just one more question, presumably the crown store motif book will allow me to do all parts e.g. hat, arms, gloves etc?
Yes. And make sure you are logged to the character that you want to learn the motif on before you buy it. I got the motif and it comes as a book to your inventory, so I suppose you could bank it and transfer it to another character (though I never tried to bank the one I got). However it is a good habit to be logged into the character that you are buying the upgrade for.
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