It's taken me ages to get this far on "endgame" crafting. I've made my own foods, teas and gathered all my own materials and aethersands.
And it has been totally worth it. I learned some new crafting rotation tricks from other players and spent time watching Ali craft, or travelling around for materials.
So much more satisfying than buying the gear. The next step is 740 combat gear & I've never crafted endgame combat gear before. A good brain challenge.