Eishet Chayil ... First line of "A Woman of Valor."  Embroidered in gold thread on black sheer silk organza using an outline typeface.  Names of the four matriarchs stitched on the corners with a gold bow.

Same blessing in lilac thread on royal blue silk with matching corners. Typeface: GEFEN

Ivory stitching on aqua green silk.  Banding in sea blue all around the neckband and corners.  Prayer: “May your joy of life be a blessing to those around you.”  Typeface: GONEN

Same blessing as above, stitched in purple thread on a lilac-blue silk.  Corners have an outline star.  Typeface: VENICE

A very popular blessing -- again done as above, but with gold stitching on ocean blue silk.  The corners have eyelet hole embroidered and punched out for the tzitzit.  The matching tallit bag is on the accessories page. Typeface: KSAV VAD

This is one of the prettiest typefaces, but not chosen very often.  The full tzitzit blessing is stitched in a dark mint rayon thread on the customer's off-white silk.  The ends have a sheer silk overlay with doves facing one another.  A matching set of corners with mint green stars complements the atarah.  Typeface: MEIR

The Oseh Shalom stitched in gold thread on lavender silk.  Matching corners with bold stars of David.  Typeface: VENICE

This set was commissioned by a young man for the tallit being made for his wedding.  He and his fiancée chose four strong Judaic symbols for the corners and a pair of hamsas at each end of the atarah.  Prayer:  Hinei matov ... "Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity."  Typeface: ADA (no longer available)

The full tzitzit blessing stitched in eggplant thread on a brown-gold silk/rayon blend.  The atarah has a binding made from other fabrics in the tallit.  The corners, stitched on the same fabric, have a modern star in shades of eggplant, olive and copper with a purple outline. Typeface: STAM

The full tzitzit blessing stitched in dark navy on off-white silk.  A modern star in shades of blue and green are at either end.  A matching set of corners and silk kippah complete the set.  (ypeface: STAM

Psalm 120:2 "My help will come from the Lord, Maker of heaven and earth."  Stitched in gold thread on ivory silk.  Matching corners have simple outline and hole for tzitzit.  Typeface: ADA (no longer available)

A customer sent me a drawing of the flower she is using on her daughter's bat mitzvah invitation.  Could it be converted to an embroidery design?  See the results:

 

Here is same set with stitching in silver thread. Typeface: VENICE

“Oseh Shalom ... Maker of peace in the heavens, make peace for us.”   Stitched in gold thread on copper-gold silk.  Orange and gold swirl suns complete the set.  Typeface: KSAV YAD

Mom made the beautiful bat mitzvah tallit below and sent it to me for corners, an atarah and matching kippah.  I found silk to match the colors in the ribbons used for the stripes and stitched a different design for each corner.  The atarah is done is a light aqua silk with the dark purple banding and torahs stitched in gold at either end.

A portion of Psalm 120 embroidered in a beige/gold thread on pale yellow silk.  Matching set of corners has beautiful doves in flight with the classic olive branch upward.

An atarah and set of corners with the flower theme.  Each corner has a name and/or date.  Silver metallic thread on white dupioni silk.

A line from the bar mitzvah's torah portion: stitched in yellow-gold thread on royal blue silk.  The corners are the opposite colors with a Star of David (repeated at the ends of the atarah.)  Typeface: VENICE

Pirke Avot 1:12 stitched in gold on deep purple silk.  Corners are beautiful doves in gold thread with a string of flowers in their beaks.

Oseh Shalom in pale gold thread on deep copper silk with matching corners.  Typeface: ADII

Proverbs 17:6 - The crown of the elderly are their grandchildren.  Stitched in gold on black dupioni silk.  Corners are a tree of life in two shades of gold thread.  Typeface: STAM

Custom made atarah from fabric provided by the client.  Background is silver dupioni silk  banded with a tie-dyed cotton.  Corners are the same tie-dye fabric banded with teal dupioni silk and a silver metallic trim inset.  Typeface: GEFEN

The Oseh Shalom embroidered in a tangerine orange on blue striate fabric and matching corners with swirly suns.  These were sewn onto a tallit that was woven on a loom by the bar mitzvah boy's aunt.

The full tzitzit blessing done in Hebrew script on silver silk.  Thread is a bright pink and gentle scrolls are at each end.  A set of matching corners has outlines in light silver and pink threads.  Typeface: KSAV YAD

The full tzitzit blessing stitched in cobalt blue thread on silver dupioni silk.  Set of corners has a modern star in three shades of blue and a smaller star at each end of the atarah.  All pieces are banded with black silk.  Typeface:  ASHKENAZ

A psalm stitched in bright orange with orange and gold suns.  Matching set of corners.  Typeface: HADAR

Another Sh'ma  on black silk -- one with silver metallic and one with gold metallic lettering.  Typeface: GEFEN

The Oseh Shalom stitched in pale gold thread on black dupioni silk with matching set of corners.  Typeface: GEFEN

The full blessing for putting on a tallit, embroidered in bright gold thread on black silk.  Corners have magen david with a pattern fill stitch.  Typeface: HADAR

Prayer: "To everything there is a season ....”  Embroidered in dark lilac thread on pale lilac dupioni silk.   Each of the 4 corners has a branch with a different season.  Typeface: ADII

Full blessing for putting on tallit.  Stitched in white thread on pale pink silk.  A set of corners with an openwork Jewish star and embroidered tallit bag complete the set.  Typeface:  HADAR

Book of Isaiah - 12:2 Stitched in white on dark blue wool crepe.  Eight corners for front and back of the tallit.

The customer did extensive hand embroidery on this atarah, and this is the final product:

Joshua 24:15 - "and for me and my house, we will serve the Lord."  Two graceful lions stand at each end of the atarah.  They face each other when the tallit is on.  Prayer is stitched in silver thread on black velvet.  There is a matching velvet tallit bag with the lions holding the 10 commandments.

The tallit with new atarah was used as a chuppah for the young man's wedding!  Go to the photo gallery page to see it.