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Cloth above an icon #308176 12/26/08 12:53 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 396 USA Anna Member
Anna Member Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 396 USA	What is the name (used by the Ruthenians) of the cloth draped across the top of an icon/icon shrine and where can I get one?

Re: Cloth above an icon Anna #308183 12/26/08 01:24 PM
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 4,518 The Most Corrupt State Dr. Eric Catholic Gyoza Member
Dr. Eric Catholic Gyoza Member Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 4,518 The Most Corrupt State	Ukrainians call theirs a Rushnyk. You can try this place: http://www.ukrainian-n-things.com/rushnyky.htm Last edited by Irish Melkite; 12/26/08 04:09 PM.

Re: Cloth above an icon Dr. Eric #308616 01/02/09 11:35 PM
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pisankar Member Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 36 ethnic exile	You can also try this site as well... http://allthingsukrainian.com/Cloth/Rushnyk/index.htm if you are up to doing one yourself, there are a variety of patterns available on eBay with DMC numbers....

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