Tailoring techniques

You ask the Society Master about techniques and to learn a technique, go to the Society Master and ask them about learning a technique.

ask <outfitter> about LEARN <technique>

Technique Chart

Cloth Armor

Technique	Game Description	Notes
Accessory Cloth Armor Design	Understanding the technique of Accessory Cloth Armor Design will improve your ability to tailor cloth armor protecting the neck, face and hands.
Extremity Cloth Armor Design	With knowledge of the Extremity Cloth Armor Design technique you will excel with tailoring cloth armor protecting the head, arms and legs.
Torso Cloth Armor Design	Augmented ability with tailoring cloth armor to protect the chest, back and abdomen will be yours by learning the Torso Cloth Armor Design technique.
Complete Cloth Armor Design	Tailoring entire outfits of cloth armor to cover the full body are expounded upon when you learn the Complete Cloth Armor Design technique.

Leather Armor

Technique	Game Description	Notes
Accessory Leather Armor Design	Understanding the technique of Accessory Leather Armor Design will improve your ability to tailor leather armor protecting the neck, face and hands.
Extremity Leather Armor Design	With knowledge of the Extremity Leather Armor Design technique you will excel with tailoring leather armor protecting the head, arms and legs.
Torso Leather Armor Design	Augmented ability with tailoring leather armor to protect the chest, back and abdomen will be yours by learning the Torso Leather Armor Design technique.
Complete Leather Armor Design	Tailoring entire suits of leather armor to cover the full body capable are expounded upon when you learn the Complete Leather Armor Design technique.

Cloth Design and Apparel

Technique	Game Description	Notes
Cloth Decorative Wear Design	The Cloth Decorative Wear Design Technique expounds upon methods for more easily tailoring simple clothing and apparel.
Cloth Accessory Design	Knowledge of Cloth Accessory Design will ease your tailoring of more complex apparel and luxury wear.
Cloth Furniture Design	Cloth furniture design reveals more than most any could hope to know about home furnishings.	No crafted items exist for this technique yet.
Cloth Container Design	By learning more about Cloth container design you can craft the largest and most complex goods to hold your loot.
Knitted Fabric Design	Sometimes knitting is the way to go, and knowledge of the Knitted Fabric Design Technique will allow easier creation of knitted goods.

Leather Design and Apparel

Technique	Game Description	Notes
Leather Decorative Wear Design	Forming animal hides and pelts into useful accessories and apparel is taught by the Leather Decorative Wear Design technique.
Leather Container Design	Learning the Leather Container Design technique will expound upon shaping containers and pouches to hold goods in.
Leather Accessory Design	Working with leather offers fewer options than fabrics, so both furniture and exotic dress wear are covered by the Leather Exotic Wear Design technique.	No crafted items exist for this technique yet.

Maintenance and Repair

Technique	Game Description	Notes
Basic Tailoring Repair	An enhanced ability to repair tailored goods is granted with the Basic Tailoring Repair technique.
Advanced Tailoring Repair	Knowing the Advanced Tailored Repair allows more complete repair of even more damaged tailored goods.
Tailored Equipment Maintenance	A resistance to damage is granted when the crafter knows the Tailored Equipment Maintainance technique.

Note: PUSH (item) with needle (threaded sewing needle) and then RUB item with slickstone to repair.

Miscellaneous

Technique	Game Description	Notes
Simple Tailored Defensive Designs	Excellence with tailoring the most basic of shields and slings is granted via the Simple Tailored Defensive Designs technique.
Complex Tailored Defensive Designs	Tailoring larger, and better protecting shields and slings are taught by the Complex Tailored Defensive Design technique.
Fabric Specialization	Fabric Specialization is the key to making the most out of lesser quality ingredients.	Adds a phantom bonus to ingredients below 99 quality.
Threadcraft Theory	Adept skill is provided by knowing the Threadcraft Theory technique. Mistakes during tailoring hurt less, and lower quality tools work better.
Weaving Acumen	Weaving Acumen provides the largest improvement to skill and speed a tailor could ever hope for.
Enhanced Stitching	Learning about Enhanced Stitching imparts the specifics needed to make tailored equipment more durable or contain pockets.	This technique is required to seal armor.
Enhanced Rare-Material Stitching	Equipment tailored from rare and exotic materials can be made more durable or to have pockets with knowledge of the Enhanced Stitching technique.	This technique is required to seal rare-material armor.
Tailored Craft Enhancement	Tailored Craft Enhancement allows the user to reinforce certain aspects of tailored armor and shields.	This technique is required to either lighten or reinforce armor.
Leather Tanning Expertise	The ability to arrange all of a corpse at once for skinning, higher quality skins and increased ability at tanning leather are all granted with knowledge of the Leather Tanning Expertise technique.	ARRANGE ALL is also granted by the carving technique Basic Bone Collecting and functions identically regardless of which technique you know. There does not appear to be any functional improvement to tanning RT, quality or speed.