I feel like I should at some point create a spreadsheet with calculations where you enter your gender, height, and weight. Then under different categories of armor it will list how much of what materials will be required on estimate that you'll need to buy. That way, no one would be lost on this whole process.
My brother also mentioned that he feels like there should be some sort of all-in-one package, where there is a package you can buy that all of the materials are in the bundle that you need to get started.