Patchwork and Embroidery

The first option is a quaint patchwork design combined with an embroidered Old Jerusalem vista as well as an embroidered calico pattern. This bag set comes in three color schemes– olive with gold, blue with gold, and multi-color. The most striking feature of this set is the way the textures of the patchwork fabric serve to suggest the modulations of the sky over Jerusalem.

The Twelve Tribes

Yair Emanuel's embroidered Twelve Tribes Tallit and Tefillin bag set is another beautiful option. Sewn into a beautiful blue ground, the embroidery on this bag set represents the Twelve Tribes of Israel and their Hebrew names.

Pomegranate Motifs

There are also designs that employ that classic Jewish decorative motif, the pomegranate. The first is a gilt filigree design that recalls medieval embroidery. Stitched into a white ground the gold pattern curls over the entire surface. The words Tallit and Tefillin in Hebrew are stitched respectively in the center of each. The other pomegranate motif is more spare, more like a repeat pattern. The pomegranates are stitched in grey on a somber blue background. Again the Hebrew words for Tallit and Tefillin respectively are stitched on each bag.

Designs in Velvet

Tallit and Tefillin bag sets made of velvet provide a luxurious alternative. There is a set of black velvet bags featuring an embroidered multi-colored Old Jerusalem motif. There is also a set of Navy blue velvet bags. This time the Old Jerusalem motif is embroidered in white. Either one will make for a distinguished presentation in the synagogue.