diff --git a/src/engine/objects/ItemTemplate.java b/src/engine/objects/ItemTemplate.java
index d9c4f820..a7f37397 100644
--- a/src/engine/objects/ItemTemplate.java
+++ b/src/engine/objects/ItemTemplate.java
@@ -166,8 +166,10 @@ public class ItemTemplate {
 
             Object skill_used = jsonObject.get("item_skill_used");
 
-            if (skill_used instanceof String)
-                item_skill_used = (String) skill_used;
+            if (skill_used instanceof String) {
+                if (skill_used.equals("Cloth") == false)
+                    item_skill_used = (String) skill_used;
+            }
 
             Object mastery_used = jsonObject.get("item_skill_mastery_used");
 
@@ -265,7 +267,9 @@ public class ItemTemplate {
                     JSONObject skill_req = (JSONObject) o;
                     String skill_type = (String) skill_req.get("skill_type");
                     int skill_level = ((Long) skill_req.get("skill_level")).intValue();
-                    item_skill_required.put(skill_type, skill_level);
+
+                    if (skill_type.equals("Cloth") == false)
+                        item_skill_required.put(skill_type, skill_level);
                 }
 
             JSONObject race_required = (JSONObject) jsonObject.get("item_race_req");