Vexillum material...cotton?

[Matthew Amt]

Linen *can* be dyed, and the dye can be colorfast. Linen has a reputation for being difficult to dye, apparently because most mordants available back then worked better on wool. But with the right dye and the right mordant, linen takes color nicely and will hold it. I've seen it done.

I think I'd lean more towards linen than silk noir, since that is a relatively modern form of silk made from damaged coccoons. Roman silk would have been a silk satin, as I understand it. Or possibly something very fine and filmy.

Valete,

Matthew