Going to do some more research on alternative (tier) gear and see if there is a decent DPS set that can be assembled.

Right now, I'm leaning towards the shadoweave tailoring, because the most important aspect DPS (outside of raids) for a priest is +damage.  The tier gear has much better stats (Int, Sta, Spi) which are crucial for raiding/longer fights, not to mention the set bonuses :)

I will be holy again at some point (I have a love/hate relationship with that spec at the moment) and may be prone to respec at any time (at least until 70)

Also Priest healing has not scaled in proportion with the increased damage output of other classes.  That being said, priests in the wow class forum are a bit up in arms at the moment about the SW:P nerf, and especailly about our healing ability and poor scaling in general.  

I'm not in a major hurry to specialize tailoring right now, I was just interested in some feedback  :wink:   I will likely wait to see if the Priests of wow get any results from blizzard about our healing capabilities before I make a final decision.