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2000

Jonathan loves to wear his jeans. He rarely wears anything else. So, when it came time to plan his Bar Mitzvah Tallit, he asked for a "Jean Tallit". And we created it for him.

The Tallit is approximately 22" x 72", (planned for his future size, not the size he is now) The body of the Tallit is the darker blue denim. The three stripes at each end are wide (about 4" each, alternating between light and dark, and separated with silver piping between each stripe. The Atarah (Collar) has the phrase of Jonathan's choice, hand-embroidered in silver. Silver Piping surrounds the Collar which is the lighter blue colour.

The Tallit Bag (approx 18" x 18") includes a pieced Magen David outlined in Silver on a light background. The dark background is separated from the light background by silver piping. Slver and denim piping finishes the Tallit Bag.

The Kippah alternates light and dark blue sections, each separated by the silver piping.

Jonathan and his family live in Palm Bay, Florida.

All kippahs are lined with silk which helps them stay on the head

1999/5759 LEFT

Margaret wanted a very special Tallit for her Bat Mitzvah in Melbourne, Florida. Her Hebrew Names can be translated as "star" and "pearl". Margaret adores the water. In lieu of stripes it was decided to have machine appliqueed waves. On one side of the rectangular (approximately 22" x 66") Tallit, is a white dupioni silk pearl. The whole Tallit is Dupioni silk. Above the water on the other side, is a Magen David. The Atarah is non-conventional and wave-shaped). The Tallit Bag is fun and funky in a Crazy Quilt technique. There is also a coordinating Kippah which is not shown here.

1999

Erika wanted a shawl-shaped Tallit which gave us the flexibility to give her a more conventional front plus a rear which is meaningful to her personally..Erika chose "Eitz Chaim", the Tree of Life, for her "theme". This Tallit is all silk. The Gematryia for Erika's pasha is 640. There are six branches on the tree, and 40 leaves. The tree and branches and each leaf was individually machine appliqueed onto the silk background. Erika was named after her Grandmother, whose name (Fayge) means "Bird". The bird flying to the Tree is blue. The front of the Tallit has a pieced Magen David Border on each side. The Atarah is hand embroidered onto a navy blue on navy blue jaguard silk panel in Hebrew with Erika's Hebrew name, daughter of both of her parents' Hebrew names.

The Tallit bag,(approx 14" x14") is pieced with machine applique using the same fabrics and designs as the Tallit. The kippah continues the theme of leaves and has some machine embroidery.

2001/5761 - LEFT: Closeup of rear of Dupioni Silk shawl-shaped tallit. This tallit was created by the artist for herself. The Hebrew on the atarah is the Hebrew translation for the last two lines of WOMAN OF VALOUR "Blessed be the fruit of her hands". Each fruit is hand appliqueed onto the black silk body of the tallit. Included are grapes, nectarine, pineapple, apple, peach, pear, banana, pomegranate, etrog (& lulav), and orange. The Hebrew names of her husband, children and grandchildren are appliqueed on the underside of the tallit. All of the appliquees, as well as the body of the tallit are 100% silk.

LEFT: Spring 2004/5764. A client sent a beautiful scarf with beaded fringe. Marilyn added the atarah and four reinforcement corners. The atarah has a quotation from Devorah. A silk kippah was created to coordinate. The tallit bag can be seen by clicking here. The challah cover can be seen by clicking here. This set was commissioned as a gift for a Spring 2004/5764 Bat Mitzvah in Atlanta, Georgia.

LEFT: Denim tallit, trimmed with a pieced design taking advantage of five magnificent batik fabrics. The atarah (collar) has been hand embroidered with "l'dor v'dor" (from generation to generation). This was created for a Bat Mitzvah in Atlanta, Georgia in Spring, 2004. The tallit bag uses the batik fabric for decoration as does the challah cover.