Wine Red on Winter White

The stripe arrangement in this very feminine tallit is a little unusual: Instead of stripes at each end of the tallit, this one features a long band of wine red satin ribbon running the length of the tallit. You might think this was just because I wanted to add interest to the back view (and you would be right), but the reason for that stripe was actually a very practical one. I had two pieces of that winter white dupioni silk, each too narrow to make a tallit. I sewed them together, and then added the ribbon to hide the seam from view! This way I didn't have to throw out two pieces of perfectly good silk, and the end result is kind of nice, I think.

I also had some sheer lavender and gold ribbon that made the atarah come alive.

Atlantic Blue and Platinum

I didn't know what "Atlantic blue" was until I ordered this shade of dupioni silk. You might call it greenish blue or bluish green, but in either case, it's a wonderfully deep and rich color. Here it is paired with a wide band of neutral platinum dupioni. The tallit blessing is embroidered in a color that matches the Atlantic blue almost exactly.

This one is now sold, but I have more of the fabrics and could make another one.

White and Turquoise

Here's another low-budget tallit, even simpler than the lavender and blue, yet very pretty. Super fresh and feminine with off-white dupioni silk and two shades of turquoise.

This one is now sold, but I have more of the fabrics and could make another one.

Lavender and Blues

I've been working with different colors, focusing on fairly simple design without time-consuming embroidery so that I can offer a reasonably low-budget, yet pretty alternative. Here's a pretty one with silver, smoky blue, and lavender on off-white dupioni silk.

This one is now sold, but I have more of the fabrics and could make another one.