Rift: Guides to the Crafting and Gathering Professions

There are two types of professions in Rift:  crafting professions and gathering professions.  Here is a general guide to them all with help leveling the professions.  First up, gathering (butchery, foraging and mining).
http://www.riftlevelingguide.com/game/professions/gathering/

Now the crafting guide (apothecary, armorsmithing, artificing, outfitting, runecrafting, and weaponsmithing.
http://www.riftlevelingguide.com/game/professions/crafting/

UPDATE:  Rift Crafter has a website that will cover all the crafts.  It's just now getting started so there's not a lot there yet but the home page talks about the fixes Patch 1.1 will bring to the game.
http://www.riftcrafter.com/tradeskills/

If you want more details about the various crafting and gathering professions, check this series of articles out.  Note part three goes over the dailies, the UI, etc.
http://highplanesrifter.com/2011/02/the-beginners-guide-to-crafting-in-rift-part-1-gathering-professions/

http://highplanesrifter.com/2011/02/the-beginners-guide-to-crafting-in-rift-part-2-crafting-professions/

http://highplanesrifter.com/2011/02/the-beginners-guide-to-crafting-in-rift-part-3-making-it-happen/

From the Favorite Links, don't forget what Telarapedia says about professions (including the highly important chart that shows which gathering and crafting professions compliment each other).
http://telarapedia.com/wiki/Profession

Here are some foraging and mining maps to help you locate items.
http://rift.incgamers.com/foraging-and-mining-maps/

http://rift.incgamers.com/scarlet-gorge-gathering-maps/

The Solo MMO Player has hit the wall leveling in two foraging professions. We read in the forums to head to another zone looking for non-gray items and he discovered that buying some items to craft in combination with his foraged items broke the log jam and enabled him to level a bit higher.  If you are stuck leveling a profession, try doing either or both of these things.
http://forums.riftgame.com/archive/index.php/t-98895.html?s=25b09da632721b48ed9e906567ba7c8b

UPDATE:  I've found three guides (foraging, butchering and mining) that list some items that go gray at various levels.  This may be helpful with the wall crafters and gathers are hitting.
http://www.riftbro.com/rift-foraging-guide/

http://www.riftbro.com/rift-butchering-guide/

http://www.riftbro.com/rift-mining-guide/

The Solo MMO Player has discovered that the controls are inconsistent across characters.  If you push the left button and get the "you aren't trained to use a loom" type message, try the right button.

Crafting Station locations, etc.
http://rift.zam.com/wiki/Crafting_Stations_%28Rift%29

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Rift: Circle March 30 on Your Calendar

Trion is planning their first Rift world event for March 30th.  Here are some details.  It looks like it will last a week, so get ready.
http://www.riftjunkies.com/2011/03/24/rift-erupts-in-worldwide-dynamic-conflict-march-30/

The name of the event is River of Souls.  Apparently unique loot will drop during this "worldwide dynamic conflict."  The happening (Patch 1.1) is in alpha now.
http://www.riftjunkies.com/2011/03/24/river-of-souls-world-event-preview-from-the-alpha-server/

Straight from the alpha, here is what Patch 1.1 will change/fix.
http://www.riftjunkies.com/2011/03/23/alpha-1-1-patch-notes/

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Rift: The Apothecary (Crafting Professions)

Learn to be an apothecary using Rift Junkies' guide.
http://www.riftjunkies.com/2011/03/21/mixing-it-up-an-introduction-to-apothecary/

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