Before the last update I was earning 24xp per "Improved Crafted Coarse Gloves". The craft skill needed is 4 and I'm level 4. With the last update I'm now only earning only 5 or 6xp. With 650xp needed, that means I need to make about 122 gloves. That combined with the reduction of Jute crops by 50% means a lot of effort to get from 4 to 5. At this rate I will need to spend roughly 3-5x the amount of time needed to level my character compared to crafting just to clothe myself... that does not include if I also want to arm myself with my own craft. I'm at such a low level in crafting yet it feels like the grind one would expect at mid-level.
Summary:
Jute farm growth reduced to 50% (And I need 976
)
Improved Crafted Coarse Gloves XP dropped from 24xp to 5xp at level 4.
Need to make 122 level 4 gloves (crafting requirement) to get from level 4 to 5.
This just seems so excessive to progress from level 4 to 5 in tailoring.


