Romanian nuns weave cloth that soon could make the runway

Tuesday, May 28, 2002

TIGANESTI, Romania -- From the sanctity of a 19th-century convent, Romanian nuns weave vivid, Byzantine cloth for Orthodox priests. Now word of the sumptuous silk has reached fashion designers -- and soon could debut on the runway.

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