Set of 2 "Netilat Yadayim" Embroidered Hand Towels (Blue)

Cotton

Size (each): 11" X 20" / 29 cm X 51 cm

These beautiful hand towels are perfect for the ritual netilat yadayim hand washing. Chain-stitched embroidery on the cotton towel using various colors of thread creates a beautiful colorful floral design as well as the closing words for the Hebrew blessing over hand washing, Al netilat yadayim ("...regarding the washing of the hands").

Artist Yair Emanuel, a graduate of the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, lives and works in Jerusalem. Vivid and harmonious colors as well as a mixture of the old and the new characterize Emanuel's work, which is designed and crafted in his Jerusalem studio. The principal techniques utilized encompass painting on silk, hand-embroidery, raw-silk appliqué and painting on wood.