty as well, silk and mageweave in almost fifty each, and runecloth in nearly eighty. Bolts become:

• Bags: Linen Bag (3 linen bolts and 3 Coarse Thread), Woolen Bag, silk packs, Mageweave Bag (4 bolts and 2 Silken Thread), Runecloth Bag (5 runecloth bolts, 2 Rugged Leather and 1 Rune Thread). All bags are collected in the tailoring bags reference.
• Armor and shirts: from the Simple Kilt to Felcloth, Cindercloth and Mooncloth gear.
• Special items: the Gordok Ogre Suit for Dire Maul requires 2 bolts of runecloth.

Leatherworking

Leatherworkers need bolts too: Fine Leather Pants and Heavy Earthen Gloves take bolts of wool, while Guardian Pants and the Dusky Belt take 2 bolts of silk each. The Gordok Ogre Suit can also be made by leatherworkers. More in the leatherworking section.

◆Does selling bolts pay off

For an NPC vendor there is almost no difference: a bolt is worth exactly what the cloth inside it is worth. A bolt of wool sells for 1 silver against three wool at 33 copper, a bolt of silk for 6 silver against four silk at 1s 50c, a bolt of mageweave for 12s 50c against five pieces at 2s 50c, and a bolt of runecloth for 20 silver against five pieces at 4 silver. Only linen is better vendored as bolts: 40 copper versus 26.

On the auction house the market decides. Bolts are bought by tailors who do not want to sew them or need a quick skill jump, while raw cloth is also wanted by players leveling First Aid and doing reputation donations. So raw cloth is usually easier to sell, and bolts are worth keeping for your own crafts. Compare prices before listing with the auction house guide.

◆Related articles

• Tailoring materials: cloth, thread, silk
• Mooncloth and its cooldown
• Felcloth
• Cloth donation for reputation
• Cloth farming by level
• Tailoring

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