Hanukkah embroidery ideas

Popular Hanukkah embroidery projects are a table runner or challah cover, tea towels, reusable gift bags, kids' shirts and a keepsake pillow. A menorah or a dreidel at 3 to 4 inches suits most of them; blue and gold thread on white or cream linen gives the classic look.

Menorah embroidery design, stitched
Gift box embroidery design, stitched
Dreidel embroidery design, stitched
  1. Table runner: Menorah embroidery design1

    Table runner

    A menorah centered at each end of a linen runner.

    Size: 4–5 in

    Get the free menorah design
  2. Tea towels: Dreidel embroidery design2

    Tea towels

    A dreidel near the hem of a set of tea towels.

    Hand towel: about 5 × 1.75 in

    Get the free dreidel design
  3. Reusable gift bags: Gift box embroidery design3

    Reusable gift bags

    A wrapped gift on canvas bags for eight nights of presents.

    Tote bag: about 8 × 6 in

    Get the free gift box design
  4. Kids' Hanukkah shirt: Dreidel embroidery design4

    Kids' Hanukkah shirt

    A dreidel on a kids' tee with their name below.

    Center chest: about 6 × 4 in

    Get the free dreidel design
  5. Keepsake pillow: Menorah embroidery design5

    Keepsake pillow

    A menorah with the family name and year on a cushion.

    Size: 5 in

    Get the free menorah design

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  • Blue and metallic gold thread read well on white and cream linen.
  • Use a light tear-away on table linens so they lie flat.
  • Add names or the year with the text tool and combine them with the design.

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What can I embroider for Hanukkah?

Popular Hanukkah embroidery projects are a table runner or challah cover, tea towels, reusable gift bags, kids' shirts and a keepsake pillow. A menorah or a dreidel at 3 to 4 inches suits most of them; blue and gold thread on white or cream linen gives the classic look.

Where can I get the designs?

Every design on this page is in the free design library, ready in DST, PES, JEF and other formats with a free account. To use your own artwork or a logo, upload it to the digitizer.

How do I add a name to a design?

Make the name with the text to embroidery tool in a style that suits the design, at the size the lettering size calculator suggests, and stitch it under or beside the design.

What size should the design be?

Each idea lists the usual size. The embroidery size chart has the details for every placement, and the hoop pages show the largest design each hoop sews.

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