Embroidered Challah Cover, Blue Oriental Birds

• Silk embroidery
• 19.5" x 15.5"
• For Shabbat table
• Papercut style design
• Designed by Yair Emanuel

Intro

Set the tone for your Shabbat table with a challah cover embroidered in a papercut-style pattern of trailing vines, pomegranates, and facing birds in shades of blue and teal. The design sits on a plain cream ground, with the Hebrew words Shabbat V'Yom Tov embroidered across the center. A challah cover keeps the challah out of sight on the table during kiddush. Designed by Jerusalem artist Yair Emanuel, whose work has furnished Jewish homes for over two decades.

Build and Use

Made from a durable cotton and polyester blend, the cover is finished with silk embroidery in layered blue and teal tones. It measures 19.5 by 15.5 inches, sized to drape over a standard challah on the Shabbat or Yom Tov table. The papercut-style linework gives the birds, pomegranates, and vines a fine, threadlike detail.

Gift Ideas

This cover makes a fitting gift for a housewarming, a wedding, or an engagement, especially for a couple furnishing their first Shabbat table. It also suits a bar or bat mitzvah or an anniversary, as a piece that gets used every week. Its papercut-style detail and rich blue palette make it a welcome gift beyond those occasions too.

Care Instructions

Hand wash the cover gently in cold water and lay it flat to dry to protect the silk embroidery. Avoid bleach and harsh detergents, and iron on a low setting from the reverse side if needed.