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In the PHB1, this is said about cloth armour:
Jackets, woven robes, and padded vests don't, by themselves, provide any significant protection. However, you can imbue them with protective magic.
Yet I couldn't find an expanation on how to imbue magic into an armour in my books. How can it be done?
Enchant Magic Item
You're looking for the Enchant Magic Item ritual in the Player's handbook, which allows you to enchant basically any common item (except for potions). This means you can make boring +X cloth armor, but few of the specialised things like the Robe of Eyes.
An explanation of the updated magic item rarity rules (that replace the daily item use rules) can be found here
In the rules compendium, under magic item rarity, we get:
Uncommon and rare magic items are not normally created in the current age of the world. ... Now they are found only as part of treasure hoards in ancient ruins and dangerous dungeons.
Between the two sources, it is clear that only common items can be crafted, though that sentence does not specifically occur in the text. Furthermore, considering the consequences of removing daily item use limits without enforcing item rarity, all sorts of broken possibilities are found.
Here is a comprehensive list of what kind of cloth armor you can enchant with that ritual, and the ritual caster feat:
Magic Armor Armor 1+ 360+ gp Common Multiple Sources Agile Resolve Vestments Armor 2+ 520+ gp Common Player's Handbook 2 Armor of Cleansing Armor 3+ 680+ gp Common Multiple Sources Armor of Escape Armor 2+ 520+ gp Common Mordenkainen's Magnificent Emporium Armor of Resistance Armor 2+ 520+ gp Common Adventurer's Vault Astral Fire Armor Armor 2+ 520+ gp Common Player's Handbook 2 Haunted Armor Armor 2+ 520+ gp Common Dragon Magazine 400 Indomitable Resolve Vestments Armor 2+ 520+ gp Common Player's Handbook 2 Robe of Useful Items Armor 2+ 520+ gp Common Mordenkainen's Magnificent Emporium Slick Armor Armor 2+ 520+ gp Common Adventurer's Vault Veteran's Armor Armor 2+ 520+ gp Common Multiple Sources Sylvan Armor Armor 3+ 680+ gp Common Multiple Sourceslt Darkleaf Armor Armor 4+ 840+ gp Common Player's Handboo Tactician's Armor Armor 5+ 1,000+ gp Common Adventurer's Vauk Wildleaf Armor Armor 17+ 65,000+ gp Common Adventurer's Vault Perpetual Resolve Vestments Armor 20+ 125,000+ gp Common Player's Handbook 2
