I would aim for getting the Lucis before 4* to be honest. Due to the reusable nature of the materials for the HQ turns ins. its both cheaper and far easier to get those then the ones you need for your Master II book. I made the tokens for my weaver before getting an Artisan's offhand.



In addition, I found it better to purchase NQ Artisans Mitts/Culottes/Sandals off the mb instead of aiming to make them myself.
On my server NQ versions that are fully melded (melds done by yourself) go for far less then the material prices for the Sealants.
Doing it this way also has the advantage that you can gain the extra stats from them much earlier on.
The only item that you must get the HQ versions of are the Apron and the off hands.