Brocade and Crushed Velvet Challah Cover with Trimming #710

Two fabrics carry this one. Brocade forms the body, crushed velvet is set into it, and a woven trim runs the border to close the two off against each other. Crushed velvet has an irregular, broken pile, so the inset never sits still — it shifts tone as you move around the table, while the brocade behind it holds a steady woven pattern. The trim is what keeps the combination from reading as busy; it draws a hard line around the whole face and gives the eye somewhere to stop.

This trimmed version of 710 is made in one size, 15 by 12 inches, and it is built without stones. That makes it the plainer and more practical of the two 710 covers — nothing raised on the surface to catch on a challah knife or a serving board, and a compact footprint that suits a smaller table or a second cover kept for weekday use and Yom Tov overflow.

If you want the design in the standard small, medium and large challah cover sizes, look at the untrimmed 710 instead. The design number is the same; only the border and the sizing differ.

• Malchut design #710
• Material: Velvet, Brocade, Sterling Silver
• Size: Small (15'' X 12'') (no stones)

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