Trial Chambers in Minecraft, shown for the Crafting a New Look advancement (Adventure tab) — Trial Chambers in Minecraft, shown here for Crafting a New Look in the Adventure tab. Image: A bedroom in the trial chamber.jpeg from minecraft.wiki, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.

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Crafting a New Look

Craft trimmed armor at a Smithing Table

Requirements: Use a smithing table with a smithing template (armor trim), a piece of armor, and a trim material (iron ingot.

Crafting a New Look advancement icon in Minecraft

Advancement Made!Crafting a New Look

Overview

Crafting a New Look is a task advancement in the Adventure tab of Minecraft's advancement system, carrying the in-game description "Craft trimmed armor at a Smithing Table." It branches directly off Adventure, so that earlier advancement is its prerequisite and must be earned first. The Adventure tab covers advancements focused on exploration, combat, trading, and interacting with the world and its inhabitants. Crafting a New Look was added in Minecraft 1.20, from the Trails & Tales era, and is still in the 26.2 advancement set.

It is rated Medium difficulty on this site: requires some preparation or specific resources. Part of normal gameplay progression. It uses the standard task frame, meaning it is a normal step in the tree rather than a goal or challenge milestone. One further advancement, Smithing with Style, is gated behind it.

In tree terms, Crafting a New Look sits first along its line: the full path from the Adventure root reads Adventure -> Crafting a New Look. That means 1 advancement must be completed before this one becomes available, and Crafting a New Look is one of 47 total advancements in the Adventure tab. It shares its parent with 17 sibling advancements (Voluntary Exile, Monster Hunter, What a Deal!, Sticky Situation, Ol' Betsy, Surge Protector, Sweet Dreams, Is It a Bird?, Caves & Cliffs, Sneak 100, Isn't It Scute?, Minecraft: Trial(s) Edition, Respecting the Remnants, Country Lode, Take Me Home, The Power of Books, Crafters Crafting Crafters, and Heart Transplanter), all of which open from the same point in the tree.

How to Complete Crafting a New Look

Earning Crafting a New Look comes down to the following, performed in order:

Use a smithing table with a smithing template (armor trim), a piece of armor, and a trim material (iron ingot, gold ingot, diamond, etc.) to create trimmed armor.
Find smithing templates in various structures.

Tips & Fastest Route

Fastest route: At a smithing table, combine a smithing template, an armour piece and a trim material.
Any single armour trim earns this; the cheap Dune or Sentry templates work fine.
Trim materials range from iron to diamond, netherite, emerald, copper and more.
Make sure Adventure is already ticked off before you start, otherwise Crafting a New Look will not be tracked even if you perform the steps correctly.
At Medium difficulty, Crafting a New Look is a routine step once you have the prerequisites in hand; no special grinding is usually needed beyond the items the steps call for.

Common Mistakes

Remember that Crafting a New Look will not appear as available until Adventure is done, since the game only tracks an advancement once its parent has been unlocked.

Reward & What It Unlocks

Crafting a New Look grants no experience directly; its value is progression rather than a point payout.

Earning it unlocks Smithing with Style, which becomes the next step along this branch of the tree.

Details

Advancement ID: minecraft:adventure/trim_with_any_armor_pattern
Icon Item: Dune Armor Trim Smithing Template
Category: Adventure
Difficulty: Medium
XP Reward: None
Version Added: 1.20

Advancement Tree

Parent Advancement

Adventure

Adventure, exploration and combat

Child Advancements (1)

Smithing with Style

Challenge

Apply these smithing templates at least once: Spire, Snout, Rib, Ward, Silence, Vex, Tide, Wayfinder

Related Resources

Items Database Mobs Database Biomes Database Structures Database

Crafting a New Look Advancement FAQ

How is Crafting a New Look earned?

At a smithing table, combine a smithing template, an armour piece and a trim material. Crafting a New Look is earned at that moment, with no second condition.

How much XP does Crafting a New Look give?

Crafting a New Look awards 0 XP. The 1190 XP in the Adventure tab comes from other entries.

Is Crafting a New Look hard to get?

Medium on our scale. Crafting a New Look shares that with 16 others of 47.

Has Crafting a New Look always existed?

Java Edition 1.20 added Crafting a New Look, together with 7 others.

What hangs under Crafting a New Look?

One: Smithing with Style. Crafting a New Look is what opens it below.

Why did Crafting a New Look not pop?

Check Adventure first, then the wording: use a smithing table with a smithing template (armor trim), a piece of armor, and a trim material (iron ingot, gold ingot, diamond, etc.) to create trimmed armor.

What else branches with Crafting a New Look?

Besides Crafting a New Look there are 17, including Voluntary Exile and Monster Hunter, on the Adventure fork.

Worth knowing before Crafting a New Look?

Any single armour trim earns this; the cheap Dune or Sentry templates work fine.

Do you need anything for Crafting a New Look?

Crafting a New Look waits on Adventure. Use a smithing table with a smithing template (armor trim), a piece of armor, and a trim material (iron ingot, gold ingot, diamond, etc.) to create trimmed armor.

Crafting a New Look: which tab?

minecraft:adventure/trim_with_any_armor_pattern is Crafting a New Look, entry 9 in the Adventure tab of 47.

Read from Crafting a New Look itself: 0 XP, Medium on our scale, Java 1.20.