3D Canopy Velvet Challah Cover, Silver or Gold Embroidery #176

Velvet changes what raised embroidery does. Design 176 puts the same dimensional pillar work — the arch, the candlesticks, the flower pot beneath — onto a velvet ground, and because the nap swallows light instead of throwing it back, the lifted thread stands out sharply against a dark, matte field. This is the more traditional of the two versions of 176, and it is the one most people picture when they think of a Shabbos challah cover.

Pick the thread first: silver reads quieter against velvet, gold reads richer and carries further down a lit table. Then the size. Small measures 14.5 by 17.5 and suits a modest table. Medium, at 15.5 by 19.5, is the everyday household size. Large, 19.5 by 23.5, is the one to take if your challos are wide, if there are guests most weeks, or if the cover has to sit over a board rather than directly on the cloth.

The 176 number carries across to Malchut's tallis and tefillin bags, so a bar mitzvah bochur's bag and his mother's challah cover can be ordered in the same design without hunting for a match later.

• Malchut design #176
• Material: Velvet
• Challah Cover Size: Small (14.5x17.5), Medium (15.5x19.5), Large (19.5x23.5)
• Embroidery Color: Silver, Gold

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