Even a half-elf ranger has a tough time and its newbie armor. At level 11 I needed 2 whiskers to complete my Gloves. I was halfway to level 12 and actually levelled up (killing blue targets while waiting for more GFR's to spawn). Pretty ridiculous! I thought I would have a tough time getting the silk threads - no problem there just bopped on over to halas and killed of tons of the hordes of spiderlings there.