More quoting from the lists: Class Handouts Unaltered class handouts may be reproduced for use in non-profit teaching  programs (eg SCA Collegia etc). * Five Period Stitches – Quick Reference Guide – Oct, 2003 (.pdf 148kb) * Five Period Stitches – In Depth – March, 2006 (.pdf 2.4 mb) (revised) * Embroidery for Clothing – Anglo-Saxon – Nov, 2004 (.pdf 3.6 mb)  * Getting Started with Tunics – March, 2005 (.pdf 535 kb)  Hi, The best overview for viking and anglo-saxon embroidery stitches and styles  is  http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~capriest/asvembroid.html this site has a few nice images: http://kaleeb.galtham.org/pdf/Kaleeb-angloembroidery.pdf Queen Arnegunde find, 6th century … Continue reading Early Anglo-Saxon embroidery

Since I've started back to school, I've not been starting much new, though still keeping an eye on possibly useful items that come up on the lists.  From Norsetalk2: Christopher wrote: >What would be a period way to a veg tanned leather belt red? There are a number of extant early and medieval recipes for dyeing leather  red. The most common dyestuff I've seen referred to for that purpose was  brazilwood, but madder was also used. There is an extant Frankish belt in the Arnegunde grave; it's very  elaborate, with cutwork and gilded parchment and a big gilt bronze  buckle. … Continue reading Red-tanned leather