Traditional Wool Tallis with Blue and Silver Stripes, Sizes 18 to 70

Blue with silver is the cooler of the two blue treatments. The silver sits close in tone to the blue rather than contrasting hard against it, so the tallis reads as a single quiet colour instead of two stripes competing for attention.

Eight sizes, and the measurements repay reading rather than skimming. The 18, 24 and 36 are all 72 inches long and differ only across the width. The 45 is 43 by 64 and the 50 is 47 by 67, both shorter than the 72-inch group, which catches out anyone assuming the sizes step up evenly. From 55 the length climbs again: 51 by 72, then 55 by 75 at size 60, then 59 by 80 at size 70.

Pick by how you actually wear it. If the tallis comes over the head for Shemoneh Esrei you need the length as much as the width, and the 60 or the 70 is where that stops being a struggle.

• Material: Wool, Silver
• Talis Size: Size 18 (18''x72''), Size 24 (24''x72''), Size 36 (36''x72''), Size 45 (43''x64''), Size 50 (47''x67''), Size 55 (51''x72'', Size 60 (55''x75'', Size 70 (59''x 80'')

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