THIS is a very, very useful blog... Jenny Dean is detailing her experiments with dyes and mordents available to 7th century Anglo-Saxons. Complete with colour photos. http://www.jennydean.co.uk/wordpress/ Hrothny -- Dame Hróðny Rognvaldsdottir, OP, OL Great Dark Horde, Barony of Marinus Misericordia Fortitudo Suprema Est online2much at cox.net