Floral Navy Velvet Challah Cover with Candlesticks and Wheat #250

Navy velvet with candlesticks, challah and floral wheat branches worked across it. The embroidery is neat rather than dense — an arrangement rather than an allover pattern — and on navy the thread reads clearly without needing crystals or raised work to help it. Navy is a forgiving colour for something that lives on a table with wine and children, and the velvet pile hides the small marks that a pale cover would show within a month.

Small is 15 by 17.5 and medium is 15.5 by 19.5. Both are everyday sizes. Take the medium for a standard pair of challos; the small works where the table is short or where the cover is a spare rather than the main one.

The same 250 design is made on brocade if you prefer a lighter ground, and Malchut cuts it as a tallis and tefillin bag. At this end of the range it is a straightforward cover to buy for a first apartment, a seminary girl setting up, or as a replacement for one that has finally worn through.

• Malchut design #250
• Material: Velvet
• Challah Cover Size: Small (15x17.5), Medium (15.5x19.5)

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