Restore Devilstrand armor to its OP glory!
Just make it more work and require some rare ingredients.
Instead of making clothing directly from Devilstrand, add a step to make Devilstrand Cloth from it. A recipe that requires rare, hard to get ingredients.
X Devilstrand + Y Insect Jelly = Z Devilstrand Cloth
This would create a few more variables with which to balance Devilstrand armor against other types. Ratio of Devilstrand to Insect Jelly per cloth product, work required to fabricate.