For those who are having trouble actually getting these combines to work, let me clarify. This newbie armor seems to be different from other newbie armors I have made, in that each piece takes two combines (I only made three pieces). I know it has been stated somewhat in another post, but let me elaborate.
First you have to make some 'material'. This material looks like a rectangular sheet of metal. It is made typically with the raw components specified, but does NOT include the pattern. Some material also requires a similar piece of cloth armor, for example, Cloth Sandals. In these cases, Small Cloth Sandals will not work, even though you may wear a size small. You must locate the regular Cloth Sandals to make the material. This was not too easy, but the cobbler in N Qeynos (near the Temple of Life) has them. Some material is made without a piece of cloth armor. Note that these materials are combined in the 'Tinkered Sewing Kit' even though some places it says 'assembly kit', or something of the like.
Once the material is made, combine it in a regular sewing kit that you can buy from any tailor, along with the pattern. I'm sure a loom works too.
As for the components, be smart. You will find that if you check the vendors, even in the safer areas or zones, you will see that a LOT of these components can be bought for very little. There is no need to go taking on a Harpy at the early stages when the wings are plentiful on the vendors. The hardest thing to find was the Cloth Sandals, beleive it or not. Even the Russet Oxide I saw on several merchants.
I thought that maybe because I was agnostic I could not make the combinations, let me tell you that they made just fine, once I realized that you did not put the pattern in the with the raw components.
Anyway, the best of luck to you. I realize some of you will say 'just read the words... it says it', but I'm hear to tell you that I was conditioned by making other armor and even though I read it over and over, the suttlety did not sink in. The other problem was that someone had posted a list of the items needed and how to combine, but did not specify the two separate combines, which added to the frustration.