I recommend: Flax=bowstrings or cowhides= coifs. Flax is the cheapest, then cow hide. Make coifs from cowhides- then u sell the coifs to the general store. It's a money loser, but that's how crafting is. Once you can start doing dragonhides do that. ***************** I'm a lvl 91 in crafting, and I can tell you there is no "easy" way or cheap way unless you gather all your resources yourself. To level, I still use hides. If I can stand collecting seaweed or paying for molt glass, I sometimes do the battle staffs but there are only 5 per store, so its a ton of world hopping.